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Income Taxes (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Taxes
We recognized an income tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 at an effective rate of 34.2%. 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. The impact of recording a valuation allowance during the period resulted in a decrease to both the total tax benefit being recognized and the overall effective tax rate. Due to the loss incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized an income tax benefit at an effective rate of 35.0%. 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.