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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company’s effective tax rate was 28.1% and 28.0% in the three months ended April 1, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively, and 26.6% and 28.2% in the six months ended April 1, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively. The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate during the six months ended April 1, 2016, 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 materially change during the six months ended April 1, 2016; 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.