notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows ( in thousands ) : .
what would be the total common stock par value if all authorized shares were outstanding?
the company 2019s major tax jurisdictions as of october 3 , 2008 for fin 48 are the u.s. , california , and iowa . for the u.s. , the company has open tax years dating back to fiscal year 1998 due to the carryforward of tax attributes . for california , the company has open tax years dating back to fiscal year 2002 due to the carryforward of tax attributes . for iowa , the company has open tax years dating back to fiscal year 2002 due to the carryforward of tax attributes . during the year ended october 3 , 2008 , the statute of limitations period expired relating to an unrecognized tax benefit . the expiration of the statute of limitations period resulted in the recognition of $ 0.6 million of previously unrecognized tax benefit , which impacted the effective tax rate , and $ 0.5 million of accrued interest related to this tax position was reversed during the year . including this reversal , total year-to-date accrued interest related to the company 2019s unrecognized tax benefits was a benefit of $ 0.4 million . 10 . stockholders 2019 equity common stock the company is authorized to issue ( 1 ) 525000000 shares of common stock , par value $ 0.25 per share , and ( 2 ) 25000000 shares of preferred stock , without par value . holders of the company 2019s common stock are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the company 2019s board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose . dividends may not be paid on common stock unless all accrued dividends on preferred stock , if any , have been paid or declared and set aside . in the event of the company 2019s liquidation , dissolution or winding up , the holders of common stock will be entitled to share pro rata in the assets remaining after payment to creditors and after payment of the liquidation preference plus any unpaid dividends to holders of any outstanding preferred stock . each holder of the company 2019s common stock is entitled to one vote for each such share outstanding in the holder 2019s name . no holder of common stock is entitled to cumulate votes in voting for directors . the company 2019s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that , unless otherwise determined by the company 2019s board of directors , no holder of common stock has any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any stock of any class which the company may issue or sell . in march 2007 , the company repurchased approximately 4.3 million of its common shares for $ 30.1 million as authorized by the company 2019s board of directors . the company has no publicly disclosed stock repurchase plans . at october 3 , 2008 , the company had 170322804 shares of common stock issued and 165591830 shares outstanding . preferred stock the company 2019s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation permits the company to issue up to 25000000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and with rights and preferences that may be fixed or designated by the company 2019s board of directors without any further action by the company 2019s stockholders . the designation , powers , preferences , rights and qualifications , limitations and restrictions of the preferred stock of each skyworks solutions , inc . 2008 annual report %%transmsg*** transmitting job : a51732 pcn : 099000000 ***%%pcmsg|103 |00005|yes|no|03/26/2009 13:34|0|0|page is valid , no graphics -- color : d| .