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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal year were as follows:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Depreciation | $ | 144.9 |  |  | $ | 128.5 |
Amortization of intangibles | 731.8 |  |  | 672.8 |
Liability on undistributed foreign earnings | 159.3 |  |  | 202.5 |
Lease right-of-use asset | 129.7 |  |  | — |
Other | 89.5 |  |  | 73.9 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | $ | 1,255.2 |  |  | $ | 1,077.7 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Employee benefit plans | $ | 235.4 |  |  | $ | 222.1 |
Basis differences in liabilities | 82.0 |  |  | 93.3 |
Operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards | 1,100.3 |  |  | 710.6 |
Lease liability | 129.6 |  |  | — |
Other | 149.2 |  |  | 147.3 |
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 1,696.5 |  |  | $ | 1,173.3 |
Net Deferred Tax Asset before Valuation Allowance | $ | 441.3 |  |  | $ | 95.6 |
Valuation Allowance | $ | (1,065.0 | ) |  | $ | (626.7 | )
Net Deferred Tax Liability after Valuation Allowance | $ | (623.7 | ) |  | $ | (531.1 | )
Classification of Deferred Taxes | The components of earnings before income taxes and equity interest consisted of the following:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
United States | $ | 214.5 |  |  | $ | 444.1 |  |  | $ | 715.2 |
Foreign | 915.5 |  |  | 578.0 |  |  | 812.6 |
Earnings before income taxes and equity interest | $ | 1,130.0 |  |  | $ | 1,022.1 |  |  | $ | 1,527.8 |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Attributable to Continuing Operations | Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (23.7 | ) |  | $ | 25.4 |  |  | $ | 590.6 |
Foreign | 195.9 |  |  | 175.0 |  |  | 224.6 |
State | 6.5 |  |  | 24.8 |  |  | 25.4 |
Total current | $ | 178.7 |  |  | $ | 225.2 |  |  | $ | 840.6 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 29.7 |  |  | $ | (513.0 | )
Foreign | (32.9 | ) |  | 132.7 |  |  | (33.0 | )
State | 9.3 |  |  | 28.7 |  |  | 6.3 |
Total deferred | (17.9 | ) |  | 191.1 |  |  | (539.7 | )
Income taxes | $ | 160.8 |  |  | $ | 416.3 |  |  | $ | 300.9 |
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax to Income Taxes on Continuing Operations | The reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax provision to Income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Tax at statutory rate | $ | 237.3 |  |  | $ | 214.6 |  |  | $ | 534.1 |
State income taxes, net of federal benefits | 22.1 |  |  | 24.7 |  |  | 13.3 |
Foreign tax rate differential | (53.3 | ) |  | (33.2 | ) |  | (149.0 | )
Uncertain tax benefits | (53.1 | ) |  | 4.5 |  |  | 64.4 |
Change in valuation allowance | 10.5 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | (5.4 | )
Change in deferred tax liabilities on undistributed foreign earnings | — |  |  | — |  |  | (94.1 | )
Basis difference for businesses Held for Sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27.9 |
Stock-based compensation | (24.1 | ) |  | (4.1 | ) |  | (23.2 | )
Sale of businesses | 6.7 |  |  | — |  |  | (47.3 | )
U.S. Federal tax reform | — |  |  | 199.6 |  |  | 23.6 |
Other | 14.7 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | (43.4 | )
Income taxes | $ | 160.8 |  |  | $ | 416.3 |  |  | $ | 300.9 |
Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The following table summarizes the activity related to the unrecognized tax benefits:
(Millions of Dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 406.3 |  |  | $ | 387.8 |  |  | $ | 309.8 |
Additions based on tax positions related to current year | 48.6 |  |  | 28.3 |  |  | 34.6 |
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years | 78.5 |  |  | 103.0 |  |  | 82.5 |
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years | (91.1 | ) |  | (91.5 | ) |  | (4.2 | )
Settlements | (0.3 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Statute of limitations expirations | (35.7 | ) |  | (18.8 | ) |  | (34.6 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 406.3 |  |  | $ | 406.3 |  |  | $ | 387.8 |

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