Supplementary Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]
   

Quarters Ended

 
                                                                 
                                                                 
   

December 29,

2013

   

September 29,

2013

   

June 30,

2013

   

March 31,

2013

   

December 30,

2012

   

September 30,

2012

   

July 1,

2012

   

March 25,

2012

 
                                                                 

Net sales (1)

  $ 313,670     $ 273,378     $ 195,070     $ 189,572     $ 223,987     $ 239,747     $ 233,440     $ 218,758  

Cost of sales

    220,422       217,209       137,714       143,717       152,047       161,281       159,529       159,560  

Gross profit

    93,248       56,169       57,356       45,855       71,940       78,466       73,911       59,198  

Research and development (1)

    42,102       38,341       23,548       22,777       24,771       27,407       29,631       26,041  

Sales, general and administrative (1)

    60,824       54,544       34,414       28,483       32,121       35,228       35,617       32,640  

Net gain on sale of Kuala Lampur land and building

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (28,434 )     -  

Restructuring charges (credits)

    (247 )     6,264       -       -       -       1,862       (729 )     4,518  

Operating income (loss)

    (9,431 )     (42,980 )     (606 )     (5,405 )     15,048       13,969       37,826       (4,001 )

Interest and other income (expense), net (2)

    (3,252 )     3,578       3,118       962       2,472       1,267       (556 )     1,505  

Interest expense

    (7,459 )     (7,351 )     (7,378 )     (7,604 )     (7,224 )     (7,339 )     (7,903 )     (7,681 )

Gain (loss) on acquisition of Microcontroller and Analog business (3)

    (255 )     8,205       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (20,397 )     (38,548 )     (4,866 )     (12,047 )     10,296       7,897       29,367       (10,177 )

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

    (3,301 )     1,644       1,635       (2,388 )     (3,428 )     (2,757 )     (3,370 )     (3,445 )

Net income (loss)

  $ (23,698 )   $ (36,904 )   $ (3,231 )   $ (14,435 )   $ 6,868     $ 5,140     $ 25,997     $ (13,622 )

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (503 )

Net income(loss) attributable to Spansion Inc. common stockholders

  $ (23,698 )   $ (36,904 )   $ (3,231 )   $ (14,435 )   $ 6,868     $ 5,140     $ 25,997     $ (13,119 )
                                                                 

Net income (loss) per share

                                                               

Basic

  $ (0.40 )   $ (0.63 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.25 )   $ 0.11     $ 0.09     $ 0.43     $ (0.22 )

Diluted

  $ (0.40 )   $ (0.63 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.25 )   $ 0.11     $ 0.08     $ 0.43     $ (0.22 )
                                                                 

Shares used in per share calculateion

                                                               

Basic

    58,878       58,785       58,646       58,086       60,144       60,139       59,975       59,676  

Diluted

    58,878       58,785       58,646       58,086       61,487       60,820       60,475       59,676  

 

(1) The increase for the quarter ended September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013 are mainly due to the acquisition of the MCA business

 

(2) The decrease for the quarter ended December 29, 2013 is due to $5.3M higher realized, unrealized loss on foreign currency transactions in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013

 

(3) The gain for the quarter ended September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013, relates to the gain and related adjustments on acquistion of the MCA business. The accounting guidance requires that the economic gain resulting from the fair value received being greater than the consideration paid to acquire the net assets to be recorded as an one-time gain included in earnings.