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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] 
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES:
The components of the federal and state income tax expense of our taxable subsidiaries are summarized as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Current expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
1,124

 
$
(3,182
)
 
$
6,787

 
$
(124
)
State
2,675

 
1,363

 
12,109

 
8,864

Total
3,799

 
(1,819
)
 
18,896

 
8,740

Deferred expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(41
)
 
3,286

 
(599
)
 
2,257

State
(468
)
 
626

 
120

 
360

Total
(509
)
 
3,912

 
(479
)
 
2,617

Total income tax expense
$
3,290

 
$
2,093

 
$
18,417

 
$
11,357



The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate due primarily to Partnership earnings that are not subject to federal and state income taxes at the Partnership level.