Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2014
Income Taxes	11. INCOME TAXES The Company’s effective tax rate was 27.6% for the three months ended March 28, 2014, compared to 27.9% for the same period of fiscal year 2013. The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate during the three months ended March 28, 2014 compared to the prior period was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings. For the six months ended March 28, 2014, the Company’s effective tax rate was 29.5%, compared to 29.4% for the six months ended March 29, 2013. The slight increase in the Company’s effective tax rate during the six months ended March 28, 2014 compared to the prior period was because the prior period included the benefit of the retroactive reinstatement of the federal R&D credit which was largely offset by the favorable shift in the mix of geographic earnings during the six months ended March 28, 2014. 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 material amount during the six months ended March 28, 2014; 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

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

11. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate was 27.6% for the three months ended March 28, 2014, compared to 27.9% for the same period of fiscal year 2013. The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate during the three months ended March 28, 2014 compared to the prior period was primarily due to the geographic mix of earnings. For the six months ended March 28, 2014, the Company’s effective tax rate was 29.5%, compared to 29.4% for the six months ended March 29, 2013. The slight increase in the Company’s effective tax rate during the six months ended March 28, 2014 compared to the prior period was because the prior period included the benefit of the retroactive reinstatement of the federal R&D credit which was largely offset by the favorable shift in the mix of geographic earnings during the six months ended March 28, 2014.

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 material amount during the six months ended March 28, 2014; 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.