Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 892,572	$ 973,677
Short-term investments	2,410,489	1,483,644
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts and customer returns of $3,353 and $3,355 in 2015 and 2014, respectively	246,615us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	267,833us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	231,328us-gaap_InventoryNet	233,999us-gaap_InventoryNet
Deferred tax assets	79,519us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	56,166us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	74,528	51,828
Total current assets	3,935,051us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	3,067,147us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	65,298us-gaap_Land	93,701us-gaap_Land
Buildings	312,610us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	311,411us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Machinery and equipment	380,303us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	358,193us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Furniture and fixtures	46,412us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross	46,725us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesGross
Gross property, plant and equipment	804,623us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	810,030us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(503,585)	(454,941)
Net property, plant and equipment	301,038us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	355,089us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Long-term investments	266,902	1,190,775
Goodwill	159,296us-gaap_Goodwill	159,296us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisition-related intangibles, net	12,752	28,867
Other assets	223,026us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	236,175us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets	4,898,065us-gaap_Assets	5,037,349us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	80,113us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	149,695us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued payroll and related liabilities	156,600	157,373
Income taxes payable	19,693us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	12,936us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	66,071	55,099
Other accrued liabilities	64,676us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	49,256us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	576,053us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	565,001us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total current liabilities	963,206us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	989,360us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	994,839us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	993,870us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred tax liabilities	289,868	253,433
Long-term income taxes payable	13,245us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	11,470us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent
Other long-term liabilities	1,366us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,535us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Attributable to Parent	23,947	34,999
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 258,340 and 268,637 shares issued and outstanding in 2015 and 2014, respectively	2,583us-gaap_CommonStockValue	2,686us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	653,882	805,073
Retained earnings	1,966,278	1,945,471
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,149)	(548)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,611,594us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	2,752,682us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 4,898,065	$ 5,037,349

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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