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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes:

Our effective income tax rate decreased to 35.5% in the third quarter of 2012 compared to 36.7% for the third quarter of 2011. The decrease in the tax rate was largely due to a favorable impact of our provision to return reconciliation and the reversal of reserves for uncertain tax positions pursuant to Accounting Standard Codifications ("ASC") 740-10. These improvements were partially offset by lower federal tax credits, primarily Work Opportunity Tax Credits ("WOTC") and the HIRE Act credits, which expired in 2011.  For the first nine months of 2012 our effective income tax rate increased slightly to 36.7% compared to 36.6% for the first nine months of 2011.  The Company expects the full year effective tax rate will be approximately 36.7%.