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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2011
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

We recorded a tax benefit of $3.3 million in the second quarter and $9.1 million for the first six months of 2011. Tax expense reflects an effective tax rate below the federal statutory rate of 35% due to limitations on our ability to record a full tax benefit on losses from domestic operations, and the effect of establishing a valuation allowance against domestic deferred tax assets. In addition, our effective tax rate was favorably impacted by a $2.8 million benefit in the second quarter and $6.2 million for the first six months of 2011 from the reversal of tax accruals no longer required due to the settlement of audits or the expiration of a statute of limitations.