Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

13. Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized income tax expense of $3,760 on pre-tax earnings of $9,825 compared to $3,124 income tax expense on pre-tax earnings of $8,049 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized income tax expense of $9,305 on pre-tax earnings of $23,863 compared to $7,992 income tax expense on pre-tax earnings of $20,362 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Income tax expense is based on a projected effective tax rate of approximately 39.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to approximately 39.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Company’s effective tax rate did not change significantly compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2011, the Company has not identified any uncertain tax positions that would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position. The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in income tax expense.

The tax years that remain subject to examination for the Company’s major tax jurisdictions at September 30, 2011 are shown below:

2005 – 2010	United States — federal income tax
2005 – 2010	United States — state and local income tax
2007 – 2010	Canada