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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Earnings Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings | The source of earnings before income taxes and equity earnings consisted of the following:
(Amounts in millions) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
United States |  | $ | 481.1 |  |  | $ | 406.7 |  |  | $ | 365.2 |
Foreign |  |  | 149.8 |  |  |  | 119.5 |  |  |  | 95.0 |
Total |  | $ | 630.9 |  |  | $ | 526.2 |  |  | $ | 460.2 |
Components of Income Tax | The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:
(Amounts in millions) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 137.6 |  |  | $ | 115.5 |  |  | $ | 80.3 |
Foreign |  |  | 41.2 |  |  |  | 27.6 |  |  |  | 26.1 |
State |  |  | 17.5 |  |  |  | 14.1 |  |  |  | 12.5 |
Total current |  |  | 196.3 |  |  |  | 157.2 |  |  |  | 118.9 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  | 32.7 |
Foreign |  |  | (8.2) |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | (8.2) |
State |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Total deferred |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  | 29.3 |
Total income tax provision |  | $ | 199.5 |  |  | $ | 166.7 |  |  | $ | 148.2 |
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate | The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to Snap-on’s effective tax rate:
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  | 35.0% |  |  |  | 35.0% |
Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (0.5) |  |  |  | (0.6) |  |  |  | (0.6) |
Repatriation of foreign earnings |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (1.3) |
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  |  | (0.9) |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
Adjustments to tax accruals and reserves |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | (1.3) |  |  |  | (1.7) |
Foreign rate differences |  |  | (2.2) |  |  |  | (1.7) |  |  |  | (1.5) |
Domestic production activities deduction |  |  | (2.0) |  |  |  | (2.7) |  |  |  | (1.6) |
Other |  |  | (0.1) |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Effective tax rate |  |  | 31.6% |  |  |  | 31.7% |  |  |  | 32.2% |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred income tax asset (liability) as of 2014, 2013 and 2012 year end are as follows:
(Amounts in millions) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current deferred income tax assets (liabilities): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  | $ | 29.2 |  |  | $ | 24.4 |  |  | $ | 25.0 |
Accruals not currently deductible |  |  | 72.7 |  |  |  | 63.2 |  |  |  | 60.4 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (1.1) |  |  |  | (2.4) |  |  |  | (3.7) |
Total current (included in deferred income tax assets and other accrued liabilities) |  |  | 100.8 |  |  |  | 85.2 |  |  |  | 81.7 |
Long-term deferred income tax assets (liabilities): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee benefits |  |  | 91.5 |  |  |  | 62.5 |  |  |  | 108.1 |
Net operating losses |  |  | 53.5 |  |  |  | 59.9 |  |  |  | 59.2 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (191.2) |  |  |  | (180.8) |  |  |  | (161.4) |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (33.7) |  |  |  | (43.0) |  |  |  | (40.2) |
Equity-based compensation |  |  | 19.6 |  |  |  | 17.6 |  |  |  | 17.1 |
Other |  |  | (5.7) |  |  |  | (2.9) |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Total long term |  |  | (66.0) |  |  |  | (86.7) |  |  |  | (16.8) |
Net deferred income tax asset (liability) |  | $ | 34.8 |  |  | $ | (1.5) |  |  | $ | 64.9 |
Operating Loss Carry Forwards | As of 2014 year end, Snap-on had tax net operating loss carryforwards totaling $305.3 million as follows:
(Amounts in millions) |  | State |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Total |
Year of expiration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 – 2019 |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 32.6 |  |  | $ | 32.6 |
2020 – 2024 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 13.7 |  |  |  | 14.0 |
2025 – 2029 |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 21.1 |  |  |  | 21.1 |
2030 – 2034 |  |  | 142.8 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  | 157.1 |
Indefinite |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 80.5 |  |  |  | 80.5 |
Total net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ | 143.1 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 162.2 |  |  | $ | 305.3 |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for 2014, 2013 and 2012:
(Amounts in millions) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | 11.0 |
Gross increases – tax positions in prior periods |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Gross decreases – tax positions in prior periods |  |  | – |  |  |  | (1.6) |  |  |  | (4.9) |
Gross increases – tax positions in the current period |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 1.2 |
Settlements with taxing authorities |  |  | (1.6) |  |  |  | (2.1) |  |  |  | – |
Lapsing of statutes of limitations |  |  | (0.5) |  |  |  | (0.5) |  |  |  | (1.2) |
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year |  | $ | 6.4 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |

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