2.4.0.82105100 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001548621duration2012-12-26T00:00:002013-06-25T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Income Taxes</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the 26 weeks ended June 25, 2013, the Company recorded income tax expense of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> which resulted in an effective income tax rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">18.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> compared to income tax expense of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$4.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> or an effective income tax rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">25.4%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the prior year. For the 26 weeks ended June 25, 2013, the lower than statutory rate was primarily due to tax credits and a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> favorable tax adjustment related to previously unrecognized prior year federal employment-related credits that were recognized upon extension of the credits on January 2, 2013. The lower than statutory rate for the 26 weeks ended June 26, 2012 was primarily attributable to federal employment-related tax credits. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company files a consolidated US federal tax return with its parent company, NPC Holdings. The Company allocates taxes between it and the Parent utilizing the separate return method.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The liability for uncertain tax positions was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$4.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$4.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> as of June 25, 2013 and December 25, 2012, respectively, was considered long term and was included in other deferred items in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. 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