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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $(11.4) million and an income tax provision of $27.2 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively, which included a net benefit of $(0.6) million and a net charge of $6.7 million, respectively. The net benefit of $(0.6) million related to certain special tax items. The net charge of $6.7 million was due primarily to updates related to 2017 tax reform. The effective tax rate, which is calculated as the income tax provision (benefit) as a percentage of earnings (loss) before income taxes, for the three months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 was 23.9 percent and 27.2 percent, respectively.

No deferred income taxes have been provided as of March 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 or March 31, 2018 on the applicable undistributed earnings of the non-U.S. subsidiaries where the indefinite reinvestment assertion has been applied. If at some future date these earnings cease to be indefinitely reinvested and are repatriated, the Company may be subject to additional U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes on such amounts. The Company continues to provide deferred taxes, as required, on the undistributed net earnings of foreign subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates that are not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested in operations outside the United States.

As of March 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company had $2.7 million, $2.3 million and $2.8 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, respectively. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 30, 2019 could decrease by approximately $1.0 million in the next 12 months due to settlements with taxing authorities or lapses in the applicable statute of limitations. Due to the various jurisdictions in which the Company files tax returns and the uncertainty regarding the timing of the settlement of tax audits, it is possible that there could be significant changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits in 2019, but the amount cannot be estimated at this time.

The Company is regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has completed its field examination and has issued its Revenue Agents Report through the 2014 tax year and all open issues have been resolved. The Company is currently open to tax examinations by the IRS for the 2014 through 2017 tax years. Primarily as a result of filing amended returns, which were generated by the closing of federal income tax audits, the Company is still open to state and local tax audits in major tax jurisdictions dating back to the 2012 taxable year. The Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by any major foreign tax jurisdiction for years prior to 2013.