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2016-01-03 - 2016-12-31
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following tables summarize the Company’s consolidated provision for US federal, state and foreign taxes on income:

 

     December 31,
2016
    January 2,
2016
    January 3,
2015
 

Current:

      

US federal

   $ (15,254 )    $ (6,862 )    $ 12,904  

State

     604       1,859       (131 ) 

Foreign

     20,191       15,740       24,059  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,541     $ 10,737     $ 36,832  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

      

US federal

   $ 10,980     $ 10,756     $ 25,162  

State

     1,877       1,890       2,876  

Foreign

     (1,764 )      (548 )      1,061  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 11,093     $ 12,098     $ 29,099  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tax provision

   $ 16,634     $ 22,835     $ 65,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

The components of the Company’s consolidated income before income taxes consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
2016
     January 2,
2016
     January 3,
2015
 

Domestic

   $ 26,367      $ 6,299      $ 88,024  

Foreign

     57,760        49,315        95,640  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 84,127      $ 55,614      $ 183,664  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The difference between the US federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate is as follows:

 

     December 31,
2016
    January 2,
2016
    January 3,
2015
 

US federal statutory rate

     35.0 %      35.0 %      35.0 % 

Research and development credit

     (19.5 )      0.0       0.0  

Reserves for uncertain tax positions

     2.9       3.5       0.4  

Out-of-period adjustments

     2.6       4.5       0.0  

States income taxes (net of federal benefit)

     2.0       3.8       1.3  

Foreign taxes

     (0.1 )      (0.4 )      (0.6 ) 

(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance

     (2.3 )      (2.2 )      1.7  

Loss on closure of China

     0.0       0.0       (2.1 ) 

Other

     (0.8 )      (3.1 )      0.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     19.8 %      41.1 %      35.9 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2016
     January 2,
2016
 

Provision for estimated expenses

   $ 4,269      $ 4,638  

Depreciation

     2,230        4,164  

Operating loss carryforwards

     24,560        34,285  

Salaries and wages

     2,832        641  

Share-based compensation

     13,374        14,330  

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

     4,075        0  

Other

     12,154        8,024  

Other comprehensive income

     18,001        24,778  

Less: valuation allowance

     (18,270 )       (28,279 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 63,225      $ 62,581  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   $ (1,209 )     $ (1,823 ) 

Amortization

     (229,559 )       (210,901 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   $ (230,768 )     $ (212,724 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   $ (167,543 )     $ (150,143 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     December 31,
2016
     January 2,
2016
     January 3,
2015
 

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 7,698      $ 6,268      $ 5,784  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     4,580        2,106        1,304  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (3,299 )       (676 )       (820 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 8,979      $ 7,698      $ 6,268