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Note 5 - Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
5. Income Taxes
 
The effective tax rate was 22.0% and 9.0% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 3, 2015, respectively compared to 11.6% and 25.3% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2014, respectively. The components of income tax expense in both periods were primarily foreign and state taxes as we currently have a valuation allowance recorded on substantially all domestic deferred tax assets. As there was a valuation allowance recorded on substantially all domestic deferred tax assets in both periods, income tax expense on domestic income was offset by a reversal of a portion of the existing valuation allowance.  The change in the effective rate was primarily driven by the change in pre-tax results for the respective periods.