Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

	For the Three Months Ended
	April 1, 2016		April 3, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate	32.4	%	33.1	%

The effective income tax rate represents the combined federal, state and foreign tax effects attributable to pretax earnings for the period. The lower effective tax rate for the three-month fiscal period ended April 1, 2016, as compared with the U.S. statutory rate of 35% is primarily due to certain discrete items in the quarter, the most significant of which resulted from adjustments to foreign provisions for taxes and actual foreign tax returns filed. The lower effective rate for the three-month fiscal period ended April 3, 2015, as compared with the U.S. statutory rate of 35% was primarily due to favorable adjustments related to amended returns, as well as additional deductions for domestic production activities.