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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $6.1 million and $7.1 million for the two quarters ended June 26, 2013 and June 27, 2012, respectively. For the 2013 period, the difference in the overall effective rate from the U.S. Statutory rate was due to state and foreign taxes, employment tax credits, and discrete tax items. The passage of the American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012 resulted in deferred tax benefits of $0.3 million related to work opportunity credits generated in 2012, which were allowed retroactively. In addition, state jobs tax credits of $0.8 million were claimed during the 2013 period resulting from the prior year's hiring activity. The provision for income taxes for the 2012 period was determined using our effective rate estimated for the entire fiscal year.