A reconciliation of the United States federal statutory corporate tax rate to the Company’s income tax expense on continuing operations, or effective tax rate, was as follows:



	Three-months Ended				Nine-months Ended
	October 1, 2017		October 2, 2016		October 1, 2017		October 2, 2016
Income tax provision at federal statutory corporate tax rate	35	%	35	%	35	%	35	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1	%	1	%	1	%	1	%
Foreign tax rate differential	(18	)%	(17	)%	(18	)%	(17	)%
Tax credit	(1	)%	(1	)%	(1	)%	(1	)%
Discrete tax benefit related to stock option exercises	(7	)%	(11	)%	(13	)%	(6	)%
Other discrete tax events	(2	)%	(2	)%	(1	)%	(1	)%
Other	1	%	—	%	1	%	—	%
Income tax provision on continuing operations	9	%	5	%	4	%	11	%