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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The income tax provision is calculated using an estimated annual effective tax rate, based upon expected annual income, permanent items, statutory rates and planned tax strategies in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. However, losses in certain jurisdictions and discrete items, such as the resolution of uncertain tax positions, are treated separately.
The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2016 was 28.9%. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2015 was 29.8%. The first quarter of 2016 included net discrete income tax expense of $0.1 million compared with net discrete income tax expense of $0.2 million for the first quarter of 2015. Excluding net discrete income tax items in both periods, the effective tax rates would have been 28.8% for the first quarter of 2016 and 29.5% for the first quarter of 2015.