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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

The Company’s (loss) income before income taxes consisted of the following:

 

     Years ended  
   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    September 24,
2011
 

Domestic

   $ (1,184,603   $ (46,018   $ 235,204   

Foreign

     (8,358     (15,643     (7,818
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (1,192,961   $ (61,661   $ 227,386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Provision for Income Taxes

The (benefit) provision for income taxes contains the following components:

 

     Years ended  
   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    September 24,
2011
 

Federal:

      

Current

   $ 154,900      $ 146,164      $ 97,834   

Deferred

     (182,739     (143,582     (33,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (27,839     2,582        64,026   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

State:

      

Current

     15,305        15,348        15,739   

Deferred

     (16,709     (10,186     (5,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,404     5,162        9,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign:

      

Current

     7,655        5,653        4,770   

Deferred

     1,465        (1,424     (8,390
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,120        4,229        (3,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (20,123   $ 11,973      $ 70,236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Income Tax (Benefit) at U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate

The income tax (benefit) provision differs from the tax provision computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate due to the following:

 

     Years ended  
   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    September 24,
2011
 

Income tax provision at federal statutory rate

     (35.0 )%      (35.0 )%      35.0

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

      

Goodwill impairment

     32.8        3.3        —     

Domestic production activities deduction

     (1.2     (20.3     (4.1

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     (0.2     5.3        3.6   

Research and investment tax credits

     (1.2     (1.6     (3.2

Unrecognized tax benefits

     0.3        13.5        (3.3

Contingent consideration

     2.6        59.8        1.5   

Nondeductible transaction expenses

     —          7.5        —     

Cessation of Adiana

     —          (28.6     —     

Executive compensation

     0.2        2.3        (1.1

Foreign rate differential

     0.1        3.1        0.8   

Change in valuation allowance

     (0.8     5.4        —     

Other

     0.7        4.7        1.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1.7 )%      19.4     30.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s significant deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
 

Deferred tax assets

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 49,277      $ 47,472   

Capital losses

     23,857        46,750   

Non-deductible accruals

     21,527        22,198   

Non-deductible reserves

     16,054        10,346   

Stock-based compensation

     30,190        31,437   

Research and other credits

     10,679        11,392   

Debt issuance costs

     —          811   

Nonqualified deferred compensation plan

     14,714        12,007   

Other temporary differences

     6,960        3,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     173,258        185,413   

Less: valuation allowance

     (43,354     (64,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 129,904      $ 121,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

    

Depreciation and amortization

   $ (1,494,068   $ (1,635,043

Debt discounts and deferrals

     (189,298     (209,011

Debt issuance costs

     (10,941     —     

Fair value adjustments to current assets and liabilities

     —          (28,413

Investment in subsidiary

     (10,713     (8,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (1,705,020   $ (1,880,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (1,575,116   $ (1,759,870
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Activity of the Company's Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits

The Company’s unrecognized income tax benefits activity for fiscal 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

     2013     2012  

Balance at beginning of fiscal year

   $ 53,148      $ 31,026   

Tax positions related to current year:

    

Additions

     64,992        11,673   

Reductions

     —          —    

Tax positions related to prior years:

    

Additions related to change in estimate

     3,317        1,327   

Reductions

     (363     307   

Payments

     (621     (197

Lapses in statutes of limitations and settlements

     (2,323     (4,144

Acquired tax positions:

    

Additions related to reserves acquired from acquisitions

     3,676        13,156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of the end of the fiscal year

   $ 121,826      $ 53,148