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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 9:  Income Taxes

We recognized income tax benefits of $5.8 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 29, 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 29, 2014 was a benefit of 100.3% and 0.4%, respectively. We realized income tax benefits due to several items. First, our estimated full year effective tax rate, exclusive of discrete items, decreased due to the acquisitions of Grass Valley and ProSoft. The addition of the forecasted income (loss) by tax jurisdiction for those acquired companies resulted in a decrease in the estimated full year effective tax rate. Second, our income tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 29, 2014 included $1.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for the reduction of uncertain tax position liabilities, primarily due to favorable developments with a foreign tax audit.

In addition to the factors noted above, the tax rate differential associated with our foreign earnings contributed to the difference between the effective tax rate and the amount determined by applying the applicable statutory United States tax rate of 35%.