Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 was 25.6% compared to 26.6% for the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2012. For the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013 and June 30, 2012, our effective tax rate was 29.6% and 12.1%, respectively. Under U.S. accounting rules for income taxes, quarterly effective tax rates may vary significantly depending on the actual operating results in the various tax jurisdictions, as well as changes in the valuation allowance related to the expected recovery of deferred tax assets. The thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 included net discrete benefits of approximately $5,766, or 6.2 percentage points of the effective tax rate, while the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2012 included net discrete benefits of approximately $4,378, or 5.3 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which primarily reflects the release of an unrecognized tax benefit due to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations in Australia, along with other positive adjustments agreed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The $5,766 net discrete benefits included in the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 is primarily due to a change in estimate of the amount of BrightPoint acquisition costs deductible for tax purposes. A detailed analysis of the acquisition costs incurred by both parties in the deal was completed in the current period, leading to the change in estimate. The remaining year-over-year change in our effective tax rate reflects the change in mix of profit among different tax jurisdictions and losses in certain tax jurisdictions in which we are not able to record a tax benefit. The twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013, included net discrete tax benefits of approximately $6,951, which represents 4.1 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which includes the $5,766 discussed above, as well as $1,185 of net discrete benefits recorded last quarter, primarily due to the release of valuation allowance on U.S. state net operating losses. The twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2012 included net discrete tax benefits of approximately $32,910, or 19.1 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which included the net discrete benefits of $4,378 as discussed above, and a benefit of $28,532, which was primarily the result of the write-off of the historical tax basis of the investment we had maintained in one of our Latin American subsidiary holdings companies, realized during the first thirteen weeks of 2012. Our effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% during these periods primarily due to the discrete items noted above, as well as the relative mix of earnings or losses within the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, such as: a) earnings in lower-tax jurisdictions for which no U.S. taxes have been provided because such earnings are planned to be reinvested indefinitely outside the United States; and b) changes in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. At June 29, 2013, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $38,677 compared to $38,790 at December 29, 2012, representing a net decrease of $113 during the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013. Substantially all of the gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would impact our effective tax rate in the period of recognition. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. In addition to the gross unrecognized tax benefits identified above, the interest and penalties recorded to date by us totaled $7,988 and $7,889 at June 29, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively. Our future effective tax rate will continue to be affected by changes in the relative mix of taxable income and losses in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, our income tax returns are subject to continuous examination by the IRS and other tax authorities. In 2010, the IRS initiated an examination of tax years 2007 to 2009, which was concluded during the second quarter of 2012. As the statute of limitations has been extended to September 30, 2013 for the periods 2008 to 2009, it is possible that the IRS may reopen audits for these periods. During the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013, the IRS initiated its examination of tax years 2010 to 2011. It is possible that within the next twelve months, ongoing tax examinations in the U.S. states and several of our foreign jurisdictions may be resolved, that new tax exams may commence and that other issues may be effectively settled. However, we do not expect our assessment of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over that time.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 was 25.6% compared to 26.6% for the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2012. For the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013 and June 30, 2012, our effective tax rate was 29.6% and 12.1%, respectively. Under U.S. accounting rules for income taxes, quarterly effective tax rates may vary significantly depending on the actual operating results in the various tax jurisdictions, as well as changes in the valuation allowance related to the expected recovery of deferred tax assets.

The thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 included net discrete benefits of approximately $5,766, or 6.2 percentage points of the effective tax rate, while the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2012 included net discrete benefits of approximately $4,378, or 5.3 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which primarily reflects the release of an unrecognized tax benefit due to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations in Australia, along with other positive adjustments agreed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The $5,766 net discrete benefits included in the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2013 is primarily due to a change in estimate of the amount of BrightPoint acquisition costs deductible for tax purposes. A detailed analysis of the acquisition costs incurred by both parties in the deal was completed in the current period, leading to the change in estimate. The remaining year-over-year change in our effective tax rate reflects the change in mix of profit among different tax jurisdictions and losses in certain tax jurisdictions in which we are not able to record a tax benefit.

The twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013, included net discrete tax benefits of approximately $6,951, which represents 4.1 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which includes the $5,766 discussed above, as well as $1,185 of net discrete benefits recorded last quarter, primarily due to the release of valuation allowance on U.S. state net operating losses.

The twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2012 included net discrete tax benefits of approximately $32,910, or 19.1 percentage points of the effective tax rate, which included the net discrete benefits of $4,378 as discussed above, and a benefit of $28,532, which was primarily the result of the write-off of the historical tax basis of the investment we had maintained in one of our Latin American subsidiary holdings companies, realized during the first thirteen weeks of 2012.

Our effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% during these periods primarily due to the discrete items noted above, as well as the relative mix of earnings or losses within the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, such as: a) earnings in lower-tax jurisdictions for which no U.S. taxes have been provided because such earnings are planned to be reinvested indefinitely outside the United States; and b) changes in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.

At June 29, 2013, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $38,677 compared to $38,790 at December 29, 2012, representing a net decrease of $113 during the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2013. Substantially all of the gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would impact our effective tax rate in the period of recognition. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. In addition to the gross unrecognized tax benefits identified above, the interest and penalties recorded to date by us totaled $7,988 and $7,889 at June 29, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively.

Our future effective tax rate will continue to be affected by changes in the relative mix of taxable income and losses in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, our income tax returns are subject to continuous examination by the IRS and other tax authorities. In 2010, the IRS initiated an examination of tax years 2007 to 2009, which was concluded during the second quarter of 2012. As the statute of limitations has been extended to September 30, 2013 for the periods 2008 to 2009, it is possible that the IRS may reopen audits for these periods. During the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013, the IRS initiated its examination of tax years 2010 to 2011.

It is possible that within the next twelve months, ongoing tax examinations in the U.S. states and several of our foreign jurisdictions may be resolved, that new tax exams may commence and that other issues may be effectively settled. However, we do not expect our assessment of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over that time.