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2318302 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000802967 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-01-04 - 2016-01-02
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Income tax (benefit) expense for the periods presented consists of (in thousands):
 
Years Ended
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
 
December 28, 2013
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
—

 
$
(14
)
 
$
(802
)
State
209

 
16

 
657

Foreign
1,329

 
3,998

 
4,155

 
1,538

 
4,000

 
4,010

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
305

 
(20,844
)
 
397

State
(1,390
)
 
(3,084
)
 
(467
)
Foreign
(1,146
)
 
(7,273
)
 
(1,433
)
 
(2,231
)
 
(31,201
)
 
(1,503
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
$
(693
)
 
$
(27,201
)
 
$
2,507

  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Loss before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
 
Years Ended
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
 
December 28, 2013
U.S.
$
(50,683
)
 
$
(268,991
)
 
$
(37,150
)
Canada
(122
)
 
(51,899
)
 
6,164

 
$
(50,805
)
 
$
(320,890
)
 
$
(30,986
)
  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Significant components of the Company’s deferred income taxes are as follows (in thousands): 
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Medical benefits
$
1,104

 
$
1,708

Allowance for doubtful accounts
3,048

 
3,278

Pension and other postretirement plans
9,188

 
12,430

Inventory costs
2,854

 
1,592

Warranty costs
31,769

 
33,819

Net operating loss carryforwards
166,202

 
162,925

Foreign tax credit carryforwards
4,455

 
4,455

Accrued expenses and other
10,237

 
11,437

Total deferred income tax assets
228,857

 
231,644

Valuation allowance
(131,501
)
 
(111,888
)
Net deferred income tax assets
97,356

 
119,756

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
13,816

 
15,815

Intangible assets
143,078

 
157,546

Tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings
4,225

 
10,496

Gain on debt extinguishment
13,306

 
17,933

Other
3,967

 
5,149

Total deferred income tax liabilities
178,392

 
206,939

Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(81,036
)
 
$
(87,183
)
  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The reconciliation of the statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate for the periods presented is as follows: 
 
Years Ended
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
 
December 28, 2013
Statutory rate
(35.0
)%
 
(35.0
)%
 
(35.0
)%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
(4.7
)%
 
0.5
 %
 
(2.8
)%
Tax liability on remitted and unremitted foreign earnings
(2.5
)%
 
2.4
 %
 
16.9
 %
Goodwill impairment
—
 %
 
15.7
 %
 
—
 %
Foreign rate differential
—
 %
 
0.4
 %
 
(1.8
)%
Valuation allowance
39.2
 %
 
7.8
 %
 
28.6
 %
Foreign tax credit and withholding taxes
(0.4
)%
 
0.3
 %
 
0.8
 %
Prior year assessments
0.6
 %
 
0.1
 %
 
2.8
 %
Other
1.4
 %
 
(0.7
)%
 
(1.4
)%
Effective rate
(1.4
)%
 
(8.5
)%
 
8.1
 %
  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Years Ended
 
January 2,
2016
 
January 3,
2015
 
December 28, 2013
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
$
1,014

 
$
7,040

 
$
7,146

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(143
)
 
(110
)
 
(79
)
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year
—

 
107

 
147

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
(297
)
 
(6,023
)
 
(174
)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
$
574

 
$
1,014

 
$
7,040