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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate for the quarter ended February 28, 2016 was 21.7 percent compared to an effective income tax rate of 12.7 percent for the quarter ended February 22, 2015. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended February 28, 2016 was 20.1 percent compared to an effective income tax rate benefit of 60.5 percent for the nine months ended February 22, 2015. 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 27.1 percent and 19.2 percent for the quarters ended February 28, 2016 and February 22, 2015, respectively, and approximately 26.1 percent and 19.5 percent for the nine months ended February 28, 2016 and February 22, 2015, respectively. The change in the effective income tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended February 28, 2016 as compared to the quarter and nine months ended February 22, 2015, 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 nine months ended February 22, 2015.
Included in our remaining balance of unrecognized tax benefits is $1.4 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.