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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
 
Our effective tax rate was 27.2% and 27.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and was 26.3% and 22.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The changes from the prior year were primarily due to the recognition and measurement of previously unrecognized tax benefits, which was considered a discrete item for tax provision purposes for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The recognition and measurement of these tax benefits was the result of a favorable settlement of an income tax examination.