INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
Nov. 26, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	9. INCOME TAXES We recorded an income tax provision of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the first six months of fiscal 2017 and the first six months of fiscal 2016, respectively. The effective income tax rate during the first six months of fiscal 2017 was a tax provision of (18.3%), as compared to a tax provision of (20.6%) during the first six months of fiscal 2016. The difference in rate during the first six months of fiscal 2017, as compared to the first six months of fiscal 2016, reflects the impact of changes in our geographical distribution of income (loss), the recording of provision to return true-ups of various foreign jurisdictions, and our positions with respect to ASC 740-30, Income Taxes - Other Considerations or Special Areas (“ASC 740-30”). The (18.3%) effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 34.0% as a result of our geographical distribution of income (loss), the recording of various provision to return true-ups in foreign jurisdictions, the increase in uncertain tax positions as a result of an income tax audit in France, and the recording of a valuation allowance against the increase in our U.S. state and federal net deferred tax assets. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, we completed a distribution of cash from our Chinese entity to our U.S. parent company which consisted of a return of capital for $10.0 million and a dividend of $1.3 million. The impact on our income taxes recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 was an increase to our foreign tax credits deferred tax asset of approximately $3.6 million, a decrease to the U.S. federal net operating loss deferred tax asset of $4.8 million, and a decrease to our deferred tax liability for earnings considered permanently reinvested of $1.2 million. In connection with the cash repatriation, we recorded approximately $0.1 million of withholding tax. In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Generally, years prior to fiscal 2006 are closed for examination under the statute of limitation for U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, or non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. We are also currently under examination in France (fiscal 2013 through 2015), Germany (fiscal 2012 through 2015), and Thailand (fiscal 2008 through 2011). We are under examination in the state of Illinois for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Our primary foreign tax jurisdictions are Germany and the Netherlands. We have tax years open in Germany beginning in fiscal 2012 and the Netherlands beginning in fiscal 2010. We have historically determined that certain undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, to the extent of cash available, will be repatriated to the U.S. Accordingly, we have provided a deferred tax liability totaling $5.5 million as of November 26, 2016, on foreign earnings of $38.2 million. In addition, as of November 26, 2016, approximately $5.7 million balance of cumulative positive earnings of some of our foreign are still considered permanently reinvested pursuant to ASC 740-30. Due to various tax attributes that are continuously changing, it is not practicable to determine what, if any, tax liability might exist if such earnings were to be repatriated. As of November 26, 2016, our worldwide liability, from continuing operations, for uncertain tax positions was $0.2 million, excluding interest and penalties, as compared to $0.1 million of liabilities for uncertain tax positions as of November 28, 2015. The increase in uncertain tax positions relate to the French tax audit. We record penalties and interest relating to uncertain tax positions in the income tax expense line item within the unaudited consolidated statements of loss. It is not expected that there will be a change in the unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets was $5.9 million as of May 28, 2016. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets has increased to $8.2 million as of November 26, 2016 for additional domestic federal and state net deferred tax assets generated during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2017 from additional losses in the U.S. jurisdiction. A full valuation allowance on the U.S. and state deferred tax assets will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence related to sources of future taxable income exists to support a reversal of the valuation allowance. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are increased, or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.

INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2016

9. INCOME TAXES

We recorded an income tax provision of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the first six months of fiscal 2017 and the first six months of fiscal 2016, respectively. The effective income tax rate during the first six months of fiscal 2017 was a tax provision of (18.3%), as compared to a tax provision of (20.6%) during the first six months of fiscal 2016. The difference in rate during the first six months of fiscal 2017, as compared to the first six months of fiscal 2016, reflects the impact of changes in our geographical distribution of income (loss), the recording of provision to return true-ups of various foreign jurisdictions, and our positions with respect to ASC 740-30, Income Taxes - Other Considerations or Special Areas (“ASC 740-30”). The (18.3%) effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 34.0% as a result of our geographical distribution of income (loss), the recording of various provision to return true-ups in foreign jurisdictions, the increase in uncertain tax positions as a result of an income tax audit in France, and the recording of a valuation allowance against the increase in our U.S. state and federal net deferred tax assets.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, we completed a distribution of cash from our Chinese entity to our U.S. parent company which consisted of a return of capital for $10.0 million and a dividend of $1.3 million. The impact on our income taxes recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 was an increase to our foreign tax credits deferred tax asset of approximately $3.6 million, a decrease to the U.S. federal net operating loss deferred tax asset of $4.8 million, and a decrease to our deferred tax liability for earnings considered permanently reinvested of $1.2 million. In connection with the cash repatriation, we recorded approximately $0.1 million of withholding tax.

In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Generally, years prior to fiscal 2006 are closed for examination under the statute of limitation for U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, or non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. We are also currently under examination in France (fiscal 2013 through 2015), Germany (fiscal 2012 through 2015), and Thailand (fiscal 2008 through 2011). We are under examination in the state of Illinois for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Our primary foreign tax jurisdictions are Germany and the Netherlands. We have tax years open in Germany beginning in fiscal 2012 and the Netherlands beginning in fiscal 2010.

We have historically determined that certain undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, to the extent of cash available, will be repatriated to the U.S. Accordingly, we have provided a deferred tax liability totaling $5.5 million as of November 26, 2016, on foreign earnings of $38.2 million. In addition, as of November 26, 2016, approximately $5.7 million balance of cumulative positive earnings of some of our foreign are still considered permanently reinvested pursuant to ASC 740-30. Due to various tax attributes that are continuously changing, it is not practicable to determine what, if any, tax liability might exist if such earnings were to be repatriated.

As of November 26, 2016, our worldwide liability, from continuing operations, for uncertain tax positions was $0.2 million, excluding interest and penalties, as compared to $0.1 million of liabilities for uncertain tax positions as of November 28, 2015. The increase in uncertain tax positions relate to the French tax audit. We record penalties and interest relating to uncertain tax positions in the income tax expense line item within the unaudited consolidated statements of loss. It is not expected that there will be a change in the unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets was $5.9 million as of May 28, 2016. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets has increased to $8.2 million as of November 26, 2016 for additional domestic federal and state net deferred tax assets generated during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2017 from additional losses in the U.S. jurisdiction. A full valuation allowance on the U.S. and state deferred tax assets will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence related to sources of future taxable income exists to support a reversal of the valuation allowance. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are increased, or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.