Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense

The following table presents components of income tax expense/(benefit) for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2013	2012
Income tax based on income from continuing operations, at estimated tax rates of 34.0% and (6.5%), respectively	$6,038	$ 60
Pension plan settlement	-	(3,299	)
Income tax before discrete items	6,038	(3,239	)
Discrete tax expense/(benefit):
Provision for/resolution of tax audits and contingencies, net	-	(6,733	)
Adjustments to prior period tax liabilities	210	-
Total income tax expense/(benefit)	$6,248	$(9,972	)