v2.4.1.9

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2015

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	January 25, 2015				January 26, 2014				January 27, 2013
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	237,738			$	220,543			$	138,262
Increases in tax positions for prior years	—				—				18,800
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(871		)		(714		)		(304		)
Increases in tax positions for current year	22,865				22,787				67,764
Lapse in statute of limitations	(5,997		)		(4,878		)		(3,979		)
Balance at end of period	$	253,735			$	237,738			$	220,543

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	January 25, 2015				January 26, 2014				January 27, 2013
	(In thousands)
Tax expense computed at federal statutory rate	$	264,192			$	178,589			$	231,714
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect	681				1,608				1,048
Foreign tax rate differential	(119,786		)		(93,831		)		(123,626		)
U.S. federal R&D tax credit	(34,319		)		(30,155		)		(29,294		)
Stock-based compensation	4,332				8,900				11,876
Tax expense related to intercompany transaction	9,785				9,785				9,785
Other	(636		)		(4,632		)		(2,000		)
Income tax expense	$	124,249			$	70,264			$	99,503

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	January 25, 2015				January 26, 2014				January 27, 2013
	(In thousands)
Current income taxes:
Federal	$	7,995			$	7,896			$	7,506
State	818				1,234				1,016
Foreign	17,356				18,513				16,766
Total current	26,169				27,643				25,288
Deferred taxes:
Federal	83,827				17,070				28,143
State	—				—				—
Foreign	(1,258		)		(1,640		)		3,717
Total deferred	82,569				15,430				31,860
Charge in lieu of taxes attributable to employer stock option plans	15,511				27,191				42,355
Income tax expense	$	124,249			$	70,264			$	99,503

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	January 25, 2015				January 26, 2014				January 27, 2013
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	173,865			$	79,136			$	99,422
Foreign	580,971				431,118				562,617
Income before income tax	$	754,836			$	510,254			$	662,039

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	January 25, 2015				January 26, 2014
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	72,322			$	81,629
Accruals and reserves, not currently deductible for tax purposes	109,123				131,932
Property, equipment and intangible assets	45,593				48,358
Research and other tax credit carryforwards	350,655				306,975
Stock-based compensation	29,850				33,135
Convertible debt	12,327				14,885
Gross deferred tax assets	619,870				616,914
Less valuation allowance	(260,985		)		(244,487		)
Total deferred tax assets	358,885				372,427
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquired intangibles	(24,463		)		(33,244		)
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(500,031		)		(425,401		)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(524,494		)		(458,645		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(165,609	)		$	(86,218	)

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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