INCOME TAXES
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9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES The number of years with open tax audits varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Our major taxing jurisdictions include the United States (federal and state), Canada and Mexico. During the fourth quarter 2009, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) commenced its audit of our U.S. income tax returns for 2007 and 2008 which was concluded during the second quarter of 2012. Tax examinations by various state taxing authorities could generally be conducted for years beginning in 2007. We are no longer subject to Canadian federal income tax examinations by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) and Mexican federal income tax examinations by Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (“SAT”) for years before 2004. During the third quarter of 2010, the CRA commenced its audit of our Canadian income tax returns for 2006 through 2009. U.S., Canadian and Mexican federal audit issues typically involve the timing of deductions and transfer pricing adjustments. We work with the IRS, the CRA and the SAT to resolve proposed audit adjustments and to minimize the amount of adjustments. We do not anticipate that any potential tax adjustments will have a significant impact on our financial position or results of operations. We reasonably expect reductions in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $10.3 million within the next 12 months because of the expiration of statutes of limitations and settlements of tax audits. |