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Income Taxes | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes Income taxes have been provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate, adjusted for the items considered discrete for the periods presented. The Company recorded income taxes based on an anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, of approximately 1% and 45% for 2014 and 2013, respectively. The 2014 estimated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, and state taxes primarily due to changes in apportionment, partially offset by the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions. Without the increase in the recorded valuation allowance, non-deductible interest, state taxes and lapsing of uncertain tax positions our anticipated annual effective tax rate, inclusive of discrete items, would approximate 35% for 2014. The annual effective tax rate used for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 excludes any impacts associated with SuperMedia for the four months ended April 30, 2013, as the merger was effective April 30, 2013. The estimated annual effective tax rate at September 2013, inclusive of discrete tax benefits, differs from the statutory rate primarily due to state apportionment changes, the lapsing of various uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitations in various jurisdictions and the decrease in the recorded valuation allowance. Our estimated annual effective tax rate for 2014 may be subject to change in future periods. During the remainder of 2014, we anticipate recording an additional benefit associated with the lapsing of uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in certain jurisdictions. Considering this benefit, our anticipated annual effective tax rate, including the impact of discrete tax benefits, would be approximately 1%. The annual effective tax rate of 31.5% for the year ended December 31, 2013 differed from the statutory rate primarily due to an increase in recorded valuation allowance, the non-deductible component of the goodwill impairment charge, and the lapsing of various uncertain tax positions due to expiration of the statute of limitations in federal and various state jurisdictions.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph h -Article 4 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319 + Details
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