INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Nov. 10, 2018
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	10.INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rate was 22.8% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 35.6% in the third quarter of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of state income taxes and an IRS audit that resulted in a reduction of prior year tax deductions at pre-Tax Reform rates and an increase in future tax deductions at post-Tax Reform rates, partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions and favorable provision to return adjustments. The rate for the third quarter of 2018 is lower than the rate for the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The effective income tax rate was 22.8% for the first three quarters of 2018, compared to 34.8% for the first three quarters of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the first three quarters of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of state income taxes and an IRS audit that resulted in a reduction of prior year tax deductions at pre-Tax Reform rates and an increase in future tax deductions at post-Tax Reform rates, partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions, favorable provision to return adjustments and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items. The rate for the first three quarters of 2018 is lower than the rate for the first three quarters of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

10.INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 22.8% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 35.6% in the third quarter of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of state income taxes and an IRS audit that resulted in a reduction of prior year tax deductions at pre-Tax Reform rates and an increase in future tax deductions at post-Tax Reform rates, partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions and favorable provision to return adjustments. The rate for the third quarter of 2018 is lower than the rate for the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The effective income tax rate was 22.8% for the first three quarters of 2018, compared to 34.8% for the first three quarters of 2017. The effective income tax rate for the first three quarters of 2018 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the effect of state income taxes and an IRS audit that resulted in a reduction of prior year tax deductions at pre-Tax Reform rates and an increase in future tax deductions at post-Tax Reform rates, partially offset by the utilization of tax credits and deductions, favorable provision to return adjustments and the benefit from favorable settlements of certain state tax items. The rate for the first three quarters of 2018 is lower than the rate for the first three quarters of 2017 primarily due to a reduction in the federal statutory rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.