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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

10. Income Taxes

        The Company's effective income tax rate was a provision of 169.5% and 34.6% for the third quarters of fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate was a provision of 92.8% and 38.6% for the fiscal year to date periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and the fiscal year to date period ended September 29, 2012 was higher than the statutory rate primarily due to losses in foreign locations that provided no tax benefit. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was lower than the statutory rate due to a NeuCo net operating loss carryback realized and the favorable effect of a foreign tax credit. The effective tax rate for the fiscal year to date period ended October 1, 2011 was consistent with the Company's combined federal and state statutory tax rate.