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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state jurisdictions and various foreign jurisdictions. We have statutes of limitation open for federal income tax returns related to tax years 2008 through 2011. We have state income tax returns subject to examination primarily for tax years 2008 through 2011. Open tax years related to foreign jurisdictions, primarily the United Kingdom, remain subject to examination for the tax years 2008 through 2011.
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was nominal. This is the result of the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. We believe the tax expense recorded will be offset in future periods by a tax expense related to income reported in financial statements of our subsidiary outside the U.S. Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was less than $0.1 million. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is 0.14%, which is primarily the result of valuation allowances against the net operating losses for the U.S.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions.