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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Amount
(In Millions)
Balance at December 31, 2009 .................................................... $13.8
Additions:
Tax positions of current years ................................................... 0.3
Tax positions of prior years ..................................................... 1.3
Reductions:
Settlements with taxing authorities ............................................... (0.2)
Lapse of statute of limitations ................................................... (0.3)
Balance at December 31, 2010 .................................................... 14.9
Additions:
Tax positions of current year .................................................... 0.3
Tax positions of prior years ..................................................... 0.1
Reductions:
Settlements with taxing authorities ............................................... —
Lapse of statute of limitations ................................................... (0.2)
Balance at December 31, 2011 .................................................... 15.1
Additions:
Tax positions of current year .................................................... 0.3
Tax positions of prior years ..................................................... 0.6
Reductions:
Tax positions of prior years ..................................................... (11.3)
Settlements with taxing authorities ............................................... (0.2)
Lapse of statute of limitations ................................................... (0.1)
Balance at December 31, 2012 .................................................... $ 4.4
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, which excludes accrued interest and penalties described below, as of
December 31, 2012 was $4.4 million. The $11.3 million reduction related to prior year tax positions included $10.5 million of
tax benefit that was offset by a corresponding increase in valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. If the unrecognized
tax benefits remaining at December 31, 2012 were recognized in our consolidated financial statements, $4.4 million would
ultimately affect income tax expense and our related effective tax rate.
It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits could increase or decrease significantly during
the next twelve months; however, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the effect on the unrecognized tax benefit at this
time.
Interest and penalties recorded for uncertain tax positions are included in our income tax provision. During the years
ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recognized approximately $1.3 million benefit, $0.2 million benefit and $0.5
million expense, respectively, in interest and penalties. We had approximately $0.3 million, $2.5 million and $2.6 million
accrued, excluding the tax benefit of deductible interest, for the payment of interest and penalties at December 31, 2012,
2011 and 2010, respectively. The reversal of accrued interest and penalties would affect income tax expense and our related
effective tax rate.
Our federal income tax returns for 2010 through 2011 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The IRS completed its field examination of our U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2008 in the second
quarter of 2010. The IRS completed its field examination for the 2009 tax year in the fourth quarter of 2011. We protested
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