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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 28, 2014 and September 29, 2013 was 33.0% and 116.1%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to the effect of (1) foreign rate differential, (2) the system optimization initiative described in Note 2, (3) adjustments related to prior year tax matters including changes to uncertain tax positions and (4) employment credits.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 28, 2014 and September 29, 2013 was 39.5% and 59.8%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to the effect of (1) state income taxes net of federal benefits, including a provision of $3,144 in the second quarter of 2014 resulting from the enactment of a mandatory consolidated return filing requirement in New York, (2) the system optimization initiative described in Note 2, (3) foreign rate differential, (4) employment credits and (5) the reversal during the first quarter of 2013 of deferred tax liabilities on temporary differences related to investments in foreign subsidiaries which the Company considers permanently invested outside of the U.S.

In January 2014, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) amendment requiring unrecognized tax benefits to be presented as a reduction to deferred tax assets when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. The adoption of this amendment in the first quarter of 2014 resulted in a reduction of $6,214 in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and a corresponding increase to net non-current deferred income tax liabilities. In the third quarter of 2014, the Company increased its unrecognized tax benefits by $2,887 for certain amended state returns. Other than the items described above, there were no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits or related interest and penalties for the Company during the nine months ended September 28, 2014 and September 29, 2013.

The Company participates in the Internal Revenue Service Compliance Assurance Process. During the first quarter of 2014, we concluded, without adjustment, the examination of our December 30, 2012 tax return.