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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s effective tax rate was 22.2% and 21.0% for the three months ended January 1, 2021, and January 3, 2020, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate was higher for the three months ended January 1, 2021, as compared to the year-ago period, primarily because of a shift in the geographic mix of earnings, partially offset by a greater benefit from discrete items, primarily the tax benefit from an excess deduction related to stock-based compensation.

The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily because the Company’s foreign earnings are taxed at rates that are, on average, lower than the U.S. federal rate, and because the Company’s domestic earnings are subject to state income taxes. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits did not materially change during the three months ended January 1, 2021; however, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits has increased as a result of positions taken during the current and prior years and has decreased as the result of the expiration of the statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions.