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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state jurisdictions, Brazil and other international jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years prior to fiscal 2009, or state and local income tax examinations for years prior to fiscal 2005. The Company is not currently under U.S. federal examination for years subsequent to fiscal year 2008, and there is very limited audit activity of the Company’s income tax returns in U.S. state jurisdictions or international jurisdictions.

The total liability for unrecognized tax benefits at September 1, 2012 and March 3, 2012, was approximately $8.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The decrease in the unrecognized tax benefits was due to releasing reserves upon entering into a settlement agreement with the IRS with respect to certain issues for fiscal years 2009 through 2011. The Company records the impact of penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense, which is consistent with past practices. As a result of the federal statute for fiscal 2009 being extended during the first quarter of fiscal 2013, no federal or state statutes are expected to lapse within the next year, and the total liability for unrecognized tax benefits is not expected to change materially during the next 12 months.