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Financial Statement Details (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Financial Statement Details [Abstract]

Summary of the Components of 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

Summary of Changes in Allowance for Sales Returns and Other Incentives

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

Roll-forward of Allowance for Bad Debts

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

Schedule of Inventory, Current

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

Components of Property and Equipment

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

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