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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $7.3 million and $6.1 million for the two quarters ended June 25, 2014 and June 26, 2013, respectively. For the 2014 period, the difference in the overall effective rate from the U.S. Statutory rate was primarily due to two discrete tax items. State job tax credits of $0.5 million were claimed during the 2014 period resulting from the prior year's hiring activity. In addition, share-based compensation adjustments resulted in an out-of-period tax benefit of $0.5 million. We do not believe the out-of-period adjustment was material to any prior or current year financial statements or on earnings trends. For the 2013 period, the difference in the overall effective rate from the U.S. Statutory rate was due to state and foreign taxes, employment tax credits, and discrete tax items. The passage of the American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012 resulted in deferred tax benefits of $0.3 million related to work opportunity credits generated in 2012, which were allowed retroactively during 2013. In addition, state jobs tax credits of $0.8 million were claimed during the 2013 period resulting from the prior year's hiring activity.