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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
8. Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was (50.4)% and (9.9)% for the three and six months ended July 30, 2011. This effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% primarily from increases in the valuation allowance recorded for additional deferred tax assets generated in the three and six months ended July 30, 2011 by the Company’s U.S. operations.
The effective income tax rate was (23.8)% and (18.6)% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2010. This effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% primarily from increases in the valuation allowance recorded for additional deferred tax assets generated in the three and six months ended July 31, 2010 by the Company’s U.S. operations.
In April 2011, the Company received from the Canada Revenue Agency withholding tax assessments for 2003 through 2007 of approximately $5.0 million, including penalties and interest. In conjunction with these assessments, a security deposit will be required in the amount of approximately $5.0 million until such time a final decision is made by the tax authority. The Company is objecting to these assessments and believes it will prevail at the appeals level; therefore, an accrual has not been recorded for this item. In February 2011, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its tax examination of our U.S. Federal income tax return for Fiscal 2007 and did not assess any additional tax liability. The Company’s U.S. Federal income tax returns for Fiscal 2008 and 2009 are currently under review by the Internal Revenue Service.