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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes:

The Company’s effective income tax rate decreased to 20.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 35.6% for the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was lower than the prior year’s first quarter due primarily to the effect of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), which was signed into law in December 2017. In addition, the Company’s income taxes were reduced in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 due to the realization of discrete federal and state tax credits.
 
Under the provisions of the TCJA, the U.S. corporate income tax rate decreased from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. We made a reasonable estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances as of December 30, 2017, and recognized a provisional expense amount of $4.9 million, which was included as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations for fiscal 2017. We will recognize any changes to this provisional amount as we refine our estimates of our cumulative temporary differences and interpretations of guidance related to the application of the TCJA.