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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 17
Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes reflects tax on foreign earnings and federal and state tax on U.S. earnings.  For the nine months ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, the Company had effective tax rates of 2.3% and 3.2%, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate is lower than statutory rates in the U.S. due primarily to its mix of earnings in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates.

As of January 1, 2012, the Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against its net U.S. deferred tax assets, as it is currently unable to conclude that it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to realize these U.S. deferred tax assets in the foreseeable future.

As of January 1, 2012, the Company was subject to examination in the U.S. federal tax jurisdiction for the fiscal years 2009 and 2010.  To date, the Company has not been notified by the IRS that a field audit will be conducted.  The statute of limitations to assess tax for fiscal 2009 expires in December 2012.  The general practice of the IRS is to notify taxpayers of a field audit months before the statute of limitations expire.  If the Company is audited by the IRS based on currently available information, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.