Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors [Abstract]

Deferred Income on Shipments to Distributors

Included in the caption “Deferred income on shipments to distributors” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are amounts related to shipments to certain distributors for which revenue is not recognized until the Company's product has been sold by the distributor to an end customer. The components at January 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011 were as follows:

(in thousands)	January 1, 2012			April 3, 2011
Gross deferred revenue	$	17,853		$	15,463
Gross deferred costs		(3,766	)		(2,610	)
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	$	14,087		$	12,853