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Note 10 - Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
1
0
– INCOME
TAXES
 
Accounting standards require that all tax positions be analyzed using a
two
-step approach. The
first
step requires an entity to determine if a tax position is more-likely-than-
not
to be sustained upon examination. In the
second
step, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit, determined on a cumulative probability basis
, that is more-likely-than-
not
to be realized upon ultimate settlement. In the
first
nine
months of
2017,
the Company increased its liability for unrecognized tax benefits by
$0.8
million. As of
October 1, 2017,
the Company had accrued approximately
$28.7
million for unrecognized tax benefits. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company’s deferred tax asset as of
October 1, 2017
reflects a reduction for
$3.3
million of these unrecognized tax benefits.