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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate on continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was 30.2 percent compared to 20.8 percent for the same period of 2011. The 9.4 percentage point increase was mainly due to non-recurring discrete items, including adjustments from an IRS exam, which reduced the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
The effective tax rate on continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 27.9 percent compared to 25.8 percent for the same period of 2011. The 2.1 percentage point increase was mainly due to various discrete items, including the IRS exam adjustments and state tax benefits, partially offset by operating losses in certain Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) jurisdictions for which no tax benefit was recognized, which reduced the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.