Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entities

The Company analyzes its investments or other interests to determine whether it represents a variable interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”). If so, the Company evaluates the facts to determine whether it is the primary beneficiary. The Company considers itself to be the primary beneficiary when it has both the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIEs economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses from or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. With regards to its investment in MultiPhy, the Company concluded that its equity interest represents a variable interest, but it is not the primary beneficiary as prescribed in ASC 810. Specifically, in reaching this conclusion, the Company considered the activities that most significantly drive profitability for MultiPhy and determined that the activity that most significantly drove profitability was related to the technology and related product road maps. The Company has a board observer role and thus concluded that it was not in a position of decision-making or other authority to influence MultiPhy’s activities that could be considered significant with respect to its operations, including research and development plans and changes to the product road map.

As of October 30, 2016, the Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in MultiPhy is limited to the $14.0 million investment as described further in Note 6. As part of its investment in MultiPhy, the Company received a call option that would allow the Company to purchase all of the outstanding equity interests of MultiPhy. The call option, which is currently out of the money, is exercisable through June 30, 2018.