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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Aug. 26, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 36.2% for the nine months ended August 26, 2012, compared to 31.8% for the same period ended August 28, 2011. The increase in the effective tax rate in 2012 is primarily a result of an unfavorable change in the concentration of earnings in jurisdictions with higher tax rates.
As of August 26, 2012, the Company’s total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $145.8 million, of which $93.1 million could impact the effective tax rate, if recognized. As of November 27, 2011, the Company’s total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $143.4 million, of which $87.9 million could have impacted the effective tax rate, if recognized.