Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited but reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SanDisk Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 29, 2013, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months endedSeptember 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012, and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months endedSeptember 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2013. The results of operations for the three and nine months endedSeptember 29, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

Basis of Presentation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31, and its fiscal quarters consist of 13 weeks and generally end on the Sunday closest to March 31, June 30, and September 30. The third quarters of fiscal years 2013 and 2012 ended on September 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. For accounting and disclosure purposes, the exchange rates of 98.27, 85.99 and 77.76 at September 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively, were used to convert Japanese yen to U.S. dollars. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in the financial statements and footnotes to conform to the current period presentation, including line items within current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Note 4, “Balance Sheet Information,” as well as cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Company reports only total revenues, which include product revenues and license and royalty revenues. Throughout the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise indicated, references to Net income refer to Net income attributable to common stockholders.

Organization and Nature of Operations. The Company was incorporated in Delaware on June 1, 1988. The Company designs, develops, markets and manufactures data storage solutions in a variety of form factors using its flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. The Company operates in one segment, flash memory storage products.

Principles of Consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non-controlling interests represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net assets and results of operations of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements also include the results of companies acquired by the Company from the date of each acquisition.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer programs and incentives, intellectual property claims, product returns, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories and inventory reserves, valuation and impairments of marketable securities and investments, impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets, income taxes, warranty obligations, restructurings, contingencies, share-based compensation and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that its management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities when those values are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.