8.	Income Taxes

The effective tax rates for the three months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 were 33.1% and 33.6%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 were 37.2% and 35.4%, respectively. For the nine months ended October 3, 2015, the increase versus the prior year period was due mainly to the Company’s net tax benefit recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 associated with an intercompany loan write-off in connection with the closure of the Company’s China business and the establishment of a valuation allowance related to tax benefits for foreign losses that are not expected to be realized.