5. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate, adjusted for losses from noncontrolling interests, for the 13 and 26 weeks ended November 26, 2015 was 36.9% and 38.1%, respectively, and was 39.4% and 39.2% for the 13 and 26 weeks ended November 27, 2014, respectively. The Company does not include the income tax expense or benefit related to the net earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in its income tax expense as the entities are considered pass-through entities and, as such, the income tax expense or benefit is attributable to its owners.