INCOME TAXES (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2015

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Unremitted Earnings in Foreign Investment

As of November 1, 2015, the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries included in consolidated retained earnings amounted to $161.4 million, of which $17.0 million is not considered to be permanently invested. No provision has been made for future U.S. taxes payable on the remaining undistributed earnings of $144.4 million, as they are expected to be indefinitely invested in foreign jurisdictions and, therefore, are not anticipated to be subject to U.S. tax. The amount of undistributed earnings is calculated taking into account the net amount of earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, considering its multitier subsidiary structure, and translating those earnings into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date. During fiscal year 2015, the Company determined that the historic and future accumulated earnings of a foreign subsidiary were not required for future investment due to changes in the operational structure of the subsidiary. Accordingly, a deferred tax liability of $5.7 million has been established on $16.4 million of earnings previously considered indefinitely invested. Prior to the fiscal 2014 acquisition of DPTT, PDMC (formerly PSMC), in accordance with the ownership provisions in the DPTT acquisition agreements, made a onetime remittance of $35 million of earnings that had been previously considered to be indefinitely invested.  The Company has not changed its assertion on the balance of PDMC earnings which remain indefinitely invested.  Should the Company elect in the future to repatriate the foreign earnings so invested, it may incur additional income tax expense on those foreign earnings, the amount of which is not practicable to compute.