Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Apr. 11, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Taxes

13. Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate for the twenty-eight weeks ended April 11, 2012 was 30.8%, compared to our effective income tax rate of 32.6% in the same period in the prior year. The decrease in the tax rate is attributable to dividends received from equity investments which are taxed at lower rates than the income derived from wholly owned businesses.

As of April 11, 2012 and September 28, 2011, we had approximately $1,913 and $1,750, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, which are included in Other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated Balance Sheet.