Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v2.4.0.6
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Taxes, Domestic and Foreign
The components of income before income taxes are as follows: 
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Domestic income before income taxes
$
607,146

 
$
752,163

 
$
122,219

Foreign income before income taxes
366,948

 
357,903

 
168,962

Total income before income taxes
$
974,094

 
$
1,110,066

 
$
291,181

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following: 
(In thousands)
Year ended June 30,
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(699
)
 
$
225,192

 
$
63,687

State
51

 
2,095

 
8,799

Foreign
24,383

 
31,578

 
30,225

 
$
23,735

 
$
258,865

 
$
102,711

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
188,882

 
$
40,908

 
$
(9,258
)
State
3,721

 
26,458

 
(3,689
)
Foreign
1,741

 
(10,653
)
 
(10,883
)
 
194,344

 
56,713

 
(23,830
)
Provision for income taxes
$
218,079

 
$
315,578

 
$
78,881

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
(In thousands)
As of June 30,
2012
 
2011
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Tax credits and net operating losses
$
66,392

 
$
62,020

Employee benefits accrual
78,112

 
83,328

Stock-based compensation
37,300

 
63,625

Capitalized R&D expenses
57,192

 
79,815

Inventory reserves
57,736

 
53,217

Non-deductible reserves
45,682

 
45,154

Deferred profit

 
91,302

Unearned revenue
9,991

 
26,632

Other
57,464

 
59,275

Gross deferred tax assets
409,869

 
564,368

Valuation allowance
(40,479
)
 
(30,722
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
369,390

 
$
533,646

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries not permanently reinvested
$
(22,746
)
 
$
(25,131
)
Depreciation and amortization
(10,202
)
 
(20,254
)
Deferred profit
(37,906
)
 

Unrealized gain on investments
(1,070
)
 
(2,215
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(71,924
)
 
(47,600
)
Total net deferred tax assets
$
297,466

 
$
486,046

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The reconciliation of the United States federal statutory income tax rate to KLA-Tencor’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
 
Year ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
0.4
 %
 
2.5
 %
 
0.6
 %
Effect of foreign operations taxed at various rates
(9.9
)%
 
(9.0
)%
 
(9.6
)%
Research and development tax credit
(1.1
)%
 
(1.2
)%
 
(1.2
)%
Net change in tax reserves
(2.8
)%
 
2.1
 %
 
0.5
 %
Domestic manufacturing benefit
(0.7
)%
 
(1.9
)%
 
(1.7
)%
Effect of stock-based compensation
1.3
 %
 
1.4
 %
 
4.0
 %
Other
0.2
 %
 
(0.5
)%
 
(0.5
)%
Effective income tax rate
22.4
 %
 
28.4
 %
 
27.1
 %
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
A reconciliation of the gross unrecognized tax benefit is as follows: 
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the period
$
78,337

 
$
53,492

 
$
49,738

Increases for tax positions taken in prior years
4,172

 
5,228

 
6,553

Decreases for tax positions taken in prior years
(1,002
)
 

 
(1,897
)
Increases for tax positions taken in current year
15,663

 
32,152

 
10,912

Decreases for settlements with taxing authorities
(43,464
)
 
(11,786
)
 

Decreases for lapsing of the statute of limitations
(2,867
)
 
(749
)
 
(11,814
)
Unrecognized tax benefits at the end of the period
$
50,839

 
$
78,337

 
$
53,492