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Income Taxes (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate For Continuing Operations
The significant differences between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective income tax rate for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Percent of Income
Before Income Taxes
Three Months Ended March 31
2014
 
2013
Income tax expense at federal statutory rate
35.0

 
35.0

State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
2.1

 
1.8

Income tax contingency accruals and tax settlements
1.5

 
0.6

Unremitted earnings from foreign operations
1.1

 
0.5

Valuation allowance for capital loss carry-forwards
0.3

 
(0.3
)
Non-deductible expenses
0.2

 
0.6

Changes in estimates related to prior year tax provision
0.2

 
(0.2
)
Research and development tax credit

 
(2.7
)
Valuation allowance for foreign operating loss carry-forwards
(0.4
)
 
1.8

Foreign rate differences
(1.1
)
 
(2.2
)
Domestic production activities deduction
(1.6
)
 
(1.4
)
Foreign tax incentives
(2.0
)
 
(5.0
)
Other
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
Effective income tax rate for income from continuing operations
35.2

 
28.3