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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Aug. 29, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rates for the three month periods ended August 29, 2015 and August 30, 2014, were 33.6 percent and 33.0 percent, respectively. The company's United States federal statutory rate is 35 percent. The current year rate is lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the manufacturing deduction under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 ("AJCA") and the mix of earnings in taxing jurisdictions that have rates that are lower than the United States statutory rate. The effective rate in the prior year was lower than the statutory rate due to the release of a valuation allowance against a foreign deferred tax asset related to financing costs as well as due to the manufacturing deduction under the AJCA.

The company had income tax accruals associated with uncertain tax benefits totaling $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of August 29, 2015 and August 30, 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 for the three month periods ended August 29, 2015 and August 30, 2014 were negligible. The company's recorded liability for potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits totaled $1.1 million and $0.5 million as of August 29, 2015 and August 30, 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 2012.