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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company’s 2014 income tax rate for the nine months ended September 28, 2014 was 34.9% compared to 34.3% for the same period last year. The higher effective tax rate in 2014 primarily reflects the absence of the U.S. Federal Research and Development tax credit that expired at the end of 2013 and a favorable valuation allowance adjustment on certain deferred tax assets in the third quarter of 2013. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013 also included the full-impact of the 2012 U.S. Federal Research and Development tax credit due to the timing of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act.