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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The following table presents income taxes and the effective tax rates for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentages):
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
October 2,
2021		September 26,
2020		October 2,
2021		September 26,
2020
Income taxes$(159,982)$149 $(159,625)$626 
Effective tax rate(917.2)%0.7 %(271.1)%6.3 %
The Company’s income taxes for the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020 was determined using an estimated effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items that occurred during the respective periods. The income tax benefit for the nine months ended October 2, 2021 was primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance on certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets and, to a lesser degree, benefits related to stock-based compensation and income taxes related to various states and profitable subsidiaries. For the nine months ended September 26, 2020, the tax expense was primarily related to the foreign tax provision.
The Company has net deferred tax assets that have arisen primarily as a result of temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. The Company’s ability to realize a deferred tax asset is based on its ability to generate sufficient future taxable income within the applicable carryforward period and subject to any applicable limitations.
A valuation allowance is required when, based upon an assessment of various factors, including recent operating loss history, anticipated future earnings, and prudent and reasonable tax planning strategies, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At each reporting period, the Company assesses the estimated future realizability of the gross carrying value of its deferred tax assets. The Company’s periodic assessments take into consideration both positive evidence (future profitability projections for example and recent financial performance) and negative evidence (historical financial performance for example) as it relates to evaluating the future recoverability of its deferred tax assets. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $162.0 million offset by current income taxes, based on management’s reassessment of the amount of its U.S. federal and other state deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized, primarily as a result of actual and projected increases in U.S. profitability in the current and future periods. In performing its analysis, the Company used the most updated plans and estimates that it currently uses to manage the underlying business and calculated the ability to utilize its deferred tax assets. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance of $28.7 million on certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets that the Company believes are not more likely than not to be realized in future periods.
The Company considers scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, ongoing tax planning strategies and other matters, including the period over which its deferred tax assets will be recoverable, in assessing the need for and the amount of the valuation allowance. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates, or if the Company decides to adjust these estimates in the future periods, further adjustments to its valuation allowance may be recorded, which could materially impact the Company’s financial position and net income in the period of the adjustment.
As of September 26, 2020, the total expense was primarily related to foreign activity. In 2020, based on a review of the positive and negative evidence, management concluded that the deferred tax assets were not more likely to be realized which resulted in an immaterial domestic provision as the deferred tax assets were fully offset with the valuation allowance.
The Company’s income taxes may be subject to fluctuation during the year and in future years as new information is obtained, which may affect the assumptions used to estimate the annual effective tax rate including factors as actual results differing from its estimates of pre-tax earnings in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, which could impact the recognition of its deferred tax assets, the recognition or de-recognition of tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions and changes in or the interpretation of tax laws in jurisdictions where the Company conducts business.