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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2012
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 6 — INCOME TAXES

During the year-to-date ended December 1, 2012 the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $14 from the amount disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 25, 2012, which was primarily the result of filing amended tax returns in states where uncertain tax positions existed. The Company does not anticipate that its total unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly in the next 12 months.

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 1, 2012 of 47.1 percent of earnings before income taxes, included a net $3 of additional provision primarily to reflect amounts taken on tax filings. The effective tax rate for the year-to-date ended December 1, 2012 of 43.9 percent included $5 of net discrete tax benefit resulting from tax planning strategies which is non-recurring. The tax rates for the quarter and year-to-date ended December 3, 2011 of 9.3 percent and 1.6 percent of loss before income taxes, respectively, and reflect the impact of goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges, the majority of which are non-deductible for income tax purposes.