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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013, were 33.3 percent and 29.4 percent, respectively. The company's United States federal statutory rate is 35 percent. The prior year's effective tax rate is lower than the current quarter primarily due to research and development tax credits stemming from the signing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, extending the benefits retroactively to January 2012. For the nine months ended March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013, the effective tax rates were 41.1 percent and 32.3 percent, respectively. The effective rate in the nine month period of the current year is above the statutory rate, which primarily resulted from a shift in the relative mix of income and loss between the taxing jurisdictions. This change in mix was driven primarily by legacy pension expenses recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, which resulted in a book-income tax benefit calculated at the company's U.S income tax rate. The effective tax rate in the nine month period of fiscal 2013 was below the statutory rate, which was primarily due to the manufacturing deduction under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA), and research and development tax credits due to the signing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, extending the benefits retroactively to January 2012.

The company had income tax accruals associated with uncertain tax benefits totaling $1.7 million and $1.5 million as of March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013, respectively.

The company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through income tax expense in its statement of comprehensive income. Interest and penalties recognized in the company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the nine months ended March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013 were negligible. As of March 1, 2014 and March 2, 2013, the company's recorded liability for potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits totaled $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

The company is subject to periodic audits by domestic and foreign tax authorities. Currently, the company is undergoing routine periodic audits in both domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions. It is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits could change in the next 12 months as a result of the audits. Tax changes related to these audits, if any, are not expected to be material to the company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

For the majority of tax jurisdictions, the company is no longer subject to state, local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years before 2010.