Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) for 2017, 2016 and 2015 consists of the following:



	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2017		2016			2015

Current:
Federal	$	37,708	$	252,795		$	140,921
State	4,878		31,642			18,647
Foreign	10,156		9,030			17,205
Total current expense	52,742		293,467			176,773
Deferred:
Federal	13,676		(18,014		)	60,015
State	23,278		(2,103		)	5,680
Foreign	10,455		8,600			(450		)
Total deferred expense (benefit)	47,409		(11,517		)	65,245

Total income tax expense	$	100,151	$	281,950		$	242,018

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 2017 and 2016 relate to the following:



(In thousands)	2017			2016

Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	23,295		$	25,454
Tax credits and separate return net operating losses	26,304			27,762
Share based compensation	56,263			81,133
Contract and service revenues and costs	—			59,217
Other	17,754			9,723
Total deferred tax assets	123,616			203,289

Deferred tax liabilities:
Software development costs	(208,494		)	(275,888		)
Depreciation and amortization	(96,492		)	(133,424		)
Prepaid expenses	(21,214		)	(30,255		)
Contract and service revenues and costs	(65,043		)	—
Other	(10,400		)	(3,050		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(401,643		)	(442,617		)

Net deferred tax liability	$	(278,027	)	$	(239,328	)

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

The effective income tax rates for 2017, 2016, and 2015 were 10%, 31%, and 31%, respectively. These effective rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% as follows:



	For the Years Ended
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015

Tax expense at statutory rates	$	338,495		$	321,452		$	273,483
State income tax, net of federal benefit	22,214			22,644			16,129
Tax credits	(17,727		)	(23,881		)	(20,681		)
Foreign rate differential	(26,379		)	(16,468		)	(14,821		)
Share-based compensation	(62,501		)	—			—
Change in U.S. tax rate	(170,999		)	—			—
Deemed mandatory repatriation	25,114			—			—
Permanent differences	(10,700		)	(20,330		)	(14,314		)
Other, net	2,634			(1,467		)	2,222

Total income tax expense	$	100,151		$	281,950		$	242,018

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)	2017			2016			2015

Unrecognized tax benefit - beginning balance	$	9,769		$	4,878		$	7,202
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior periods	(1,734		)	—			(4,323		)
Gross increases - tax positions in prior periods	7,252			—			690
Gross increases - tax positions in current year	—			6,945			2,824
Settlements	—			(1,859		)	(1,299		)
Currency translation	—			(195		)	(216		)

Unrecognized tax benefit - ending balance	$	15,287		$	9,769		$	4,878