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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 22.7 percent compared to 58.8 percent for the same period of 2011. The 36.1 percentage point decrease was mainly due to 2011 losses in certain Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized in the first-quarter 2011 effective tax rate. The impact was significant on the first-quarter 2011 effective tax rate because these operating losses were relatively large when compared to income from continuing operations before taxes for the period. Additionally, foreign income tax assessments and interest on uncertain tax positions increased the first-quarter 2011 effective tax rate.