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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
13. INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2022 and 2021 was 26.8% and 26.9%, respectively, and the effective tax rate for the comparable six month periods was 25.1% and 22.8%, respectively. The first six months of 2022 and 2021 rates include the impact of the recognition of excess tax benefits on share-based compensation that was recorded as a reduction to income tax expense in the amount of $4.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
 
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds, was $58.1 million and $76.5 million, respectively, in the second quarter and first six months of 2022 and $24.0 million and $24.1 million, respectively, in the second quarter and first six months of 2021.