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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

Note 10 – Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense for the three- and six-month periods ended August 31, 2013 was 17.4 and 18.0 percent of income before income taxes, respectively, compared to 17.2 and 16.5 percent, respectively, for the same periods last year. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended August 31, 2013 was also impacted by asset impairment charges of $12.05 million, for which the related tax benefit was only $0.02 million.