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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate continues to be lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to the indefinite reinvestment of foreign earnings taxed at rates below the U.S. statutory rate as well as recognition of U.S. and foreign tax credits.  The Company has the ability to indefinitely reinvest these foreign earnings based on the earnings and cash projections of its other operations as well as cash on hand and available credit.

The Company recorded additional unrecognized tax benefits of $4.1 million. This amount is associated with uncertain tax positions taken by newly acquired companies in tax years prior to the acquisition of these companies by the Company.