Note 15 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
Domestic	$	17,490		$	25,206		$	15,956
Foreign		82,562			89,895			91,723
Income before income taxes	$	100,052		$	115,101		$	107,679
Federal, state and foreign income tax (benefit) expense consists of the following (in thousands):
Current:
Federal	$	5,934		$	6,663		$	2,917
State		1,217			1,647			586
Foreign		20,230			21,130			17,729
Subtotal		27,381			29,440			21,232
Deferred:
Federal and State		(6,115	)		(700	)		6,919
Foreign		3,454			(663	)		865
Subtotal		(2,661	)		(1,363	)		7,784
Provision for income taxes	$	24,720		$	28,077		$	29,016

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

	2012			2011			2010
Tax expense at statutory rate of 35%	$	35,018		$	40,284		$	37,688
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit		536			1,484			420
Foreign income tax rate differential		(11,146	)		(13,052	)		(10,554	)
Tax on unremitted earnings		—			(254	)		1,267
Other, net		312			(385	)		195
Provision for income taxes	$	24,720		$	28,077		$	29,016

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	21,308		$	15,764
Foreign tax credit carryforwards		9,638			9,627
R&D credit carryforwards		147			1,013
AMT credit carryforwards		1,306			1,318
Accrued restructuring		310			300
Equity investments		2,787			—
Domestic and foreign net operating loss carryforwards		2,330			1,608
Gross deferred tax assets		37,826			29,630
Less: Valuation allowance		(784	)		(708	)
Total deferred tax assets		37,042			28,922
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax depreciation and amortization in excess of book		16,713			10,919
Other		349			1,917
Total deferred tax liabilities		17,062			12,836
Net deferred tax assets	$	19,980		$	16,086

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

Balance at January 2, 2010	$	496
Additions for tax positions of prior years		233
Settlements		(617	)
Balance at January 1, 2011, December 31, 2011 and December 29, 2012	$	112