Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2021

INCOME TAXES

Earnings before taxes is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	2020		2019		2018
Domestic	$	178,813	$	336,688	$	328,870
Foreign	89,244		125,931		94,643
Total	$	268,057	$	462,619	$	423,513

The provision for income taxes is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	2020		2019		2018
Federal	$	36,908	$	69,074	$	66,359
State and local	8,815		16,203		16,035
Foreign	15,040		25,102		23,967
Total	$	60,763	$	110,379	$	106,361

Current	$	44,342	$	88,167	$	85,872
Deferred	16,421		22,212		20,489
Total	$	60,763	$	110,379	$	106,361

Reconciliation of the differences between income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate to the effective rate are as follows:


	2020		2019		2018
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	21.0	%

State taxes, net of federal benefit	3.2		3.2		3.0
Permanent differences	(0.4)		0.6		0.2
Foreign income tax rate at rates other than U.S. statutory	0.5		0.2		1.3
Deferred tax changes	(0.7)		—		0.2
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 transition tax	—		—		(0.1)
Change in valuation allowances (1)	(0.1)		0.1		(0.5)
Tax on unremitted earnings	1.2		0.3		—
Other	(2.0)		(1.5)		—
Consolidated effective tax	22.7	%	23.9	%	25.1	%

(1) Net of changes in related tax attributes.

The company’s effective tax rate for 2020 was 22.7% as compared to 23.9% in 2019. The effective tax rate for 2020 reflects favorable tax adjustments for deferred tax rate changes and adjustments for the finalization of 2019 tax returns. The effective tax rate is higher than the federal tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes and foreign tax rate differentials.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was enacted in response to the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions related to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of the employer portion of social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on the company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended January 2, 2021. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) was enacted in further response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in combination with omnibus spending for the 2021 federal fiscal year. The CAA extended many of the provisions enacted by the CARES Act, the extension of which likewise did not have a material impact on the company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended January 2, 2021.

At January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, the company had recorded the following deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands):


	2020		2019
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation related	$	12,328	$	4,744
Pension and post-retirement benefits	88,709		48,716
Inventory reserves	14,732		15,166
Accrued liabilities and reserves	22,049		17,321
Warranty reserves	17,890		16,550
Operating lease liability	16,180		17,521
Interest rate swaps	12,997		6,075
Net operating loss carryforwards	20,747		17,873
Other	17,187		16,504
Gross deferred tax assets	222,819		160,470
Valuation allowance	(11,731)		(7,754)
Deferred tax assets	$	211,088	$	152,716

Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	$	(226,598)	$	(203,721)
Depreciable assets	(26,916)		(18,020)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	(15,921)		(17,542)
Other	(12,825)		(10,001)

Deferred tax liabilities	$	(282,260)	$	(249,284)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(71,172)	$	(96,568)

Long-term deferred asset	76,052		36,932
Long-term deferred liability	(147,224)		(133,500)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(71,172)	$	(96,568)

The company has recorded tax reserves on undistributed foreign earnings not permanently reinvested of $7.5 million and $5.6 million at January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. No further provisions were made for income taxes that may result from future remittances of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are determined to be permanently reinvested, which were $433.0 million on January 2, 2021. Determination of the total amount of unrecognized deferred income taxes on undistributed earnings net of foreign subsidiaries is not practicable.

The company has a deferred tax asset on net operating loss carryforwards totaling $20.7 million as of January 2, 2021. These net operating losses are available to reduce future taxable earnings of certain domestic and foreign subsidiaries. United States federal loss carryforwards total $15.7 million of which $10.0 million will expire through 2036 and $5.7 million have no expiration date. State loss carryforwards total $102.4 million and expire through 2040 and international loss carryforwards total $56.5 million and expire through 2038; however, some have no expiration date. Of these carryforwards, $11.4 million are subject to full valuation allowance.

As of January 2, 2021, the total amount of liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes was approximately $30.3 million (of which $30.2 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized) plus approximately $6.3 million of accrued interest and $7.0 million of penalties. The company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest recognized in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Penalties recognized in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $(0.2) million, $(0.9) million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Although the company believes its tax returns are correct, the final determination of tax examinations may be different than what was reported on the tax returns. In the opinion of management, adequate tax provisions have been made for the years subject to examination.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the unrecognized tax benefits for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2018, December 28, 2019 and January 2, 2021 (in thousands):


Balance at December 29, 2018	$	31,912

Increases to current year tax positions	4,216
Increase to prior year tax positions	254


Lapse of statute of limitations	(4,823)

Balance at December 28, 2019	$	31,559

Increases to current year tax positions	3,657
Increase to prior year tax positions	183
Settlements and other adjustments	(586)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(4,484)

Balance at January 2, 2021	$	30,329

It is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits associated with state, federal and foreign tax positions may decrease over the next twelve months due to expiration of a statute or completion of an audit. The company believes that it is reasonably possible that $4.4 million of its remaining unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized by the end of 2021 as a result of settlements with taxing authorities or lapses of statutes of limitations.

In the normal course of business, income tax authorities in various income tax jurisdictions both in the United States and internationally conduct routine audits of our income tax returns filed in prior years. These audits are generally designed to determine if individual income tax authorities are in agreement with our interpretations of complex tax regulations regarding the allocation of income to the various income tax jurisdictions. Income tax years are open from 2017 through the current year for the United States federal jurisdiction. Income tax years open for our other major jurisdictions range from 2014 through the current year.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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