INCOME TAXES - Note 10

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes Disclosure

10. INCOME TAXES

On a quarterly basis, we evaluate our expected income tax expense or benefit based on our year-to-date operations, and we record an adjustment in the current quarter.

We recorded a $0.2 million income tax provision and a $0.3 million income tax benefit for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively. The net tax provision is the result of the mix of profits earned by us, in tax jurisdictions with a broad range of income tax rates. The $0.3 million tax benefit for the three months ended April 3, 2011 includes a $0.4 million tax benefit related to the release of uncertain tax benefits due to a lapse of the statute of limitations.