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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended July 31, 2016 and August 2, 2015 were 21.2% and 19.0%, respectively. The effective income tax rates for the twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2016 and August 2, 2015 were 15.3% and 20.8%, respectively.
The effective income tax rates for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2016 were lower than the United States statutory rate due to the benefit of lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns. Also contributing to the lower effective income tax rate for the twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2016 was the benefit of certain discrete items, including the lower tax rate applicable to the pre-tax gain recorded to write-up the Company’s existing equity investment in TH China to fair value.
The effective income tax rates for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 2, 2015 were lower than the United States statutory rate due to the benefit of lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns.