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Income Taxes
8 Months Ended
Sep. 12, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
 
The Company deducted for federal income tax purposes accelerated "bonus" depreciation on the majority of its capital expenditures for assets placed in service in fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2014. Therefore, the Company recorded a noncurrent deferred tax liability to reflect difference between the book basis and the tax basis of those assets. In addition, as a result of the federal bonus depreciation, the Company recorded a Net Operating Loss ("NOL") of $44.7 million, which will begin to expire in 2031. The balance remaining on the NOL, which is primarily the result of bonus depreciation, as of September 12, 2015 was $37.0 million, and the remaining deferred tax asset related to the Company's state and federal NOL was a tax effected balance of $12.3 million.

The Company recognizes windfall tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options directly to stockholders' equity only when realized. Consequently, deferred tax assets are not recognized for NOLs resulting from windfall tax benefits. At September 12, 2015, deferred tax assets do not include $2.5 million of excess tax benefits from share-based compensation.

The Company's effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 was 37.3% compared to 44.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The rate difference is attributable to non-deductible expenses and certain state taxes not based on income having a lesser effect on the tax rate compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The Company's effective tax rate for the first three quarters of fiscal 2015 was 38.6% compared to 42.1% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2014. The rate decrease
is attributable to year-to-date non-deductible expenses having lesser impact the tax rate as compared to the first three quarters of fiscal 2014 due to lower income in the first three quarters of fiscal 2014.

The Company establishes reserves when it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the full tax benefit of a position. The Company had a reserve of $1.9 million for uncertain tax positions as of September 12, 2015 and January 3, 2015. The gross unrecognized tax benefits would, if recognized, decrease the Company's effective tax rate.