INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2012
INCOME TAXES	11. INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations was 29.3% in the three months ended June 29, 2012, compared to 29.9% in the same period of fiscal year 2011. For the nine months ended June 29, 2012, the Company’s effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations was 28.2%, compared to 30.5% in the same period of fiscal year 2011. For both the three month and nine month periods, the decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate was primarily due to a shift in the geographic mix of earnings. This was partially offset by a smaller net benefit for discrete items in the current period related to the prior period, primarily related to the release of certain liabilities for uncertain tax positions, including the expiration of the statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions and the favorable resolution of several income tax audits. 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 change by a significant amount during the nine months ended June 29, 2012; 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 a result of expirations of the statutes of limitation and audit settlements in various jurisdictions.

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2012

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations was 29.3% in the three months ended June 29, 2012, compared to 29.9% in the same period of fiscal year 2011. For the nine months ended June 29, 2012, the Company’s effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations was 28.2%, compared to 30.5% in the same period of fiscal year 2011. For both the three month and nine month periods, the decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate was primarily due to a shift in the geographic mix of earnings. This was partially offset by a smaller net benefit for discrete items in the current period related to the prior period, primarily related to the release of certain liabilities for uncertain tax positions, including the expiration of the statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions and the favorable resolution of several income tax audits.

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 change by a significant amount during the nine months ended June 29, 2012; 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 a result of expirations of the statutes of limitation and audit settlements in various jurisdictions.