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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and the Related Provision for Income Taxes | The components of income from operations before income taxes and the related provision for income taxes are presented below:
| Fiscal Year
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in thousands)
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | (290,308) |  |  | $ | 185,667 |  |  | $ | 280,075 |
Non-U.S. | 383,422 |  |  | 395,617 |  |  | 342,912 |
Total income before income taxes | $ | 93,114 |  |  | $ | 581,284 |  |  | $ | 622,987 |
Income tax provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 36,349 |  |  | $ | 49,090 |  |  | $ | 75,052 |
Foreign | 86,493 |  |  | 85,356 |  |  | 68,644 |
State | 12,175 |  |  | 17,817 |  |  | 19,790 |
Total current | 135,017 |  |  | 152,263 |  |  | 163,486 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (50,555) |  |  | (42,987) |  |  | (27,230) |
Foreign | (6,922) |  |  | 779 |  |  | (1,134) |
State | (9,717) |  |  | (9,141) |  |  | (4,743) |
Total deferred | (67,194) |  |  | (51,349) |  |  | (33,107) |
Total provision for income taxes | $ | 67,823 |  |  | $ | 100,914 |  |  | $ | 130,379 |
Schedule of Reconciliations of the Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rates | Reconciliations of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to effective tax rates are as follows:
| Fiscal Year
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
U.S. statutory income tax rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
Foreign tax rate differences | 11.1 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 0.4 |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | (1.2) |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 2.3 |
Non-deductible compensation | 5.2 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.9 |
Research tax credits and enhanced deductions | (29.3) |  |  | (5.0) |  |  | (3.8) |
Stock-based compensation | 2.6 |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | (1.4) |
Enacted tax rate changes | 3.0 |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | 0.4 |
Tax on unremitted earnings | 10.7 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.6 |
Impact of tax uncertainties | 0.6 |  |  | (0.3) |  |  | (1.3) |
Impact of acquisitions and restructuring | 1.3 |  |  | (4.2) |  |  | 2.0 |
Net operating loss deferred tax asset recognition, net of valuation allowance (NOL DTA) | (0.9) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (0.8) |
Global intangible low-taxed income | 6.3 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 0.8 |
Foreign-derived intangible income | (7.6) |  |  | (1.4) |  |  | (1.4) |
Goodwill Impairment | 48.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign Local Tax | 1.6 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |
Other | (0.1) |  |  | (0.6) |  |  | (0.4) |
Effective income tax rate | 72.8 | % |  | 17.4 | % |  | 20.9 | %
Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| December 28, 2024 |  | December 30, 2023
| (in thousands)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Compensation | $ | 34,932 |  |  | $ | 30,167 |
Accruals and reserves | 17,523 |  |  | 19,121 |
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards | 348,228 |  |  | 379,959 |
Operating lease liability | 132,388 |  |  | 117,449 |
Capitalized R&D Expenditures | 46,247 |  |  | 35,673 |
Other | 25,133 |  |  | 12,190 |
Valuation allowance | (286,771) |  |  | (304,248) |
Total deferred tax assets | 317,680 |  |  | 290,311 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangibles | (198,103) |  |  | (231,020) |
Depreciation related | (41,481) |  |  | (57,791) |
Venture capital investments | (1,654) |  |  | (8,350) |
Tax on unremitted earnings | (11,622) |  |  | (25,080) |
Right-of-use assets | (113,631) |  |  | (102,620) |
Other | (15,970) |  |  | (16,520) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (382,461) |  |  | (441,381) |
Net deferred taxes | $ | (64,781) |  |  | $ | (151,070) |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Valuation Allowance | A reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending valuation allowance are as follows:
| Fiscal Year
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Beginning balance | $ | 304,248 |  |  | $ | 294,753 |  |  | $ | 315,645 |
Additions (reductions) charged to income tax provision, net | 965 |  |  | 963 |  |  | 1,929 |
Reductions due to divestitures, restructuring | (1,877) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,337) |
Currency translation and other | (16,565) |  |  | 8,532 |  |  | (17,484) |
Ending balance | $ | 286,771 |  |  | $ | 304,248 |  |  | $ | 294,753 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of the Company's Beginning and Ending Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending unrecognized income tax benefits is as follows:
| Fiscal Year
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 22,702 |  |  | $ | 23,242 |  |  | $ | 32,592 |
Additions to tax positions for current year | 2,649 |  |  | 3,093 |  |  | 4,756 |
Additions to tax positions for prior years | 852 |  |  | 721 |  |  | 962 |
Reductions to tax positions for prior years | (801) |  |  | (4,058) |  |  | (1,420) |
Settlements | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10,514) |
Expiration of statute of limitations | (362) |  |  | (296) |  |  | (3,134) |
Ending balance | $ | 25,040 |  |  | $ | 22,702 |  |  | $ | 23,242 |

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