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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019
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)201920182017
United States$765.3  $735.4  $645.5  
Foreign156.8  174.5  176.4  
Total$922.1  $909.9  $821.9  
Components of Income Tax
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following: 
(Amounts in millions)201920182017
Current:
Federal$110.0  $117.9  $166.9  
Foreign38.1  52.4  41.1  
State29.5  30.4  30.6  
Total current177.6  200.7  238.6  
Deferred:
Federal26.6  18.7  8.7  
Foreign1.5  (8.4) 2.9  
State6.1  3.4  0.7  
Total deferred34.2  13.7  12.3  
Total income tax provision$211.8  $214.4  $250.9  
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: 
201920182017
Statutory federal income tax rate21.0%  21.0%  35.0%  
Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit2.9  2.9  2.4  
Noncontrolling interests(0.4) (0.4) (0.6) 
Repatriation of foreign earnings(0.1) (0.1) (1.2) 
Change in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets0.4  0.3  0.1  
Adjustments to tax accruals and reserves(0.4) (0.2) (0.3) 
Foreign rate differences0.4  0.4  (2.4) 
Domestic production activities deduction—  —  (2.1) 
Excess tax benefits related to equity compensation(0.5) (0.8) (1.4) 
U.S. tax reform, net impact—  0.4  0.9  
Other(0.3) 0.1  0.1  
Effective tax rate23.0%  23.6%  30.5%  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred income tax asset as of 2019, 2018 and 2017 year end are as follows:
(Amounts in millions)201920182017
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities):
Inventories$34.7  $33.6  $28.8  
Accruals not currently deductible62.4  72.9  61.7  
Tax credit carryforward2.0  1.8  2.1  
Employee benefits41.3  56.5  56.8  
Net operating losses40.4  40.9  44.0  
Depreciation and amortization(178.9) (167.5) (161.3) 
Valuation allowance(27.8) (25.1) (25.2) 
Equity-based compensation16.2  16.6  17.1  
Undistributed non-U.S. earnings(6.6) (6.0) —  
Cash flow hedge—  —  (0.3) 
Other(0.7) (0.4) (0.1) 
Net deferred income tax asset (liability)$(17.0) $23.3  $23.6  
Operating Loss Carry Forwards
As of 2019 year end, Snap-on had tax net operating loss carryforwards totaling $209.6 million as follows:
(Amounts in millions)StateFederalForeignTotal
Year of expiration:
2020-2024$0.3  $—  $59.0  $59.3  
2025-2029—  —  9.4  9.4  
2030-203474.4  —  —  74.4  
2035-2039—  —  —  —  
2040-2044—  —  34.1  34.1  
Indefinite—  —  32.4  32.4  
Total net operating loss carryforwards$74.7  $—  $134.9  $209.6  
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for 2019, 2018 and 2017:
(Amounts in millions)201920182017
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$11.1  $7.7  $9.4  
Gross increases – tax positions in prior periods—  1.3  1.4  
Gross decreases – tax positions in prior periods(0.6) (0.1) —  
Gross increases – tax positions in the current period0.5  2.8  1.0  
Settlements with taxing authorities—  —  (3.6) 
Lapsing of statutes of limitations(0.7) (0.6) (0.5) 
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$10.3  $11.1  $7.7