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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
May 27, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective income tax rate was 29.3% for the six months ended May 27, 2012, compared to 32.6% for the same period ended May 29, 2011. The reduction in the effective tax resulted from a $3.0 million discrete tax benefit related to our foreign operations.
As of May 27, 2012, the Company’s total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $141.3 million, of which $88.8 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.