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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Income Tax Rate

The (benefit) 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,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		$	(406	)		$	86			$	(6,337	)		$	809
Effective income tax rate			(31.1	%)			23.5	%			(37.7	%)			48.3	%

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