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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate for the quarter ended November 29, 2015 was a 23.4 percent benefit compared to an effective income tax rate benefit of 43.6 percent for the quarter ended November 23, 2014. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended November 29, 2015 was 18.4 percent compared to an effective income tax rate benefit of 49.0 percent for the six months ended November 23, 2014. Excluding the tax impact of costs related to implementation of our real estate plan, strategic action plan and other costs and debt retirement costs recognized during fiscal 2016 and 2015, our effective tax rate would have been approximately 18.5 percent and 19.0 percent for the quarters ended November 29, 2015 and November 23, 2014, respectively, and approximately 25.0 percent and 19.0 percent for the six months ended November 29, 2015 and November 23, 2014, respectively. The change in the effective income tax rate for the quarter and six months ended November 29, 2015 as compared to the quarter and six months ended November 23, 2014, excluding these impacts, is primarily attributable to the impact of FICA tax credits for employee reported tips and Work Opportunity Tax Credits on lower earnings before income taxes for the quarter and six months ended November 23, 2014.
Included in our remaining balance of unrecognized tax benefits is $0.5 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.