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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2015 was $10.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 41.7%, and $28.1 million, or an effective tax rate of 51.2%, respectively. The income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2014 was $8.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 30.6%, and $27.6 million, or an effective tax rate of 36.0%, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 27, 2015 and September 28, 2014, the Company incurred losses in a jurisdiction where no tax benefit could be recorded. As a result, the forecasted losses from this jurisdiction were excluded from the determination of tax expense for the respective periods. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and nine month period ended September 27, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily caused by an increase in losses incurred in a jurisdiction where no tax benefit could be recorded as well as a shift in the distribution of earnings to jurisdictions with relatively higher tax rates.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction as well as various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the uncertain nature of ongoing tax audits, the Company has recorded its liability for uncertain tax positions as part of its long-term liability as payments cannot be anticipated over the next twelve months. The existing tax positions of the Company continue to generate an increase in the liability for uncertain tax positions. The liability for uncertain tax positions may be reduced for liabilities that are settled with taxing authorities or on which the statute of limitations could expire without assessment from tax authorities. The possible reduction in liabilities for uncertain tax positions resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitation in multiple jurisdictions in the next twelve months is approximately $0.7 million, excluding the interest, penalties and the effect of any related deferred tax assets or liabilities.