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Financial Statement Details | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 24, 2012
Financial Statement Details [Abstract] |
Financial Statement Details | Financial Statement Details Accounts Receivable, net The following is a summary of the components of accounts receivable, net (in thousands):
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
Billed trade receivables |  | $173,145 |  |  |  | $137,799 |
Unbilled contract receivables | 1,576 |  |  | 1,038 |
| 174,721 |  |  | 138,837 |
Allowance for sales returns, discounts and other incentives | (20,681 | ) |  | (19,615 | )
Allowance for bad debts | (1,782 | ) |  | (753 | )
Total accounts receivable, net |  | $152,258 |  |  |  | $118,469 |
The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s allowance for sales returns and other incentives (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011 |  | June 27, 2010
Balance at beginning of period |  | $19,615 |  |  |  | $20,551 |  |  |  | $9,644 |
Current period claims | (64,826 | ) |  | (47,448 | ) |  | (23,036 | )
Provision for sales returns | 65,892 |  |  | 46,512 |  |  | 33,943 |
Balance at end of period |  | $20,681 |  |  |  | $19,615 |  |  |  | $20,551 |
The following table is a roll forward of the Company’s allowance for bad debts (in thousands):
| Fiscal Years Ended
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011 |  | June 27, 2010
Balance at beginning of period |  | $753 |  |  |  | $1,947 |  |  |  | $2,531 |
Current year provision | 1,029 |  |  | (956 | ) |  | 738 |
Write-offs net of recoveries | — |  |  | (238 | ) |  | (1,322 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $1,782 |  |  |  | $753 |  |  |  | $1,947 |
Inventories The following is a summary of the components of inventories (in thousands):
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
Raw material |  | $57,618 |  |  |  | $38,781 |
Work-in-progress | 74,241 |  |  | 74,816 |
Finished goods | 56,990 |  |  | 62,885 |
Total inventories |  | $188,849 |  |  |  | $176,482 |
Property and Equipment, net The following table reflects the components of property and equipment (in thousands):
| June 24, 2012 |  | June 26, 2011
Furniture and fixtures |  | $11,499 |  |  |  | $10,439 |
Land and buildings | 289,163 |  |  | 254,190 |
Machinery and equipment | 856,733 |  |  | 799,259 |
Aircraft and vehicles | 15,912 |  |  | 748 |
Computer hardware/software | 29,510 |  |  | 26,954 |
Leasehold improvements and other | 19,082 |  |  | 18,305 |
Construction in progress | 108,986 |  |  | 95,974 |
| 1,330,885 |  |  | 1,205,869 |
Accumulated depreciation | (748,424 | ) |  | (649,940 | )
Property and Equipment, net |  | $582,461 |  |  |  | $555,929 |
Depreciation of property and equipment totaled $110.6 million, $93.1 million and $74.1 million for the years ended June 24, 2012, June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010, respectively. During the years ended June 24, 2012, June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010, the Company recorded approximately $2.6 million, $1.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively, as losses on disposals or impairments of property and equipment. These charges are reflected in Loss on Disposal or Impairment of Long Lived Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

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