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INCOME TAXES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [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 benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was nominal. Income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.1 million. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 0.79%, which is primarily the result of valuation allowances against the net operating losses for the U.S., which results in us not recording net deferred tax assets in the U.S.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no material changes to the liability for uncertain tax positions.