2.2.0.7 false Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors (Tables) 0506 - Disclosure - Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors (Tables) true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors (Tables) [Abstract] 0 altr_DeferredIncomeAndAllowancesOnSalesToDistributorsTablesAbstract altr false na duration Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors. false 3 Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors 1 altr_DeferredIncomeAndAllowancesOnSalesToDistributorsTextBlock altr false na duration Deferred Income and Allowances on Sales to Distributors. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="66%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>July 2,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>December 31,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(In thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred revenue on shipment to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">584,777</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">363,448</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred cost of sales on shipment to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(39,374</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(28,971</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred income on shipment to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">545,403</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">334,477</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Advances to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(157,333</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(60,877</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other deferred revenue <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,359</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">8,285</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">395,429</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">281,885</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr style="font-size: 6pt"> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="96"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(1)</td> <td> </td> <td> <div style="text-align: justify">Principally represents revenue deferred on our software and intellectual property licenses. </div></td> </tr> </table> </div>    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="66%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Six Months Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>July 2,</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>June 26,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(In thousands)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at beginning of period </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">281,885</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">205,674</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred revenue recognized upon shipment to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,216,374</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,089,836</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Deferred costs of sales recognized upon shipment to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(246,151</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(143,795</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">(Increase) decrease in advances to distributors </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(96,456</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20,937</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Revenue recognized upon sell-through to end customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(744,607</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(412,025</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Costs of sales recognized upon sell-through to end customers </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">217,260</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">137,145</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Earned distributor price concessions <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup> </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3,188,650</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,547,332</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Returns </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(43,300</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(116,918</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff; padding-top: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Decrease in other deferred revenue </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(926</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(688</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance at end of period </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">395,429</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">232,834</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr style="font-size: 6pt"> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="96"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(1)</td> <td> </td> <td> <div style="text-align: justify">Average aggregate price concessions typically range from 65% to 80% of our list price on an annual basis, depending upon the composition of our sales, volumes, and factors associated with timing of shipments to distributors. </div></td> </tr> </table> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description of type of arrangements and the corresponding amount that comprise the current and noncurrent balance of deferred revenue as of the balance sheet date. 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