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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
12 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2016
Impairment of Long Lived Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Fiscal year 2016:

During the fiscal year ended June 25, 2016, the Company recorded $160.6 million in impairment of long-lived assets in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company recorded a $157.7 million impairment of long-lived assets associated with the Company's wafer manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas which was classified as held for sale and written down to fair value, less cost to sell. The Company reached its conclusion regarding the asset impairment after conducting an evaluation of assets' fair values. The fair value of the land, buildings and equipment was determined after consideration of expected discounted future cash flows attributable to the assets and outside appraisals. The Company signed an agreement with TowerJazz Texas, Inc. (formerly known as TJ Texas, Inc.), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. ("TowerJazz"), for the sale of the semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 2015. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company completed the sale of this facility for approximately $30.0 million in common shares of TowerJazz, resulting in a loss of $1.6 million included in Other operating income (expenses), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition, approximately $10.0 million in common shares of TowerJazz was received for the sale of the inventory on hand associated with this facility.

In addition, the San Jose wafer fabrication facility was classified as held for sale during the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, but no impairment charge was recorded as the carrying value of the associated assets approximated the fair value, less cost to sell. The fair value of the land, buildings and equipment was determined after consideration of outside appraisals, quoted market prices of similar equipment and offers received. The Company completed the sale of this facility in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 for approximately $39.0 million resulting in a gain of $3.8 million included in Other operating income (expenses), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company classified the energy metering business, including associated tangible, intangible assets and goodwill, as held for sale but no impairment charge was recorded as the carrying value of the product lines' associated assets approximated or was less than the fair value, less cost to sell. The fair values of the assets were determined after consideration of offers received. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company completed the sale of this product line for approximately $105.0 million, resulting in a gain of $58.9 million included in Other operating income (expenses), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Fiscal year 2015 impairments:

During the fiscal year ended
June 27, 2015, the Company recorded $67.0 million in impairment of long-lived assets in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

The impairment was primarily related to the write down of equipment relating to the Sensing Solutions reporting unit of $45.2 million. For background, please refer to Note 8: “Goodwill & intangible assets”. The Company reached its conclusion regarding the asset impairment after determining that the undiscounted cash flows fell below the net book value of the net assets of the Sensing Solutions reporting unit (the asset group). As a result, the Company reduced the assets to their fair value after conducting an evaluation of each asset’s alternative use, the condition of the asset and the current market pricing and demand.

The impairment was also related to the write down of used fabrication tools and software of $21.8 million identified by the Company as obsolete. The Company reduced the fabrication tools to their fair value after conducting an evaluation of each asset’s alternative use, the condition of the asset and the current market pricing and demand.

Fiscal year 2014 impairments:

During the fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, the Company recorded $11.6 million in impairment of long-lived assets in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

The impairment includes electronic design automation (“EDA”) software identified as excess primarily due to EDA assets replaced with assets that are more cost efficient. It also includes certain U.S. test operation assets identified as excess and no longer needed. These assets included primarily test manufacturing equipment which was recorded in Property, plant, and equipment, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company also impaired fabrication tools and a building classified as held for sale. The fabrication tools were fully impaired while the building was impaired down to fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of the building was determined mainly after consideration of evidence such as broker estimates, building condition, and offers received.