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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015
Income Taxes

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 29.4% for the three months ended August 31, 2015 compared to an effective income tax rate of 29.2% for the three months ended August 31, 2014.

The effective tax rate for the three month periods ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 reflect variances from the 35% federal statutory rate primarily due to lower effective tax rate of certain of our foreign subsidiaries, the benefit of the domestic manufacturing deduction and the unfavorable impact of state and local taxes.

At May 31, 2015, we determined that it was possible that we would repatriate approximately $419.1 million of undistributed foreign earnings in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, as of May 31, 2015, we recorded a deferred income tax liability of $108.5 million, which represented our estimate of the U.S income and foreign withholding tax associated with the $419.1 million of unremitted foreign earnings. Based on August 31, 2015 exchange rates, the amount of undistributed earnings that may be repatriated has been revalued to $400.8 million and the corresponding deferred tax liability has been reduced to $101.6 million. The reduction in the deferred tax liability is primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange, which is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We have not provided for U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes on the remaining foreign subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings because such earnings have been retained and reinvested by the subsidiaries as of August 31, 2015. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes, which may become payable if the remaining undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries were distributed to the U.S.