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Prepayments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2014
Schedule of Prepayments | Prepayments consist of the following and are included in prepayments on the balance sheet:
|  | September 28, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Contract manufacturer prepayments |  | $ | 68,126 |  |  | $ | 115,388 |
Prepaid maintenance and other services |  |  | 6,794 |  |  |  | 6,538 |
Prepaid taxes |  |  | 3,413 |  |  |  | 3,281 |
Other prepayments |  |  | 10,399 |  |  |  | 11,167 |
Total prepayments |  | $ | 88,732 |  |  | $ | 136,374 |

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