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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 6: Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company's effective income tax rate attributable to earnings from continuing operations before income taxes was 205.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively.

The most significant factors impacting changes in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to prior periods were changes in the valuation allowance for certain foreign losses for which no benefit is recognized.  During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company continued to record a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets located in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions as it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized based on historical performance.  The Company will continue to provide a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in each of the applicable jurisdictions going forward until the need for a valuation allowance is eliminated.  The need for a valuation allowance will be eliminated when the Company determines it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.  It is possible that by the end of fiscal 2013, the U.S. taxing jurisdiction will no longer be in a cumulative three year loss position thereby removing significant negative evidence concerning valuation allowance.  Throughout the remainder of fiscal 2013, all positive and negative evidence will be further analyzed in order to determine the propriety of the valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets of this jurisdiction.

Accounting policies for interim reporting require the Company to adjust its effective tax rate each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate.  Under this effective tax rate methodology, the Company applies an estimated annual income tax rate to its year-to-date ordinary earnings to derive its income tax provision each quarter.  The tax impact of certain significant, unusual or infrequently occurring items must be recorded in the interim period in which they occur. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the U.S. taxing jurisdiction had pre-tax earnings and is forecasting pre-tax earnings for the full fiscal year.  As a result, the U.S. taxing jurisdiction is no longer considered on a discrete basis but is included in the overall annual effective tax rate methodology.  The impact of the Company's operations in Germany, Austria and certain other foreign locations continue to be excluded from the overall effective tax rate methodology and recorded discretely based upon year-to-date results as these operations anticipate net operating losses for the year for which no tax benefit can be recognized.  The income taxes for the Company's other foreign operations continue to be estimated under the overall effective tax rate methodology.

The Company does not anticipate the gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next twelve months other than that which will result from the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitation.  The Company files income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions and is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world.  The tax audit in Germany covering fiscal years 2006 through 2010 commenced during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and is in its early stages.  The Company has not been notified of any other tax examinations covering open periods.