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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 were (0.4)% and 16.9%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 were 12.6% and 19.2%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 28, 2019, the change in the effective tax rates from the prior year periods were primarily attributable to recognizing a $20.4 million deferred tax asset in the three months ended September 28, 2019 for net operating losses expected to be utilized in the future due to changes in the Company’s international financing structure.
For the three months ended September 28, 2019, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $5.8 million to $19.0 million, primarily due to the lapse of statutes of limitations, offset by an additional quarter of Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development Credit reserves. For the three months ended September 28, 2019, the unrecognized income tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate decreased by $6.1 million to $16.6 million, for the same reasons discussed above. The accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits was $2.2 million at September 28, 2019. The Company estimates that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by up to $1.6 million over the next twelve-month period, primarily due to the outcome of pending tax audits.
The Company conducts business in several tax jurisdictions. As a result, it is subject to tax audits in jurisdictions including the U.S., U.K., China, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and India. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. and international income tax examinations for years before 2016.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have ongoing tax controversies with various tax authorities in the U.S., Canada, Japan, India, China, and France. The Company does not anticipate resolution of these audits will have a material impact on its financial statements.