Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	(8) Income Taxes The income tax provision was $13.3 million and $32.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to income tax provision of $1.6 million and income tax benefit of $8.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The effective income tax rate was 35.8% and 37.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to 3.6% and 2.8% for the same periods in 2012. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, was primarily due to the $376.6 million impairment charge in the second quarter of 2012 and discrete events. The income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 of $13.3 million and $32.1 million, respectively, include discrete items of $(1.8) million and ($2.1) million, related mainly to favorable federal and state audit settlements of $(1.1) million as discussed below, and to 2012 return true-up adjustments of $(1.2) million, compared to no discrete items for the third quarter of 2012 and $3.6 million for the first nine months of 2012, related mainly to stock based compensation items. As of September 30, 2013, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including related interest and penalties was $4.5 million. If the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was recognized, $4.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits and $0.3 million of interest would impact the effective tax rate. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $1.1 million within the next twelve months due to the settlement of audits or the expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Services has completed its audit of the Company’s 2010 U.S. Federal tax return and a refund of approximately $1.1 million has been received during the third quarter of 2013.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

(8) Income Taxes

The income tax provision was $13.3 million and $32.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to income tax provision of $1.6 million and income tax benefit of $8.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The effective income tax rate was 35.8% and 37.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to 3.6% and 2.8% for the same periods in 2012. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012, was primarily due to the $376.6 million impairment charge in the second quarter of 2012 and discrete events.

The income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 of $13.3 million and $32.1 million, respectively, include discrete items of $(1.8) million and ($2.1) million, related mainly to favorable federal and state audit settlements of $(1.1) million as discussed below, and to 2012 return true-up adjustments of $(1.2) million, compared to no discrete items for the third quarter of 2012 and $3.6 million for the first nine months of 2012, related mainly to stock based compensation items.

As of September 30, 2013, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including related interest and penalties was $4.5 million. If the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was recognized, $4.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits and $0.3 million of interest would impact the effective tax rate. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $1.1 million within the next twelve months due to the settlement of audits or the expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions.

The Internal Revenue Services has completed its audit of the Company’s 2010 U.S. Federal tax return and a refund of approximately $1.1 million has been received during the third quarter of 2013.