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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
May 11, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 7—Income Taxes
The Company’s actual effective tax rates for the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended May 11, 2014, were 33.9% and 34.5%, respectively, compared to 34.8% and 31.4% for the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended May 12, 2013, respectively, which includes the net impact of discrete tax items. The actual effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2014 was favorably impacted by a change in the estimated annual effective tax rate which decreased from 35.2% in the second quarter of 2014 to 34.8%. This change in estimate was predominately due to a change in expected annual pre-tax income between the Company’s domestic and international operations. For the third quarter and first thirty-six weeks of 2013 the estimated annual effective tax rate was 34.8%. Estimated annual effective tax rates exclude the impact of discrete tax items.
The Company's effective tax rate for for the first thirty-six weeks of 2013 was favorably impacted by discrete net tax benefits of $72, primarily due to a $62 tax benefit recorded in the second quarter of 2013 in connection with the special cash dividend paid to employees through our 401(k) Retirement Plan. Dividends paid on these shares were deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.