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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2015
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is a party or subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings and claims that relate to intellectual-property matters. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the outcome of any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will result in losses that are materially in excess of amounts already recognized or reserved, if any.

Indemnification

The Company indemnifies certain customers, distributors, suppliers and subcontractors for attorney fees and damages and costs awarded against such parties in certain circumstances in which the Company’s products are alleged to infringe third party intellectual property rights, including patents, registered trademarks or copyrights. The terms of the Company’s indemnification obligations are generally perpetual from the effective date of the agreement. In certain cases, there are limits on and exceptions to the Company’s potential liability for indemnification relating to intellectual property infringement claims.

Pursuant to the Company’s charter documents and separate written indemnification agreements, the Company has certain indemnification obligations to its current officers, employees and directors, as well as certain former officers and directors.

Product Warranty

The Company generally warrants its products for one year from the date of shipment against defects in materials, workmanship and material non-conformance to the Company’s specifications. The general warranty policy provides for the repair or replacement of defective products or a credit to the customer’s account. In addition, the Company may consider its relationship with the customer when reviewing product warranty claims. In limited circumstances and for strategic customers in certain unique industries and applications, our product warranty may extend for up to five years, and may also include financial responsibility, such as the payment of monetary compensation to reimburse a customer for its financial losses above and beyond repairing or replacing the product or crediting the customer’s account should the product not meet the Company’s specifications and losses and /or damages results from the product.

Accruals are based on specifically identified claims and on the estimated, undiscounted cost of incurred-but-not-reported claims. If there is a material increase in the rate of customer claims compared with our historical experience or if the Company’s estimates of probable losses relating to specifically identified warranty exposures require revision, the Company may record a charge against future cost of sales. Product warranty liability is included within the balance sheet captions “Accrued expenses” and “Other liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The changes in the Company’s aggregate product warranty liabilities for the three months ended September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014 were as follows:

 
Three Months Ended
 
September 26,
2015
 
September 27,
2014
Product warranty liability
(in thousands)
Beginning balance
$
13,436

 
$
21,296

Accruals for warranties
913

 
57

Payments

 
(1,617
)
Changes in estimate
(20
)
 
81

Ending balance
$
14,329

 
$
19,817

 
 
 
 
Less: Current portion
10,029

 
11,217

Non-current portion
$
4,300

 
$
8,600