INCOME TAXES



	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	October 2, 2015		September 26, 2014		October 2, 2015		September 26, 2014

Effective Income Tax Rate	34.7	%	33.0	%	28.9	%	33.4	%

The effective income tax rate represents the combined federal, state and foreign tax effects attributable to pretax earnings for the period. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three-month fiscal period ended October 2, 2015, compared to the corresponding quarter in the prior year, was primarily due to return to provision adjustments recorded during the quarter ended September 26, 2014. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 2, 2015, when compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, was primarily the result of discrete items recognized in 2015 relating to changes in tax laws. Prior to the law changes the Company had established valuation allowances against certain net operating loss carryforwards. Such allowances are no longer deemed necessary as the changes to the tax laws now make it more likely than not that these benefits will be realized in the future.