2.4.0.8133 - Disclosure - Income taxes (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE376591--1320-F0001_STD_364_20130330_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001179821duration2012-04-01T00:00:002013-03-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> The significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax assets at March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 are as follows:   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%" align="center">  <tr> <td width="70%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 31, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">(In thousands)</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Deferred tax assets: </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Loss and tax credit carry forwards </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">41,776</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">41,018</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">2,746</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,015</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Interest expense limitations carry forward </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">6,292</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">5,127</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Inventory allowances </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">759</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">834</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Other reserves not currently deductible </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">874</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,080</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Capital lease obligation </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3,617</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3,759</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Expenses not currently deductible </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">439</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,276</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Other </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">104</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">134</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">56,607</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">57,243</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Valuation allowance </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(56,607</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(57,243</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Net deferred tax asset </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 false0Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets3false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRollForwardTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> The following table reconciles the unrecognized tax benefits at March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012:   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%" align="center">  <tr> <td width="70%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="13%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="13%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 31, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center">(In thousands)</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the year </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Gross increase – tax position in current period </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">299</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">332</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Applied against certain element of deferred tax assets </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(299</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(332</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Unrecognized tax benefits at the end of the year </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the change in unrecognized tax benefits.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 217 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917533&loc=d3e36027-109320 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 false0Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits4false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfComponentsOfIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following components:   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center">  <tr> <td width="58%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 31, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 26, 2011</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center">(In thousands)</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Income tax expense (benefit): </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Current </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">299</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">332</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">444</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Deferred </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">393</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(820</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(4,789</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Valuation allowance </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(672</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">511</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">4,369</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Income tax expense </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">20</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">23</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">24</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 false0Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)5false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> The Company’s provision for income taxes varies from the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rates for the reasons summarized below:   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center">  <tr> <td width="60%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="11%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="11%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="11%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center">Fiscal Year Ended</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 31, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center">March 26, 2011</td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Canadian statutory rate </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">26.2</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">27.5</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">29.3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Rate differential for U.S. operations </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(7.3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(139.1</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">13.9</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Adjustment to valuation allowance </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">21.0</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">493.9</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(62.4</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Utilization of unrecognized losses and other tax attributes </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(45.3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(395.5</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">17.8</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Permanent differences and other </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">6.7</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">22.7</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1.1</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Total </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1.3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">9.5</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">% </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(0.3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)% </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td valign="bottom">   </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319 false0Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate ReconciliationfalseIncome taxes (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.birksandmayors.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsIncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockTables15