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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
(5)Income Taxes

The tax provision from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2015 was expense of $3,767 compared to $454 in the first quarter of 2014.  The effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2015 was 31.0% compared to 28.0% in the first quarter of 2014.  The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2014 included a benefit of $198 for a partial reversal of a deferred tax valuation allowance against domestic federal foreign tax credits.