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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

Income tax expense totaled $25,292 and $10,681 for the second quarters of 2013 and 2012, representing effective tax rates of 36.6 percent and 22.1 percent during the respective periods. For the first six months of 2013, income tax expense totaled $56,353 compared to $29,035 during 2012. The effective tax rates for the six-month periods equals 36.2 percent and 28.4 percent, respectively.

The lower effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of 2012 primarily result from recognition of a $6,449 credit to income tax expense resulting from the favorable outcome of state tax audits for the period 2008-2010, net of additional federal taxes.