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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The benefit for income taxes for 2012 and 2011 are computed at the effective rate expected to be applicable in each respective full year using the statutory rates on a country by country basis, adjusted for changes in valuation allowances relating to the Company’s net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards. The effective rates for the three month periods ended September 28, 2012 and September 30, 2011, were (64.3)% and (0.4)%, respectively.
The effective rate for the three months ended September 28, 2012 differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, lower tax rates of our foreign operations as compared to the U.S. federal rates, U.S. tax impact of foreign dividends and non-deductible foreign currency transaction gains and losses and recognition of valuation allowances related to net losses in the U.K. and for U.S. federal and state net operating losses.
The effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2011 differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, lower tax rates of our foreign operations as compared to the U.S. federal rates, U.S. tax impact of foreign dividends and non-deductible foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and recognition of valuation allowances for U.S. federal and state net operating losses.

The effective tax rates for the nine month periods ended September 28, 2012 and September 30, 2011, were (3.3)% and (1.0)%, respectively.

The effective rate for the nine months ended September 28, 2012 differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, lower tax rates of our foreign operations as compared to the U.S. federal rates, U.S. tax impact of foreign dividends and non-deductible foreign currency transaction gains and losses and recognition of valuation allowances related to net losses in the U.K. and for U.S. federal and state net operating losses.
The effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, lower tax rates of our foreign operations as compared to the U.S. federal rates, U.S. tax impact of foreign dividends and non-deductible foreign currency transaction gains and losses and recognition of valuation allowances for U.S. federal and state net operating losses.