Note 14. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

December 25,

2011

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Domestic operations

  $ (98,775 )   $ (26,399 )   $ (74,554 )

Foreign operations

    22,917       63,782       40,043  

Totals

  $ (75,858 )   $ 37,383     $ (34,511 )
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 30,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

December 25,

2011

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Current:

                       

U.S. federal

  $ 5,981     $ 5,121     $ 5,582  

U.S. state and local

    55       173       30  

Foreign national and local

    1,243       1,532       9,355  
    $ 7,279     $ 6,826     $ 14,967  

Deferred:

                       

U.S. federal

    (3,739 )     -       -  

U.S. state and local

    -       -       -  

Foreign national and local

    (1,130 )     6,173       6,070  
      (4,869 )     6,173       6,070  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 2,410     $ 12,999     $ 21,037  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 29,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

NOL and credit carryforwards

  $ 322,807     $ 311,124  

Deferred distributor income

    11,833       6,981  

Inventory valuation

    11,053       21,123  

Reserves and Accruals

    17,533       15,752  

Property, plant and equipment

    16,820       20,340  

Other

    18,336       18,054  

Total deferred tax assets

    398,382       393,374  

Less: valuation allowance

    (357,883 )     (326,405 )
      40,499       66,969  

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Intangibles basis difference

    (22,422 )     (48,878 )

Unremitted Earnings

    (12,643 )     (14,984 )

Other

    (3,872 )     (2,954 )
Total deferred tax liabilities     (38,937 )     (66,816 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 1,562     $ 153  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Tax

   

Rate

 
   

(in thousands, except

for percentages)

 

Year ended December 29, 2013

               

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $ (26,550 )     35.0 %

State taxes

    55       (0.1 %)

Foreign income tax at other than U.S. rates

    2,219       (2.9 %)
Reserve release from statute expirations     (4,620 )     6.1 %
Acquisition of MCA business     (3,739 )     4.9 %

Valuation allowance

    35,045       (46.2 %)

Provision for income taxes

  $ 2,410       (3.2 %)

Year ended December 30, 2012

               

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $ 13,084       35.0 %

State taxes

    173       0.5 %

Foreign income tax at other than U.S. rates

    (5,866 )     (15.6 %)
Reserve release from statute expirations     (3,813 )     (10.3 %)

Valuation allowance

    9,421       25.2 %

Provision for income taxes

  $ 12,999       34.8 %

Year ended December 25, 2011

               

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $ (12,079 )     35.0 %

State taxes

    30       (0.1 %)

Foreign income tax at other than U.S. rates

    16,400       (47.5 %)
Reserve release from statute expirations     (590 )     1.7 %

Valuation allowance

    17,276       (50.1 %)

Provision for income taxes

  $ 21,037       (61.0 %)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
   

(in thousands)

 

Balance at December 26, 2010

  $ 53,584  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    1,504  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    28,627  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (2,877 )

Lapse of statue of limitations

    (468 )

Balance at December 25, 2011

  $ 80,370  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    2,126  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    965  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (1,422 )

Lapse of statue of limitations

    (1,081 )

Balance at December 30, 2012

  $ 80,958  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    88  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    639  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (495 )

Lapse of statue of limitations

    (1,742 )

Balance at December 29, 2013

  $ 79,448