Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	(13) Income Taxes The Company’s effective tax rates were 33.9% and 29.5% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, compared to 18.9% and 17.3% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. The Company has not provided for any taxes on the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as the Company intends to permanently reinvest all such earnings outside of the U.S. We believe a calculation of the deferred tax liability associated with these undistributed earnings is impracticable. Tax years 2009 to 2012 remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Company has utilized a portion of its U.S. loss carryforwards covering the years 1997 through 2008. Should the Company utilize any of its remaining losses, which date back to 2003, these would be subject to examination. The Company files income tax returns (which are open to examination beginning in the year shown in parentheses) in France (2006), Germany (2006), Japan (2007), Korea (2010), Italy (2007), Switzerland (2007), the United Kingdom (2009), the Netherlands (2007), India (2012), China (2013) and Australia (2008).

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

(13) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates were 33.9% and 29.5% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, compared to 18.9% and 17.3% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The Company has not provided for any taxes on the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as the Company intends to permanently reinvest all such earnings outside of the U.S. We believe a calculation of the deferred tax liability associated with these undistributed earnings is impracticable.

Tax years 2009 to 2012 remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Company has utilized a portion of its U.S. loss carryforwards covering the years 1997 through 2008. Should the Company utilize any of its remaining losses, which date back to 2003, these would be subject to examination. The Company files income tax returns (which are open to examination beginning in the year shown in parentheses) in France (2006), Germany (2006), Japan (2007), Korea (2010), Italy (2007), Switzerland (2007), the United Kingdom (2009), the Netherlands (2007), India (2012), China (2013) and Australia (2008).