Note 15. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28,

   

December 29,

   

December 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 
    (in thousands)  

Domestic operations

  $ (96,981 )   $ (98,775 )   $ (26,399 )

Foreign operations

    36,670       22,917       63,782  

Totals

  $ (60,311 )   $ (75,858 )   $ 37,383  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28,

   

December 29,

   

December 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2012

 
    (in thousands)  

Current:

                       

U.S. federal

  $ 5,183     $ 4,607     $ 4,321  

U.S. state and local

    (55 )     55       173  

Foreign national and local

    7,219       2,617       2,332  
    $ 12,347     $ 7,279     $ 6,826  

Deferred:

                       

U.S. federal

    -       (3,739 )     -  

U.S. state and local

    -       -       -  

Foreign national and local

    (2,624 )     (1,130 )     6,173  
      (2,624 )     (4,869 )     6,173  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 9,723     $ 2,410     $ 12,999  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

Year Ended

 
   

December 28,

2014

   

December 29,

2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 
Deferred tax assets:                

NOL and credit carryforwards

  $ 309,062     $ 322,807  

Deferred distributor income

    15,082       11,833  

Inventory valuation

    10,817       11,053  

Reserves and Accruals

    19,387       17,533  

Property, plant and equipment

    33,641       16,820  

Other

    20,829       18,336  

Total deferred tax assets

    408,818       398,382  

Less: valuation allowance

    (370,935 )     (357,882 )
      37,883       40,500  
Deferred tax liabilities:                

Intangibles basis difference

    (15,486 )     (22,422 )

Unremitted Earnings

    (14,421 )     (12,643 )

Other

    (4,357 )     (3,872 )
Total deferred tax liabilities     (34,264 )     (38,937 )
Net deferred tax assets   $ 3,619     $ 1,563  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Tax

   

Rate

 
   

(in thousands, except

for percentages)

 

Year ended December 28, 2014

               

Statutory federal income tax expense

  $ (21,109 )     35.0 %

State taxes

    (55 )     0.1 %

Foreign income tax at other than U.S. rates

    (3,250 )     5.4 %

Reserve release from statue expirations

    (580 )     1.0 %

Valuation allowance

    34,717       (57.6 %)

Provision for income taxes

  $ 9,723       (16.1 %)

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 statue 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

    (9,679 )     (25.9 %)

Valuation allowance

    9,421       25.2 %

Provision for income taxes

  $ 12,999       34.8 %
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
   

(in thousands)

 

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  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    6,058  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

    13,406  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (499 )

Lapse of statue of limitations

    (580 )

Balance at December 28, 2014

  $ 97,833