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Note 15 - Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
15.
Income Taxes
 
The projected fiscal 2016 effective income tax rates as of October 1, 2016 and applied for the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016 are approximately 41.9% and 26.5% in the United States and Canada, respectively, and yielded a consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 41.2% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 1, 2016. For the comparable prior year period estimated income tax rates were 41.4% and 26.5% in the United States and Canada, respectively, and yielded a consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 39.8% for the thirty-nine week period ended October 3, 2015.  The relative income or loss generated in each jurisdiction can materially impact the overall effective income tax rate of the Company.