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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

(9)   Income Taxes: 

The following is a reconciliation of income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate to income taxes computed at the effective rate: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated tax provision at federal statutory rate

 

35.0 

%

 

35.0 

%

State income tax provisions, net of federal income

 

 

 

 

 

 

tax benefit

 

2.5 

 

 

0.3 

 

Changes in certain deferred tax balances

 

 -

 

 

(5.1)

 

All other, net

 

(0.4)

 

 

0.2 

 

Effective tax rate

 

37.1 

%

 

30.4 

%

 

Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 include the impact of a $3 million benefit arising from state tax law changes.