Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable from Product Revenues, net

Accounts receivable from product revenues, net, were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Trade accounts receivable	$	692,702		$	621,822
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(5,717		)	(8,416		)
Price protection, promotions and other activities	(165,222		)	(245,622		)
Total accounts receivable from product revenues, net	$	521,763		$	367,784

Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Text Block

The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 3, 2010
Balance, beginning of period	$	8,416		$	12,348		$	13,881
Additions (reductions) charged to costs and expenses	(1,476		)	(2,575		)	(719		)
Deductions/write-offs	(1,223		)	(1,357		)	(814		)
Balance, end of period	$	5,717		$	8,416		$	12,348

Inventory

Inventory was as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Raw material	$	398,308	$	314,027
Work-in-process	89,332		48,889
Finished goods	190,742		146,669
Total inventory	$	678,382	$	509,585

Other Current Assets

Other current assets were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Royalty and other receivables	$	53,443	$	45,075
Other non-trade receivable	26,875		—
Prepaid expenses	17,274		11,025
Tax-related receivables	67,157		128,346
Prepayment to Flash Forward	20,577		—
Other current assets	21,093		18,581
Total other current assets	$	206,419	$	203,027

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
Machinery and equipment	$	870,117		$	708,358
Software	139,388			128,095
Buildings and building improvements	70,036			58,661
Capital land lease	6,588			6,634
Furniture and fixtures	6,333			6,247
Leasehold improvements	24,068			23,070
Property and equipment, at cost	1,116,530			931,065
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(771,633		)	(664,344		)
Property and equipment, net	$	344,897		$	266,721

Notes Receivable and Investments in the Flash Ventures with Toshiba

Notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Notes receivable, Flash Partners Ltd.	$	291,564	$	578,604
Notes receivable, Flash Alliance Ltd.	973,176		653,699
Notes receivable, Flash Forward Ltd.	32,396		—
Investment in Flash Partners Ltd.	258,184		238,601
Investment in Flash Alliance Ltd.	368,459		262,587
Investment in Flash Forward Ltd.	19,516		—
Total notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures	$	1,943,295	$	1,733,491

Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

Other non-current assets were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Prepaid tax onintercompany transactions	$	46,489	$	—
Prepayment to Flash Forward	29,396		—
Convertible note issuance costs	12,992		18,091
Deposits	6,375		6,648
Other non-current assets	27,363		37,205
Total other non-current assets	$	122,615	$	61,944

Other Current Accrued Liabilities

Other current accrued liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	132,182	$	143,260
Derivative contract payables	40,045		33,606
Income taxes payable	61,144		9,751
Other accrued liabilities	104,146		98,092
Total other current accrued liabilities	$	337,517	$	284,709

Non Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Deferred tax liability	$	44,262	$	37,210
Income tax liabilities	218,994		200,579
Deferred credits on intercompany transactions	67,926		—
Other non-current liabilities	84,342		88,387
Total non-current liabilities	$	415,524	$	326,176

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

The liability for warranty expense is included in Other current accrued liabilities and Non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and the activity was as follows (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011			January 3, 2010
Balance, beginning of period	$	24,702		$	25,909		$	36,469
Additions and adjustments to cost of product revenues	29,444			30,732			23,129
Usage	(27,189		)	(31,939		)	(33,689		)
Balance, end of period	$	26,957		$	24,702		$	25,909

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

Accumulated other comprehensive income presented in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, foreign currency translation and hedging activities, net of tax, for all periods presented (in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011
Accumulated net unrealized gain on:
Available-for-sale investments	$	10,849	$	17,505
Foreign currency translation	300,788		231,255
Hedging activities	21,064		11,468
Total accumulated other comprehensive income	$	332,701	$	260,228

Allocation Of Amount Of Income Tax Benefit Expense [Table Text Block]

The amount of income tax (benefit) expense allocated to unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, hedging activities and foreign currency translation was as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal years ended
	January 1, 2012		January 2, 2011			January 3, 2010
Available-for-sale investments	$	3,342	$	(6,301	)	$	13,745
Foreign currency translation	10,315		20,979			(5,643		)
Hedging activities	2,504		(2,776		)	(11,588		)
	$	16,161	$	11,902		$	(3,486	)