Segments and Geography Information

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments and Geography Information

Segmentsand Geography Information

The Company has one reportable segment consisting of optical subsystems and components. Optical subsystems consist primarily of transmitters, receivers, transceivers, transponders and active optical cables that provide the fundamental optical-electrical, or optoelectronic, interface for interconnecting the electronic equipment used in building communication networks, including the switches, routers and servers used in wireline networks as well as the antennas and base stations for wireless networks. Optical components consists primarily of packaged lasers, receivers and photodetectors for data communication and telecommunication applications and passive optical components used in telecommunication applications.

The following is a summary of revenues from sales to unaffiliated customers within geographic areas based on the location of the entity purchasing the Company’s products:

	Fiscal Years Ended
(in thousands)	May 3, 2015		April 27, 2014		April 28, 2013
United States	$	425,066	$	339,423	$	269,071
Malaysia	148,258		185,197		183,299
China	242,916		229,231		171,016
Rest of the world	434,704		402,982		310,949
Totals	$	1,250,944	$	1,156,833	$	934,335

Revenues generated in the United States are all from sales to customers located in the United States.

The following is a summary of long-lived assets within geographic areas based on the location of the assets:

	As of
(in thousands)	May 3, 2015		April 27, 2014
United States	$	122,118	$	110,573
Malaysia	54,480		56,007
China	175,580		127,966
Rest of the world	28,704		32,312
	$	380,882	$	326,858

The increase in long-lived assets was primarily due to the additions of property and improvements to the Company's manufacturing facilities in China.