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INCOME TAXES | 14. INCOME TAXES Our effective income tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 were provisions of 32.2 percent and 31.8 percent, respectively, compared to provisions of 33.4 percent and 30.2 percent, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012. The effective income tax rates were determined using the estimated annual effective tax rate for each period, after considering discrete items for each respective period. The effective income tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 were lower than the United States statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to various permanent differences including deductions for manufacturing activities and the favorable impact of changes in uncertain tax positions ($2.8 million and $3.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively). The effective income tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 were lower than the United States statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to provisions for state tax and various permanent differences including deductions for manufacturing activities, certain Merger-related costs and the favorable impact of changes in uncertain tax positions ($0.8 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively).

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph h -Article 4 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319 + Details
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