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Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate For Continuing Operations
The significant differences between the U.S. federal statutory rate and the effective income tax rate for continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Percent of Income
Before Income Taxes
Six Months Ended June 30
2014
 
2013
Income tax expense at federal statutory rate
35.0

 
35.0

State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
2.0

 
2.2

Income tax contingency accruals and tax settlements
1.7

 
0.6

Unremitted earnings from foreign operations
1.0

 
0.7

Changes in estimates related to prior year tax provision
0.3

 
(0.4
)
Non-deductible expenses
0.2

 
0.6

Valuation allowance for foreign operating loss carry-forwards
—

 
1.4

Research and development tax credit
—

 
(1.6
)
Foreign rate differences
(0.4
)
 
(0.2
)
Foreign tax incentives
(0.5
)
 
(5.6
)
Valuation allowance for capital loss carry-forwards
(1.3
)
 
1.2

Domestic production activities deduction
(2.3
)
 
(1.3
)
Other
(0.1
)
 
—

Effective income tax rate for income from continuing operations
35.6

 
32.6