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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 04, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 13% and 17% for the quarters ended July 4, 2015 and June 28, 2014, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 14% and 16% for the six months ended July 4, 2015 and June 28, 2014, respectively. The lower effective income tax rate for the quarter ended July 4, 2015 compared to the quarter ended June 28, 2014 was primarily due to a lower proportion of earnings attributed to domestic subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates higher than foreign subsidiaries as well as an income tax benefit recognized in the second quarter of 2015 related to the realization of an unrecognized tax benefit resulting from the effective settlement of a position in a foreign jurisdiction. The lower effective income tax rate for the six months ended July 4, 2015 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2014 was primarily due to a lower proportion of earnings attributed to domestic subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates higher than foreign subsidiaries.