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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
7 Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes as a percentage of earnings before income taxes for the first quarter of 2013 was 35.1% compared to 37.4% in the first quarter of 2012. The percentage for the first quarter of 2013 was lower than the previous year due to recognition of 2012 research and development credits in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of recently enacted tax legislation. Without this recognition, the percentages would have been consistent between years.