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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rates for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and March 1, 2014, were 33.6 percent and 33.3 percent, respectively. The company's United States federal statutory rate is 35 percent. For the nine month periods ended February 28, 2015 and March 1, 2014, the effective tax rates were 33.5 percent and 41.1 percent, respectively. The decrease in the rate during the nine month period ended February 28, 2015 resulted from a shift in the relative mix of income and loss between the taxing jurisdictions from the prior year primarily due to legacy pension expenses recorded in the prior year.

The company had income tax accruals associated with uncertain tax benefits totaling $1.5 million and $1.7 million as of February 28, 2015 and March 1, 2014, respectively.

The company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through income tax expense in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Interest and penalties recognized in the company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income were $0.2 million for the three month period and $0.3 million for the nine month period ended February 28, 2015. Interest and penalties recognized in the company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income were negligible for the three and nine month periods ended March 1, 2014. The company's recorded liability for potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits totaled $0.9 million and $0.7 million as of February 28, 2015 and March 1, 2014, 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 twelve months as a result of the audits. Tax payments 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-United States income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years before 2011.