Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

9. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was 0.9% and 1.0% respectively, which resulted in expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset, the effect of which is to substantially reduce the Company’s effective tax rate as the tax expense or benefit recorded at the statutory tax rate is offset by a corresponding expense or benefit resulting from the change in the valuation allowance. As a result of the Company’s valuation allowance, its annual effective tax rate, and changes to it, is primarily a function of the Company’s expectations of the cash taxes paid to various jurisdictions as a result of taxable income exceeding available net operating loss carry-forwards or alternative minimum tax calculations. The Company expects cash taxes paid to be materially consistent with amounts paid in the prior period. The Company will analyze its position in subsequent reporting periods, considering all available positive and negative evidence, in determining the expected realization of its deferred tax assets.

The Company operates in multiple tax jurisdictions and, in the normal course of business, its tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Such examinations may result in future assessments by these taxing authorities, and the Company has accrued a liability when it believes that it is more likely than not that benefits of tax positions will not be realized. The Company believes that adequate provisions have been made for all tax returns subject to examination. As of March 31, 2013, tax years 2009 through 2013 remain subject to examination by federal and certain state tax jurisdictions.