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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

We conduct business globally, and as a result, report our results of operations in a number of foreign jurisdictions in addition to the United States.

The reported income tax rate for the three months ended June 27, 2015 was 116.7%, as compared to a reported income tax rate of 13.3% for the three months ended June 28, 2014.

During the three months ended June 27, 2015, we recorded pre-tax losses in Scotland, Italy and Malaysia due to restructuring and transformation costs associated with our manufacturing transformation, and we did not record a corresponding tax benefit due to uncertainty around our ability to realize a tax benefit in these jurisdictions. Similarly, during the three months ended June 28, 2014, we recorded pre-tax losses in Scotland associated with restructuring costs, and we did not record a corresponding tax benefit due to uncertainty around our ability to realize a tax benefit in this jurisdiction.

We also recorded tax expense of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 27, 2015 to increase the deferred tax liability related to amortizable goodwill as a result of the statutory capital gains tax rate in Puerto Rico increasing from 15% to 20%.

We are in a three year cumulative loss position in the U.S. and accordingly have established a valuation allowance against U.S. deferred tax assets.