Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of income tax provision
The components of the income tax provision for continuing operations were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
172

 
$
324

 
$
140

State
10

 
15

 
1

Foreign
1,116

 
1,068

 
934

 
1,298

 
1,407

 
1,075

Deferred (benefit) provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(30
)
 
(32
)
 
208

State
(10
)
 
6

 
(16
)
Foreign
(14
)
 
(32
)
 
12

 
(54
)
 
(58
)
 
204

 
$
1,244

 
$
1,349

 
$
1,279

Components of income before income taxes
The components of income from continuing operations before income taxes by United States and foreign jurisdictions were as follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
United States
$
3,213

 
$
3,798

 
$
3,525

Foreign
5,565

 
4,396

 
3,037

 
$
8,778

 
$
8,194

 
$
6,562

Reconciliation of the expected statutory federal income tax provision to actual income tax provision
The following is a reconciliation of the expected statutory federal income tax provision to the Company’s actual income tax provision for continuing operations (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Expected income tax provision at federal statutory tax rate
$
3,072

 
$
2,868

 
$
2,297

State income tax provision, net of federal benefit
24

 
26

 
24

Foreign income taxed at other than U.S. rates
(1,750
)
 
(1,362
)
 
(1,045
)
Research and development tax credits
(61
)
 
(195
)
 
(36
)
Other
(41
)
 
12

 
39

 
$
1,244

 
$
1,349

 
$
1,279

Summary of income tax holiday
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Additional income tax expense
$
690

 
$
758

 
$
193

Reduction to basic earnings per share
$
0.41

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.11

Reduction to diluted earnings per share
$
0.40

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.11

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities
The Company had deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as follows (in millions):
 
September 28, 2014
 
September 29, 2013
Unearned revenues
$
1,189

 
$
1,305

Accrued liabilities and reserves
529

 
305

Share-based compensation
404

 
497

Unrealized losses on marketable securities
370

 
293

Unused net operating losses
120

 
91

Other
127

 
149

Total gross deferred tax assets
2,739

 
2,640

Valuation allowance
(60
)
 
(51
)
Total net deferred tax assets
2,679

 
2,589

Unrealized gains on marketable securities
(484
)
 
(536
)
Intangible assets
(315
)
 
(265
)
Property, plant and equipment
(104
)
 
(129
)
Other
(31
)
 
(27
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(934
)
 
(957
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
1,745

 
$
1,632

Reported as:
 
 
 
Current deferred tax assets
$
577

 
$
573

Non-current deferred tax assets
1,174

 
1,059

Non-current deferred tax assets held for sale (1)

 
2

Non-current deferred tax liabilities (1)
(6
)
 
(2
)
 
$
1,745

 
$
1,632

(1)
Non-current deferred tax assets held for sale and non-current deferred tax liabilities were included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits
A summary of the changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 follows (in millions):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits
$
221

 
$
86

 
$
96

Additions based on prior year tax positions
1

 
1

 

Reductions for prior year tax positions and lapse in statute of limitations
(67
)
 

 
(18
)
Additions for current year tax positions
5

 
145

 
10

Settlements with taxing authorities
(73
)
 
(11
)
 
(2
)
Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits
$
87

 
$
221

 
$
86