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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

8.	Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates for the quarters ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, were 34.7% and 27.7%, respectively. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the effective income tax rates were 35.7% and 30.0%, respectively. The effective tax rates in both 2014 and 2013 were impacted by changes in estimates associated with the finalization of prior year foreign and domestic tax items, including the reversal of valuation allowances related to tax loss carryovers and from the restructuring activities.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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