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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Feb. 23, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended February 23, 2014 was 9.7 percent and 12.5 percent, respectively, compared to an effective income tax rate of 22.3 percent and 23.0 percent for the quarter and nine months ended February 24, 2013, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended February 23, 2014 as compared to the quarter and nine months ended February 24, 2013 is primarily attributable to an increase in the impact of FICA tax credits for employee reported tips and Work Opportunity Tax Credits on lower earnings before income taxes and a favorable adjustment related to the deduction for employee stock ownership plan dividends for the current and prior years.

Included in our remaining balance of unrecognized tax benefits is $23.9 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could change within the next twelve months based on the outcome of examinations or as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions.