Balance Sheet Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Information

Balance Sheet Information

Accounts Receivable, net. Accounts receivable, net was as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014			December 29, 2013
Accounts receivable	$	783,573		$	904,551
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,646		)	(8,274		)
Price protection, promotions and other activities	(179,258		)	(213,468		)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	596,669		$	682,809

Inventory. Inventory was as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Raw material	$	467,721	$	440,570
Work-in-process	118,249		102,543
Finished goods	213,913		213,862
Total inventory	$	799,883	$	756,975

Other Current Assets. Other current assets were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Income tax receivables	$	70,200	$	7,976
Other tax-related receivables	55,124		62,784
Other non-trade receivables	15,425		37,368
Prepayment to Flash Forward Ltd.	—		5,144
Derivative contract receivables	25		777
Prepaid expenses	12,715		12,630
Convertible note issuance costs	6,355		—
Other current assets	17,688		40,206
Total other current assets	$	177,532	$	166,885

Notes Receivable and Investments in Flash Ventures. Notes receivable and investments in Flash Partners Ltd., Flash Alliance Ltd. and Flash Forward Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Flash Ventures”) were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Notes receivable, Flash Partners Ltd.	$	77,904	$	100,057
Notes receivable, Flash Alliance Ltd.	355,439		323,995
Notes receivable, Flash Forward Ltd.	172,850		169,144
Investment in Flash Partners Ltd.	194,222		190,694
Investment in Flash Alliance Ltd.	290,776		283,999
Investment in Flash Forward Ltd.	68,073		66,731
Total notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures	$	1,159,264	$	1,134,620

Equity-method investments and the Company’s maximum loss exposure related to Flash Ventures are discussed further in Note 11, “Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees – Flash Ventures” and Note 12, “Related Parties and Strategic Investments.”

The Company assesses financing receivable credit quality through financial and operational reviews of the borrower and creditworthiness, including credit rating agency ratings, of significant investors of the borrower, where material or known. Impairments, when required for credit worthiness, are recorded in other income (expense). The Company makes or will make long-term loans to Flash Ventures to fund new process technologies and additional wafer capacities. The Company aggregates its Flash Ventures notes receivable into one class of financing receivables due to the similar ownership interest and common structure in each Flash Venture entity. For all reporting periods presented, no loans were past due and no loan impairments were recorded.

Other Non-current Assets. Other non-current assets were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Prepaid tax onintercompany transactions	$	36,654	$	37,747
Convertible note issuance costs	13,283		20,612
Long-term prepaid income tax	3,168		66,176
Other non-current assets	42,225		42,895
Total other non-current assets	$	95,330	$	167,430

Other Current Accrued Liabilities. Other current accrued liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	155,434	$	227,779
Derivative contract payables	17,129		45,741
Taxes payable	12,585		59,618
Other accrued liabilities	163,978		176,594
Total other current accrued liabilities	$	349,126	$	509,732

Non-current Liabilities. Non-current liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014		December 29, 2013
Income tax liabilities	206,888		205,266
Deferred credits on intercompany transactions	11,874		15,065
Deferred tax liabilities	$	4,336	$	3,482
Other non-current liabilities	88,236		83,270
Total non-current liabilities	$	311,334	$	307,083

Warranties. The liability for warranty expense is included in Other current accrued liabilities and Non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the activity was as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 30, 2014			March 31, 2013
Balance, beginning of period	$	43,624		$	38,787
Additions and adjustments to cost of revenue	7,431			4,878
Usage	(3,490		)	(4,693		)
Balance, end of period	$	47,565		$	38,972

The majority of the Company’s products have a warranty of less than three years, with a small number of products having a warranty ranging up to ten years or more. For warranties ten years or greater, including lifetime warranties, the Company uses the estimated useful life of the product to calculate the warranty exposure. A provision for the estimated future cost related to warranty expense is recorded at the time of customer invoice. The Company’s warranty liability is affected by customer and consumer returns, product failures, number of units sold and repair or replacement costs incurred. Should actual product failure rates, or repair or replacement costs, differ from the Company’s estimates, increases or decreases to its warranty liability would be required.

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). AOCI presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, foreign currency translation and hedging activities, net of tax, for all periods presented (in thousands):

	March 30, 2014			December 29, 2013
Accumulated net unrealized gain (loss) on:
Available-for-sale investments	$	11,157		$	10,479
Foreign currency translation	(26,729		)	(47,440		)
Hedging activities	(24,466		)	(39,498		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(40,038	)	$	(76,459	)

The amount of income tax expense (benefit) allocated to the unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments and foreign currency translation activities was as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 30, 2014		March 31, 2013
Available-for-sale investments	$	377	$	2,053
Foreign currency translation	3,771		(18,311		)
Total income tax expense (benefit) allocated	$	4,148	$	(16,258	)

The significant amounts reclassified out of each component of AOCI were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
AOCI Component	March 30, 2014			March 31, 2013			Statement of Operations  Line Item
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments	$	570		$	(314	)	Interest (expense) and other income (expense), net
Tax impact	(195		)	(175		)	Provision for income taxes
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, net of tax	375			(489		)
Unrealized holding loss on derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	(1,361		)	(1,441		)	Cost of revenue
Foreign exchange contracts	(203		)	—			Research and development
Loss on cash flow hedging activities	(1,564		)	(1,441		)
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$	(1,189	)	$	(1,930	)