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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
INCOME TAXES |
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
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United States |  | $ | 338,163 |  | $ | 248,840 |  | $ | 134,363 |
Foreign |  |  | 111,254 |  |  | 110,450 |  |  | 99,394 |
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|  | $ | 449,417 |  | $ | 359,290 |  | $ | 233,757 |
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Schedule of income tax expense (benefit) |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
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Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 110,847 |  | $ | 81,000 |  | $ | 53,005 |
State |  |  | 16,398 |  |  | 10,342 |  |  | 8,915 |
Foreign |  |  | 39,285 |  |  | 32,294 |  |  | 29,287 |
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|  |  | 166,530 |  |  | 123,636 |  |  | 91,207 |
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Non-current: |  |  | 1,392 |  |  | (854 | ) |  | (1,655 | )
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (8,661 | ) |  | (3,824 | ) |  | (4,586 | )
State |  |  | (307 | ) |  | (660 | ) |  | (1,180 | )
Foreign |  |  | (1,173 | ) |  | 8,204 |  |  | (79,196 | )
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|  |  | (10,141 | ) |  | 3,720 |  |  | (84,962 | )
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|  | $ | 157,781 |  | $ | 126,502 |  | $ | 4,590 |
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Schedule of reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate and effective tax rate |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
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Statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.5 |
Carryforwards, credits and changes in valuation allowances |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | (27.7 | )
Foreign tax rate differences |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (2.7 | )
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.7 | )
Domestic production activities deduction |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (2.3 | )
Other |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | (1.1 | )
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|  |  | 35.1 | % |  | 35.2 | % |  | 2.0 | %
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Schedule of tax effects of significant items comprising net deferred income tax liabilities |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
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Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses and allowances |  | $ | 17,038 |  | $ | 18,020 |
Accrued insurance |  |  | 1,508 |  |  | 1,283 |
Tax credits and loss carryforwards |  |  | 146,473 |  |  | 161,348 |
Defined benefit pension liability |  |  | 30,879 |  |  | 25,770 |
Inventory allowances |  |  | 3,938 |  |  | 4,151 |
Accrued warranty |  |  | 6,552 |  |  | 5,463 |
Deferred compensation |  |  | 51,413 |  |  | 42,031 |
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Gross deferred income tax assets |  |  | 257,801 |  |  | 258,066 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (107,767 | ) |  | (120,979 | )
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Net deferred income tax assets |  |  | 150,034 |  |  | 137,087 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 36,657 |  |  | 35,756 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 57,787 |  |  | 60,134 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 7,206 |  |  | 11,198 |
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Total deferred income tax liabilities |  |  | 101,650 |  |  | 107,088 |
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Net deferred income tax asset/(liability) |  | $ | 48,384 |  | $ | 29,999 |
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Schedule of deferred income tax assets (liabilities) presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
Balance Sheet Caption |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
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Refundable and deferred income taxes |  | $ | 57,344 |  | $ | 57,209 |
Other assets |  |  | 69,964 |  |  | 61,090 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (78,924 | ) |  | (88,300 | )
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Net deferred income tax asset/(liability) |  | $ | 48,384 |  | $ | 29,999 |
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Schedule of activity related to unrecognized tax benefits | The following summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits in 2013 and 2012, in thousands:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
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Gross unrecognized tax benefits—beginning of year |  | $ | 3,370 |  | $ | 4,304 |
Gross increases—tax positions in prior period |  |  | 1,464 |  |  | 37 |
Gross decreases—tax positions in prior period |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Gross increases—current-period tax positions |  |  | 1,336 |  |  | 328 |
Lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,296 | )
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Gross unrecognized tax benefits—end of year |  | $ | 4,727 |  | $ | 3,370 |
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