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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2015 were 33.7% and 45.8%, compared to 69.8% and 25.5% for the respective periods last year. The tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2015 were primarily driven by losses incurred at certain foreign subsidiaries for which the Company does not receive tax benefits and the re-enactment of the U.S. research and development tax credit. In addition, the tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2015 was impacted by the reversal of previously recorded reserves as a result of the effective settlement of the Company’s IRS audit. The tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2014 were primarily driven by losses incurred at certain foreign subsidiaries for which the Company did not receive tax benefits.

For the six months ended December 28, 2014, the Company's unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $2.0 million, all of which impacted the current effective tax rate. This amount substantially consists of the aforementioned reversal of reserves.

Income tax returns are filed in the U.S., state, and foreign jurisdictions and related audits occur on a regular basis. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations before fiscal 2012 and is currently under audit by various jurisdictions. With respect to the Company's major foreign jurisdictions, they are no longer subject to tax examinations before fiscal 2004.