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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate

The provision for income taxes and the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, were as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Provision for income taxes		$	86			$	499			$	809			$	4,278
Effective income tax rate			23.5	%			29.8	%			48.3	%			33.4	%

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