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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

5. Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, was 35.3% and 35.1%, respectively. Total income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to pre-tax income due primarily to state taxes and the impact of permanent differences between book and taxable income.

The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, was 34.7% and 36.3%, respectively. Total income tax expense differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to pre-tax income due primarily to state taxes and the impact of permanent differences between book and taxable income.