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Income Taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes The gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $13,557 and $12,028, respectively, exclusive of interest and penalties, of which $11,623 and $10,139 would affect the effective tax rate if the Company were to recognize the tax benefit. The Company classifies interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the combined amount of accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions taken on tax returns was $967 and $754, respectively.
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties | $ | 13,557 |  |  | $ | 12,028 |
Interest and penalties on unrecognized benefits | 967 |  |  | 754 |
Total gross uncertain tax positions | $ | 14,524 |  |  | $ | 12,782 |
Amount included in Current liabilities | $ | 3,254 |  |  | $ | 4,175 |
Amount included in Other long-term liabilities | 11,270 |  |  | 8,607 |
| $ | 14,524 |  |  | $ | 12,782 |
The Company’s effective tax rate was 34.7 percent and 28.5 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company's tax rate was 35.4 percent and 33.3 percent, respectively. The increase in the tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was due to the fact that the September 30, 2013 quarter was benefited by a Pennsylvania Tax Law change enacted on July 18, 2013. Accounting rules required the effect of the law change to be recorded in the quarter which the law was signed. The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was also impacted by the expiration of the research and development tax credit on December 31, 2013, whereas the Company's 2013 tax rate for the comparable period reflects the benefit of the tax credit for 2012 and 2013. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) was signed into law which reinstated the research and development tax credit retroactively from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. Current accounting guidance requires the determination of current and deferred taxes be based upon the provisions of the enacted tax law as of the balance sheet date. Since the Act was not signed into law until January 2, 2013, the effect of the 2012 research and development tax credit was therefore reflected in the Company's 2013 tax rate. Since the research and development tax credit expired as of December 31, 2013, no credit was reflected in the Company's 2014 tax rate. The increase in tax rate was partially offset by an increase in the portion of pre-tax income in certain foreign jurisdictions which is taxed at a lower rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company files income tax returns in the United States on a consolidated basis and in many U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to examination of income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for years before 2011 and is no longer subject to state, local or foreign income tax examinations by authorities for years before 2009. The Company estimates it will recognize $3,254 of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and resolution of income tax audits. These unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax positions taken on certain federal, state, and foreign tax returns. However, the timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. While it is reasonably possible that some issues under examination could be resolved in the next twelve months, based upon the current facts and circumstances, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the timing of such resolution or total range of potential changes as it relates to the current unrecognized tax benefits that are recorded as part of the Company’s financial statements.

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