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Income Taxes (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Percent of Income
Before Income Taxes
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2014
 
2013
Income tax expense at federal statutory rate
35.0

 
35.0

Income tax contingency accruals and tax settlements
1.8

 
0.9

State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
1.6

 
2.2

Unremitted earnings from foreign operations
1.2

 
1.1

Non-deductible expenses
0.2

 
0.8

Research and development tax credit
—

 
(1.4
)
Foreign tax incentives
(0.1
)
 
(4.8
)
Valuation allowance for capital loss carry-forwards
(0.2
)
 
1.1

Changes in estimates related to prior year tax provision
(0.4
)
 
(0.3
)
Valuation allowance for foreign operating loss carry-forwards
(1.1
)
 
0.9

Foreign rate differences
(1.2
)
 
(2.3
)
Domestic production activities deduction
(2.1
)
 
(1.5
)
Other
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
Effective income tax rate for income from continuing operations
34.6

 
31.5