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Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Taxes
Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based on a current estimate of the annual effective income tax rate adjusted to reflect the impact of discrete items. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 34.5% for the three months ended July 25, 2014, as compared to 31.1% for the corresponding period a year ago. The higher tax rate for the three months ended July 25, 2014, was driven by the net impact of the expiration of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit on December 31, 2013, the increased deduction for domestic production activities and discrete items in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 related to stock compensation and uncertain tax positions.