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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Tabular Disclosure of Income Before Income Tax Between Domestic and Foreign Jurisdictions

Income before provision for income taxes for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):

		2014				2013				2012
United States		$	76,709			$	44,005			$	3,602
Foreign			(2,250	)			57,728				64,948
Income before provision for income taxes		$	74,459			$	101,733			$	68,550

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):

		2014				2013				2012
Current tax expense (benefit)
Federal		$	(3,370	)		$	(9,232	)		$	5,524
State			7				4				36
Foreign			12,334				10,521				9,587
			8,971				1,293				15,147
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Federal			18,713				1,876				(814	)
State			—				—				—
Foreign			86				(369	)			73
			18,799				1,507				(741	)
Provision for income taxes		$	27,770			$	2,800			$	14,406

Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Federal Statutory Rate

The provision for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 as follows (in thousands):

		2014				2013				2012
Provision at U.S. federal statutory rate		$	26,061			$	35,606			$	23,992
State income taxes			5				3				139
Qualified stock options			939				2,071				2,280
Business credits			(2,852	)			(3,722	)			(1,278	)
Foreign tax differential			(19,584	)			(16,589	)			(10,933	)
Remeasurement of unrecognized tax benefits			—				(15,569	)			—
Non-deductible portion of contingent consideration			21,222				—				—
Change in valuation allowance			(370	)			(154	)			(27	)
Nondeductible amortization			935				578				—
Other differences			1,414				576				233
Provision for income taxes		$	27,770			$	2,800			$	14,406

Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Net deferred tax assets as of the end of fiscal 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

		2014				2013
Current deferred tax assets		$	7,232			$	2,837
Non-current deferred tax assets			5,043				13,374
Net deferred tax assets		$	12,275			$	16,211

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Significant components of our deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of the end of fiscal 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

		2014				2013
Deferred tax assets:
Investment writedowns		$	6,279			$	6,769
Capital loss carryforward			14				1,352
Inventory writedowns			305				268
Depreciation and amortization			2,277				86
Accrued compensation			2,519				2,027
Deferred compensation			4,605				—
Share-based compensation			9,255				15,436
Business credit carryforward			18,103				13,332
Net operating loss carryforward			8,738				1,166
Other accruals			681				437
			52,776				40,873
Valuation allowance			(14,812	)			(15,556	)
			37,964				25,317
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquisition intangibles			(18,057	)			(834	)
Interest			(7,632	)			(8,272	)
			(25,689	)			(9,106	)
Net deferred tax assets		$	12,275			$	16,211

Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 consisted of the following (in millions):

		2014				2013				2012
Beginning balance		$	8.2			$	23.1			$	20.2
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions			1.1				1.8				2.6
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions			1.7				—				0.3
Remeasurement for results of income tax examination			—				(15.0	)			—
Decrease due to statute expiration			(0.8	)			(1.7	)			—
Ending Balance		$	10.2			$	8.2			$	23.1

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