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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 35.8% for the six months ended May 31, 2015, compared to 26.6% for the same period ended May 25, 2014.
The effective tax rate in 2014 included a tax benefit that the Company recorded as a result of reversing a deferred tax liability associated with the change in assertion during the period to indefinitely reinvest certain undistributed foreign earnings. The effective tax rate in 2015 reflected a lower proportion of earnings in foreign jurisdictions where the Company is subject to lower tax rates.