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Note 13 - Income taxes
6 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

13.           Income taxes


 
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.2 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively.  The provision for income taxes was $3.6 million and $5.3 million for the six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, respectively. The decrease in tax expense is primarily attributable to lower profitability in taxable jurisdictions in the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2015 as compared to the same periods in fiscal year 2014. During the three and six months ended August 2, 2014 and August 3, 2013, we were unable to reasonably project our annual effective tax rate, and therefore computed our provision for income taxes based on year-to-date actual financial results. Included in our provision for income taxes are foreign exchange gains or losses on unsettled income tax liabilities.