INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

Income (loss) before income tax provision for domestic and foreign

The income before income tax provision consists of the following:

	Year Ended
	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011			October 31, 2010

United States	$	(5,474	)	$	(20,396	)	$	(27,507	)
Foreign		46,122			56,295			60,060
	$	40,648		$	35,899		$	32,553

Income tax provision

The income tax provision consists of the following:

	Year Ended
	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011			October 31, 2010
Current:
Federal	$	81		$	291		$	-
State		(5	)		74			-
Foreign		11,332			15,550			7,303

Deferred:
Federal		-			-			-
State		-			-			-
Foreign		(615	)		(224	)		168
Total	$	10,793		$	15,691		$	7,471

Income tax rate reconciliation

The income tax provision differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the income before income taxes as a result of the following:

	Year Ended
	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011			October 31, 2010
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate	$	14,227		$	12,564		$	11,393
Changes in valuation allowances		1,806			(8,334	)		9,693
Distributions from foreign subsidiaries		2,073			1,925			1,750
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		(1,956	)		503			(1,270	)
Foreign tax rate differentials		(3,805	)		(4,467	)		(6,381	)
Tax credits		(1,071	)		(522	)		(2,954	)
Uncertain tax positions, including reserves, settlements and resolutions		1,984			1,499			93
Debt extinguishment losses		(2,879	)		11,942			-
Shanghai, China operations closure		-			-			(6,127	)
Other, net		414			581			1,274
	$	10,793		$	15,691		$	7,471

Net deferred income tax assets

The net deferred income tax assets consist of the following:

	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011
Deferred income tax assets:
Reserves not currently deductible	$	6,382		$	5,889
Net operating losses		56,252			51,991
Alternative minimum tax credits		3,116			3,217
Tax credit carryforwards		4,785			5,410
Future lease obligation		-			3,108
Other		2,634			3,359
		73,169			72,974
Valuation allowances		(55,536	)		(53,063	)
		17,633			19,911
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment		(604	)		(2,744	)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries		(4,575	)		(4,417	)
Investments		(170	)		(1,203	)
Other		(351	)		(481	)
		(5,700	)		(8,845	)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	11,933		$	11,066
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets	$	1,199		$	609
Long-term deferred tax assets		11,395			11,239
Accrued liabilities		-			(45	)
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		(661	)		(737	)
	$	11,933		$	11,066

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011			October 31, 2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,824		$	1,676		$	1,573

Additions (reductions) for tax positions in prior years		1,932			709			(351	)

Additions based on current year tax positions		616			502			454

Settlements		(518	)		(1,063	)		-

Lapses of statutes of limitations		(61	)		-			-
Balance at end of year	$	3,793		$	1,824		$	1,676