INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2013

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

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

The income before income tax provision consists of the following:

	Year Ended
	November 3, 2013			October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011
United States	$	(14,164	)	$	(5,474	)	$	(20,396	)
Foreign		40,969			46,122			56,295
	$	26,805		$	40,648		$	35,899

Income tax provision

The income tax provision consists of the following:

	Year Ended
	November 3, 2013			October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011
Current:
Federal	$	208		$	81		$	291
State		65			(5	)		74
Foreign		7,222			11,332			15,550
Deferred:
Federal		-			-			-
State		(181	)		-			-
Foreign		(85	)		(615	)		(224	)
Total	$	7,229		$	10,793		$	15,691

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
	November 3, 2013			October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate	$	9,382		$	14,227		$	12,564
Changes in valuation allowances		1,325			1,806			(8,334	)
Distributions from foreign subsidiaries		1,957			2,073			1,925
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		267			(1,956	)		503
Foreign tax rate differentials		(4,851	)		(3,805	)		(4,467	)
Tax credits		(3,967	)		(1,071	)		(522	)
Uncertain tax positions, including reserves, settlements and resolutions		1,471			1,984			1,499
Debt extinguishment losses		-			(2,879	)		11,942
Equity based compensation		765			499			231
Other, net		880			(85	)		350
	$	7,229		$	10,793		$	15,691

Net deferred income tax assets

The net deferred income tax assets consist of the following:

	November 3, 2013			October 28, 2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Net operating losses	$	57,631		$	56,252
Reserves not currently deductible		7,101			6,382
Alternative minimum tax credits		3,116			3,116
Tax credit carryforwards		7,051			4,785
Other		1,892			2,634
		76,791			73,169
Valuation allowances		(56,661	)		(55,536	)
		20,130			17,633
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries		(5,347	)		(4,575	)
Property, plant and equipment		(890	)		(604	)
Investments		(371	)		(170	)
Other		(992	)		(351	)
		(7,600	)		(5,700	)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	12,530		$	11,933
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets	$	1,082		$	1,199
Long-term deferred tax assets		12,455			11,395
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		(1,007	)		(661	)
	$	12,530		$	11,933

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
	November 3, 2013			October 28, 2012			October 30, 2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	3,793		$	1,824		$	1,676
Additions (reductions) for tax positions in prior years		1,224			1,932			709
Additions based on current year tax positions		207			616			502
Settlements		(406	)		(518	)		(1,063	)
Lapses of statutes of limitations		(61	)		(61	)		-
Balance at end of year	$	4,757		$	3,793		$	1,824