Taxes on income from continuing operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2015

Taxes on income from continuing operations

The effective income tax rates for the three and six months ended June 28, 2015 and June 29, 2014 are as follows:



	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 28, 2015	June 29, 2014	June 28, 2015	June 29, 2014
Effective income tax rate	10.5%	17.0%	14.7%	18.1%

The effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 28, 2015 was 10.5% and 14.7%, respectively, and 17.0% and 18.1% for the three and six months ended June 29, 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 28, 2015 benefited from a shift in the mix of taxable income to jurisdictions with lower statutory tax rates.