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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes The Company's process for determining the provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended February 27, 2021 involved using an estimated annual effective tax rate which was based on expected annual income and statutory tax rates across the various jurisdictions in which it operates. The effective tax rates were 22.9% and 22.4%, respectively, for the three month periods ended February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020. For both the three months ended February 27, 2021, and February 29, 2020, the effective tax rate is higher than the United States federal
statutory rate due to the mix of earnings in tax jurisdictions that had rates that were higher than the United States federal statutory rate.

The effective tax rates were 22.7% and 18.3%, respectively, for the nine month periods ended February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020. The same period in the prior year included a non-taxable gain on consolidation of an equity method investment which is the primary driver of the year over year increase in the effective tax rate. For the nine months ended February 27, 2021, the effective tax rate is higher than the United States federal statutory rate due to the mix of earnings in tax jurisdictions that had rates that were higher than the United States federal statutory rate. For the nine months ended February 29, 2020, the effective tax rate was lower than the United States federal statutory rate mainly due to the non-taxable gain on consolidation of an equity method investment.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through income tax expense in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Interest and penalties recognized in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income were negligible for the three and nine months ended February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020.

The Company's recorded liability for potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits was:
(In millions)February 27, 2021May 30, 2020
Liability for interest and penalties$1.1 $0.8 
Liability for uncertain tax positions, current$2.5 $1.9 

The Company is subject to periodic audits by domestic and foreign tax authorities. Currently, the Company is undergoing routine periodic audits in both domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions. It is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits could change in the next twelve months because of the audits. Tax payments related to these audits, if any, are not expected to be material to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

For the majority of tax jurisdictions, the Company is no longer subject to state, local, or non-United States income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years before 2016.