Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

Income tax provision consisted of the following components (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2013			June 29, 2012			June 28, 2013			June 29, 2012
United States income taxes	$	16.2		$	12.4		$	37.9		$	36.2
Foreign income taxes	2.6			0.4			6.9			3.5
Provision for income taxes	$	18.8		$	12.8		$	44.8		$	39.7
Effective tax rate	22.3		%	20.6		%	18.8		%	22.0		%

The difference between the Company's effective tax rate and the 35% United States federal statutory rate for the three and nine months endedJune 28, 2013, resulted primarily from foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the federal statutory rate, the domestic production activities deduction, and research and development tax credits earned, partially offset by an increase in the Company's tax expense related to a change in the Company's reserve for uncertain tax positions. In January 2013, the United States Congress enacted the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, extending numerous tax provisions which had expired. The impact of this legislation reduced the Company's tax expense for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2013 by $6.1 million and $15.1 million, respectively.

The difference between the Company's effective tax rate and the 35% United States federal statutory rate for the three and nine months endedJune 29, 2012, resulted primarily from foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the federal statutory rate, the domestic production activities deduction, and the recognition of research and development tax credits earned, partially offset by an increase in the Company's tax expense related to a change in the Company's reserve for uncertain tax positions.