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Provision For Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Provision For Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Provision For Income Taxes

Note 6 – Provision for income taxes:

 

     Three months ended
March 31,		  
     2011     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Expected tax expense, at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35%

    $ 3,037      $ 963   

Non–U.S. tax rates

      (711 )      (166 ) 

Incremental tax on earnings of non-U.S. companies

      2,318        378   

State income taxes and other, net

      43        54   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total income tax expense

    $ 4,687      $ 1,229   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

In the first quarter of 2011, we recognized a $2.1 million provision for deferred income taxes related to the undistributed earnings of our Canadian subsidiary attributable to the 2011 $7.5 million patent litigation settlement gain.