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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes

13. Income Taxes

Our liability for uncertain tax positions was $2.1 million and $3.8 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company effectively settled certain prior year tax matters. As a result, the Company reversed approximately $2.2 million of its liability for uncertain tax positions, which reduced income tax expense and reduced the Company’s effective tax rate to 29.4% for the quarter. Excluding the impact of this item, the Company’s effective tax rate would have been 37.1%.