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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (before the federal impact of state items) is as follows:
(in thousands) |
Balance at January 27, 2019 | $ | 18,293 |
Additions/(decreases) based on tax positions related to the current fiscal year | 6,614 |
Balance at July 28, 2019 | $ | 24,907 |
Liability For Uncertain Tax Positions | The liability for UTP is reflected in the Balance Sheets as follows:
(in thousands) | July 28, 2019 |  | January 27, 2019
Deferred tax assets - non-current | $ | 12,569 |  |  | $ | 12,492 |
Other long-term liabilities | 11,010 |  |  | 4,479 |
Total accrued taxes | $ | 23,579 |  |  | $ | 16,971 |
Regional Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | The Company’s regional income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and equity in net losses of equity method investments was as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
(in thousands) | July 28, 2019 |  | July 29, 2018 |  | July 28, 2019 |  | July 29, 2018
Domestic | $ | (6,426 | ) |  | $ | (3,524 | ) |  | $ | (14,894 | ) |  | $ | (11,224 | )
Foreign | 20,590 |  |  | 34,802 |  |  | 40,451 |  |  | 37,405 |
Total | $ | 14,164 |  |  | $ | 31,278 |  |  | $ | 25,557 |  |  | $ | 26,181 |

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