4. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate, adjusted for losses from noncontrolling interests, for the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 29, 2016 was 37.7% and 38.5%, respectively, and was 38.5% for the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 24, 2015. The Company does not include the income tax expense or benefit related to the net earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in its income tax expense as the entities are considered pass-through entities and, as such, the income tax expense or benefit is attributable to its owners.