Note 18. Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
United States	$	(5,274	)	$	(12,366	)	$	(4,220	)
International		(75,747	)		(160,645	)		14,117
Total	$	(81,021	)	$	(173,011	)	$	9,897

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Current
Federal	$	(162	)	$	2,003		$	3,052
State		15			(27	)		15
Foreign		8,496			3,397			2,562
Total current		8,349			5,373			5,629
Deferred:
Federal		15,932			(3,434	)		(3,791	)
Foreign		(3,534	)		(6,905	)		(1,088	)
Total deferred		12,398			(10,339	)		(4,879	)
Total provision (benefit)	$	20,747		$	(4,966	)	$	750

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss	$	8,426		$	8,015
Investment impairment		1,519			1,823
Allowance, reserve and other		8,126			5,272
Depreciation		2,598			3,421
Tax credits		10,936			10,022
Stock-based compensation		10,840			11,072
Total gross deferred tax assets		42,445			39,625
Valuation allowance		(33,305	)		(17,109	)
Total net deferred tax assets		9,140			22,516
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquired intangibles and other		(1,395	)		(2,151	)
Total net deferred tax assets	$	7,745		$	20,365

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

	Amount		Range of Expiration Years
Net operating losses, federal	$	33,934	2019	-	2032
Net operating losses, state		25,407	2014	-	2033
Net operating losses, foreign		29,669	Indefinite
Tax credits, federal		15,693	2019	-	2033
Tax credits, state		15,689	Indefinite

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Computed at federal statutory rate of 35%	$	(28,357	)	$	(60,554	)	$	3,464
State taxes provision (benefit), net of federal benefit		10			(33	)		10
Uncertain tax positions		219			441			853
Difference between statutory rate and foreign effective tax rate		31,469			49,839			(3,466	)
Stock-based compensation expense		2,391			746			878
Change in federal valuation allowance		16,704			-			-
Tax credits		(1,561	)		(1,326	)		(1,201	)
Goodwill and intangible assets impairment		-			5,646			-
Other		(128	)		275			212
Total	$	20,747		$	(4,966	)	$	750

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Beginning balance	$	22,389		$	20,337		$	18,841
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		4,596			1,965			1,436
Additions for tax positions of prior years		283			404			388
Reductions for tax positions of prior year		(252	)		(317	)		(328	)
Ending balance	$	27,016		$	22,389		$	20,337