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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Tabular disclosure of Income Before Income Tax Between Domestic and Foreign Jurisdictions | Income (loss) before provision for income taxes for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
United States |  | $ | 44,005 |  |  | $ | 3,602 |  |  | $ | (915 | )
Foreign |  |  | 57,728 |  |  |  | 64,948 |  |  |  | 74,386 |
Income before provision for income taxes |  | $ | 101,733 |  |  | $ | 68,550 |  |  | $ | 73,471 |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Current tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | (9,232 | ) |  | $ | 5,524 |  |  | $ | 2,573 |
State |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 152 |
Foreign |  |  | 10,521 |  |  |  | 9,587 |  |  |  | 10,616 |
|  |  | 1,293 |  |  |  | 15,147 |  |  |  | 13,341 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 1,876 |  |  |  | (814 | ) |  |  | (3,579 | )
State |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign |  |  | (369 | ) |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | (87 | )
|  |  | 1,507 |  |  |  | (741 | ) |  |  | (3,666 | )
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | 2,800 |  |  | $ | 14,406 |  |  | $ | 9,675 |
Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Federal Statutory Rate | The provision for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 as follows (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Provision at U.S. federal statutory rate |  | $ | 35,606 |  |  | $ | 23,992 |  |  | $ | 25,715 |
State income taxes |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 390 |
Qualified stock options |  |  | 2,071 |  |  |  | 2,280 |  |  |  | 2,129 |
Business credits |  |  | (3,722 | ) |  |  | (1,278 | ) |  |  | (2,910 | )
Foreign tax differential |  |  | (16,589 | ) |  |  | (10,933 | ) |  |  | (15,818 | )
Remeasurement of unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | (15,569 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (21 | )
Nondeductible amortization |  |  | 578 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other differences |  |  | 576 |  |  |  | 233 |  |  |  | 190 |
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | 2,800 |  |  | $ | 14,406 |  |  | $ | 9,675 |
Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) | Net deferred tax assets as of the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current deferred tax assets |  | $ | 2,837 |  |  | $ | 1,596 |
Non-current deferred tax assets |  |  | 13,374 |  |  |  | 13,725 |
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 16,211 |  |  | $ | 15,321 |
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) | Significant components of our deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment writedowns |  | $ | 6,769 |  |  | $ | 6,871 |
Capital loss carryforward |  |  | 1,352 |  |  |  | 1,984 |
Inventory writedowns |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 259 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 605 |
Accrued compensation |  |  | 2,027 |  |  |  | 1,443 |
Share-based compensation |  |  | 15,436 |  |  |  | 15,913 |
Business credit carryforward |  |  | 13,332 |  |  |  | 14,372 |
Net operating loss carryforward |  |  | 1,166 |  |  |  | 1,403 |
Other accruals |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 612 |
|  |  | 40,873 |  |  |  | 43,462 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (15,556 | ) |  |  | (14,715 | )
|  |  | 25,317 |  |  |  | 28,747 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition intangibles |  |  | (834 | ) |  |  | (4,583 | )
Interest deduction |  |  | (8,272 | ) |  |  | (8,843 | )
|  |  | (9,106 | ) |  |  | (13,426 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 16,211 |  |  | $ | 15,321 |
Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 23.1 |  |  | $ | 20.2 |  |  | $ | 19.0 |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | — |
Remeasurement for results of income tax examination |  |  | (15.0 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Decrease due to statute expiration |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1.6 | )
Ending Balance |  | $ | 8.2 |  |  | $ | 23.1 |  |  | $ | 20.2 |

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