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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 10 – Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes is based on an estimated annual tax rate for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $119.1 million, compared to an income tax expense of $10.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was (222.5) percent, compared to 22.0 percent for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance described below.

Income tax benefit for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was $81.5 million, compared to an income tax expense of $24.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was (41.0) percent, compared to 17.4 percent for the same period in the prior year. The change in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance described below.

As described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 13 – Income Taxes in our audited consolidated financial statements in our 2011 Annual Report, in assessing the recoverability of deferred tax assets, we regularly consider whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and, if applicable, the expiration of loss carryforwards and credits in making this assessment.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, we achieved three cumulative years of positive U.S. GAAP pre-tax income and taxable income in the U.S. As a result of such earnings trends and based upon our projections for future taxable income of the proper character over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are recoverable, we believe that it is more likely than not that we will realize the benefits of the net deferred tax assets of $365.6 million at March 31, 2012. Therefore, during the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we realized a non-cash tax benefit of $124.2 million related to a reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance on certain of our net U.S. deferred tax assets. We have reflected this non-cash tax benefit in the tax provision which has increased net income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012. If future operating and business conditions were to differ significantly, we would reassess the ability to realize the net deferred tax assets. If it were to become more likely than not that we would not be able to realize the deferred tax assets, then all or a portion of the valuation allowance may need to be re-established, which would result in a charge to tax expense.

As of March 31, 2012, unrecognized tax benefits and the related interest were $32.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively; all but $1.7 million would affect the tax rate if recognized. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, we recorded tax reserves on uncertain tax positions in the amount of $0.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, we recorded additional interest expense on uncertain tax positions of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.