Stock Repurchase Programs

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Stock Repurchase Programs [Abstract]

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAMS

NOTE 13. STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAMS

          Cadence’s Board of Directors has authorized the following programs to repurchase shares of Cadence’s common stock in the open market, which remained in effect on July 2, 2011:

			Remaining
Authorization Date	Amount		Authorization
	(In thousands)
February 2008	$	500,000	$	314,389
August 2008	$	500,000		500,000
Total remaining authorization			$	814,389

          The shares repurchased under Cadence’s stock repurchase programs and the total cost of repurchased shares during the three and six months ended July 2, 2011 and July 3, 2010 were as follows:

	Three and Six
	Months Ended
	July 2,		July 3,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Shares repurchased		----		6,493
Total cost of repurchased shares	$	----	$	39,997