INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
Aug. 18, 2018
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	10.INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rate was 20.2% in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 35.0% in the second quarter of 2017. The effective income tax rate was 22.8% for the first two quarters of 2018, compared to 34.2% for the first two quarters of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate due to the utilization of tax credits and deductions and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items partially offset by the effect of state income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the first two quarters of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate due to the effect of state income taxes partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items. The rate for the first two quarters of 2018 is lower than the rate for the first two quarters of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and favorable settlements of certain tax items.

INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Aug. 18, 2018

10.INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 20.2% in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 35.0% in the second quarter of 2017. The effective income tax rate was 22.8% for the first two quarters of 2018, compared to 34.2% for the first two quarters of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate due to the utilization of tax credits and deductions and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items partially offset by the effect of state income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the first two quarters of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate due to the effect of state income taxes partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items. The rate for the first two quarters of 2018 is lower than the rate for the first two quarters of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and favorable settlements of certain tax items.