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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income before income taxes
U.S. and foreign income before taxes are set forth below:

 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
U.S.
 
$
471

 
$
506

 
$
464

Foreign
 
1,316

 
921

 
1,087

 
 
$
1,787

 
$
1,427

 
$
1,551

Details of income tax provision (benefit)
The details of our income tax provision (benefit) are set forth below:

 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current:
 
Federal
 
$
287

 
$
255

 
$
159

 
 
Foreign
 
263

 
321

 
330

 
 
State
 
28

 
2

 
22

 
 
 
 
$
578

 
$
578

 
511

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred:
 
Federal
 
$
(143
)
 
$
(67
)
 
42

 
 
Foreign
 
54

 
(106
)
 
(53
)
 
 
State
 

 
1

 
(13
)
 
 
 
 
$
(89
)
 
$
(172
)
 
$
(24
)
 
 
 
 
$
489


$
406


$
487

Effective income tax and tax rate reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate is set forth below:

 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
U.S. federal statutory rate
 
$
625

 
35.0
 %
 
$
500

 
35.0
 %
 
$
543

 
35.0
 %
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit
 
12

 
0.7

 
8

 
0.6

 
3

 
0.2

Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations
 
(210
)
 
(11.8
)
 
(168
)
 
(11.7
)
 
(177
)
 
(11.4
)
Adjustments to reserves and prior years
 
12

 
0.7

 
(5
)
 
(0.3
)
 
49

 
3.1

Change in valuation allowances
 
54

 
3.0

 
35

 
2.4

 
23

 
1.5

Other, net
 
(4
)
 
(0.3
)
 
36

 
2.5

 
46

 
3.0

Effective income tax rate
 
$
489

 
27.3
 %
 
$
406

 
28.5
 %
 
$
487

 
31.4
 %
Details of deferred tax assets (liabilities)
The details of 2015 and 2014 deferred tax assets (liabilities) are set forth below:

 
 
2015
 
2014
Operating losses
 
$
239

 
$
271

Tax credit carryforwards
 
282

 
162

Employee benefits
 
154

 
238

Share-based compensation
 
126

 
119

Self-insured casualty claims
 
36

 
42

Lease-related liabilities
 
112

 
119

Various liabilities
 
82

 
73

Property, plant and equipment
 
33

 
39

Deferred income and other
 
86

 
102

Gross deferred tax assets
 
1,150

 
1,165

Deferred tax asset valuation allowances
 
(250
)
 
(228
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
900

 
$
937

Intangible assets, including goodwill
 
$
(130
)
 
$
(148
)
Property, plant and equipment
 
(56
)
 
(63
)
Other
 
(70
)
 
(104
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(256
)
 
$
(315
)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
 
$
644


$
622


Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
 
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
$
676


$
653

Other liabilities and deferred credits
 
(32
)
 
(31
)
 
 
$
644


$
622

Loss carryforwards, by year of expiration
At December 26, 2015, the Company has foreign operating and capital loss carryforwards of $0.6 billion and U.S. state operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards of $1.0 billion and U.S. federal capital loss and tax credit carryforwards of $0.3 billion.  These losses are being carried forward in jurisdictions where we are permitted to use tax losses from prior periods to reduce future taxable income and will expire as follows:


 
 
Year of Expiration
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2017-2020
 
2021-2035
 
Indefinitely
 
Total
Foreign
 
$
5

 
$
211

 
$
98

 
$
305

 
$
619

U.S. state
 
53

 
26

 
876

 

 
955

U.S. federal
 
64

 

 
277

 

 
341

 
 
$
122

 
$
237

 
$
1,251

 
$
305

 
$
1,915

Unrecognized tax benefits reconciliation
The Company had $98 million and $115 million of unrecognized tax benefits at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively, $89 million and $98 million of which are temporary in nature and if recognized, would not impact the effective income tax rate.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits follows:
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning of Year
 
$
115

 
$
243

     Additions on tax positions - current year
 

 
19

     Additions for tax positions - prior years
 
5

 
31

     Reductions for tax positions - prior years
 
(13
)
 
(20
)
     Reductions for settlements
 
(7
)
 
(144
)
     Reductions due to statute expiration
 
(2
)
 
(13
)
     Foreign currency translation adjustment
 

 
(1
)
End of Year
 
$
98

 
$
115

Summary of income tax examinations

The Company has settled audits with the IRS through fiscal year 2008. Our operations in certain foreign jurisdictions remain subject to examination for tax years as far back as 2005, some of which years are currently under audit by local tax authorities. In addition, the Company is subject to various U.S. state income tax examinations, for which, in the aggregate, we had significant unrecognized tax benefits at December 26, 2015, each of which is individually insignificant.

The accrued interest and penalties related to income taxes at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 are set forth below:
 
 
2015
 
2014
Accrued interest and penalties
 
$
15

 
$
5