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Income Taxes (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Taxes
We recognized income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 at an effective tax rate of 42.6%. The effective tax rate reflects the adverse effect of losses incurred in certain jurisdictions for which we may not realize a tax benefit and have therefore recorded a valuation allowance against the related deferred tax assets. Such losses reduce our taxable income without a corresponding reduction in our income tax expense, and therefore increase our effective tax rate. Additionally, our effective tax rate is also adversely impacted by the amount of losses in certain subsidiaries relative to taxable income of the Company. Due to the loss incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2013, we recognized an income tax benefit at an effective tax rate of 34.9%. The income tax benefit included the effect of deferred tax asset valuation allowance due primarily to the inability to recognize tax benefits for certain state net operating losses.