Note 9 Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

	Year Ended
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	92,961	$	3,517	$	(7,548	)
Foreign	68,778		99,889		57,491
Total	$	161,739	$	103,406	$	49,943

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

	Year Ended
	September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Federal:
Current	$	5,889		$	—		$	(3,223	)
Deferred	(43,789		)	(6,611		)	(154,292		)
State:
Current	(100		)	1,388			(124		)
Deferred	(1,251		)	(189		)	(4,408		)
Foreign:
Current	27,937			31,249			28,928
Deferred	(24,112		)	(1,782		)	2,828
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	(35,426	)	$	24,055		$	(130,291	)

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

	As of
	September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	$	452,754		$	473,025
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	298,693			307,404
Acquisition related intangibles	58,442			73,205
Accruals not currently deductible	62,148			50,835
Property, plant and equipment	23,754			20,557
Tax credit carryforwards	9,155			24,330
Reserves not currently deductible	18,612			22,588
Stock compensation expense	14,173			13,970
Unrealized losses	4,417			4,437
Other	745			132
Valuation allowance	(663,193		)	(788,260		)
Total deferred tax assets	279,700			202,223
Deferred tax liabilities on foreign earnings	(19,872		)	(19,873		)
Other deferred tax liabilities	(9,521		)	(1,195		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	250,307		$	181,155
Recorded as:
Current deferred tax assets	$	37,738		$	23,276
Non-current deferred tax assets	217,645			157,879
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	(5,076		)	—
Net deferred tax assets	$	250,307		$	181,155

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

	Year Ended
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
Federal tax at statutory rate	35.00	%	35.00	%	35.00	%
Effect of foreign operations	(4.34	)	(8.17	)	21.73
Foreign income inclusion	1.17		4.08		10.48
Change in valuation allowance	(4.23	)	11.54		(6.74	)
Permanent items	2.69		0.26		3.11
Change to other comprehensive income	2.05		—		(6.64	)
Release of valuation allowance	(54.18	)	(20.79	)	(317.76	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(0.06	)	1.34		(0.06	)
Effective tax rate	(21.90	)%	23.26	%	(260.88	)%

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	65,148		$	54,224
Increase related to prior year tax positions	—			13,238
Decrease related to prior year tax positions	(11,274		)	(5,672		)
Increase related to current year tax positions	4,993			3,358
Settlement	(4,630		)	—
Balance, end of year	$	54,237		$	65,148