Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) for 2014, 2013 and 2012 consists of the following:



	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2014		2013			2012

Current:
Federal	$	114,508	$	178,424		$	164,690
State	13,504		25,148			13,302
Foreign	13,824		8,775			4,142
Total current expense	141,836		212,347			182,134
Deferred:
Federal	95,057		(9,792		)	9,035
State	8,873		(7,116		)	4,453
Foreign	2,975		(5,739		)	(5,146		)
Total deferred expense (benefit)	106,905		(22,647		)	8,342

Total income tax expense	$	248,741	$	189,700		$	190,476

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes at the end of 2014 and 2013 relate to the following:



(In thousands)	2014			2013

Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	25,398		$	22,948
Tax credits and separate return net operating losses	28,953			25,612
Share based compensation	58,271			44,856
Contract and service revenues and costs	—			65,407
Other	10,347			12,529
Gross deferred tax assets	122,969			171,352
Less: Valuation allowance	(776		)	(896		)
Total deferred tax assets	122,193			170,456

Deferred tax liabilities:
Software development costs	(163,938		)	(130,583		)
Depreciation and amortization	(129,684		)	(113,492		)
Contract and service revenues and costs	(7,511		)	—
Other	(3,625		)	(2,859		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(304,758		)	(246,934		)

Net deferred tax liability	$	(182,565	)	$	(76,478	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The effective income tax rates for 2014, 2013, and 2012 were 32%, 32%, and 32%, respectively. These effective rates differ from the Federal statutory rate of 35% as follows:



	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2012

Tax expense at statutory rates	$	270,961		$	205,819		$	205,698
State income tax, net of federal benefit	15,715			17,502			13,856
Tax credits	(20,986		)	(18,683		)	(1,510		)
Unrecognized tax benefit (including interest)	5,538			(20		)	(12,832		)
Permanent differences	(12,253		)	(14,760		)	(19,900		)
Other, net	(10,234		)	(158		)	5,164

Total income tax expense	$	248,741		$	189,700		$	190,476

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefit is presented below:



(In thousands)	2014			2013			2012

Unrecognized tax benefit - beginning balance	$	2,100		$	2,176		$	14,640
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods	(804		)	(76		)	(12,464		)
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods	5,906			—			—

Unrecognized tax benefit - ending balance	$	7,202		$	2,100		$	2,176