Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, including positions which impact only the timing of tax benefits.



	Nine Months Ended
	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	3,015		$	2,783
Additions for current period tax positions	257			450
Reductions for prior period tax positions	(6		)	—
Reductions for lapse of statue of limitations / settlements	(390		)	—
Changes in interest and penalties	38			100
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period	$	2,914		$	3,333

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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