Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2013
Income Taxes	11. INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective tax rate was 31.2% for the three months ended December 27, 2013, compared to 31.0% for the same period of fiscal year 2013. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the three month period ended December 27, 2013 compared to the year ago period was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings. 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 three months ended December 27, 2013; 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 and audit settlements in various jurisdictions.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2013

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was 31.2% for the three months ended December 27, 2013, compared to 31.0% for the same period of fiscal year 2013. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the three month period ended December 27, 2013 compared to the year ago period was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings.

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 three months ended December 27, 2013; 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 and audit settlements in various jurisdictions.