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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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