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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was 33.8 percent compared to 23.3 percent for the same period of 2011. The 10.5 percentage point increase is attributable to the growth of income during 2012 in regions with higher tax rates. Additionally, a non-recurring discrete item related to state tax benefits reduced the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
The effective tax rate on continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 27.3 percent compared to 32.7 percent for the same period of 2011. The 5.4 percentage point decrease was mainly due to operating losses in certain Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized in the 2011 effective tax rate. The impact was significant on the 2011 tax rate because these operating losses were relatively large when compared to consolidated income from continuing operations before taxes for the period.