Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2014
Income Taxes	(9) Income Taxes The Company recorded an income tax provision of $1,811 on a pre-tax loss of $26,638 during the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of (6.8)%. The Company recorded a $15,526 tax provision on pre-tax loss of $71,496 during the 13 weeks ended July 27, 2013, which represented an effective income tax rate of (21.7)%. The income tax provision for the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2014 does not include income tax benefits on losses incurred by certain domestic operations because the Company previously recorded (and continues to maintain) valuation allowance against the associated deferred assets. The income tax provision is principally comprised of the result of the activities of profitable jurisdictions at August 2, 2014. The income tax provision for the 13 weeks ended July 27, 2013 reflected the Company’s change in judgment regarding the realizability of certain deferred assets and the liability for operations in profitable jurisdictions. The Company’s pre-tax income and tax rate in profitable jurisdictions, where it records tax provisions is lower than the Federal statutory tax rate of 35.0%.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2014

(9) Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $1,811 on a pre-tax loss of $26,638 during the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of (6.8)%. The Company recorded a $15,526 tax provision on pre-tax loss of $71,496 during the 13 weeks ended July 27, 2013, which represented an effective income tax rate of (21.7)%.

The income tax provision for the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2014 does not include income tax benefits on losses incurred by certain domestic operations because the Company previously recorded (and continues to maintain) valuation allowance against the associated deferred assets. The income tax provision is principally comprised of the result of the activities of profitable jurisdictions at August 2, 2014. The income tax provision for the 13 weeks ended July 27, 2013 reflected the Company’s change in judgment regarding the realizability of certain deferred assets and the liability for operations in profitable jurisdictions. The Company’s pre-tax income and tax rate in profitable jurisdictions, where it records tax provisions is lower than the Federal statutory tax rate of 35.0%.