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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) was enacted. The ARPA, among other things, includes provisions to expand the IRC Section 162(m) disallowance for deduction of certain compensation paid by publicly held corporations, provide a 100% COBRA subsidy, temporarily increase the income exclusion for dependent care assistance, and to extend and modify the employee retention credit and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act paid leave credit. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The ARPA and CARES Act did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the first three months of 2021. The Company continues to evaluate the potential impacts the ARPA and CARES Act may have on its operations and consolidated financial statements in future periods.

The Company recognized income tax expense of $119.5 million for the three months ended April 3, 2021, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.8%. Excluding the impacts of the acquisition-related and other charges, the effective tax rate was 20.0% for the three months ended April 3, 2021. The Company recognized income tax expense of $12.9 million for the three months ended March 28, 2020, resulting in effective tax rate of 8.8%. Excluding the impacts of the acquisition-related and other charges, the effective tax rate was 12.5% for the three months ended March 28, 2020. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to tax on foreign earnings, the re-measurement of uncertain tax position reserves, and the tax benefit of equity-based compensation.

The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and the impact on income tax expense, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company's unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. However, based on the uncertainties associated with finalizing audits with the relevant tax authorities including formal legal proceedings, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the impact of any such change.