Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2014

Notes to financial statements [Abstract]

Estimated Product Warranty Liabilities

	January 26, 2014			January 27, 2013			January 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period (1)	$	14,874		$	18,406		$	107,896
Additions	6,786			5,738			7,329
Deductions (2)	(14,089		)	(9,270		)	(96,819		)
Balance at end of period	$	7,571		$	14,874		$	18,406

(1)  Includes a balance of $9.6 million, $13.2 million and $103.7 million for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for the remaining amount of the warranty accrual associated with incremental repair and replacement costs from a weak die/packaging material set, which we recorded prior to fiscal year 2012.

(2) Includes $1.8 million, $3.0 million and $73.3 million for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in payments related to weak die/packaging set warranty accrual recorded prior to fiscal year 2012, and $7.8 million related to the release of the final unclaimed portion of that accrual during fiscal year 2014.