Liability for income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Liability for Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

(Amounts in thousands)	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	7,450

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		328
Additions for tax positions of prior years		376
Reduction for tax positions of prior years		(5,113)
Settlements & other, net		-
Balance at December 31, 2010		3,041

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		-
Additions for tax positions of prior years		136
Reduction for tax positions of prior years		(2,561)
Settlements & other, net		(49)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	567

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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