Note 9 - Financing Arrangements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Financing arrangements


          The following table summarizes the Company’s debt:


   

September 28, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Debt obligations:

               
Term Loan   $ 294,334     $ 296,135  
2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes     115,235       111,733  
7.875% Senior Notes     -       94,064  

Total debt

  $ 409,569     $ 501,932  

Less: current portion

    22,285       97,320  

Long-term debt

  $ 387,284     $ 404,612  

The Company is in compliance of all the covenants under the 2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes and Term Loan as of September 28, 2014.


2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020


The net carrying amount of the liability component of 2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020 (the Notes) consists of the following:


   

September 28, 2014

   

September 29, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Principal amount

  $ 150,000     $ 150,000  

Unamortized debt discount

    (34,765 )     (39,391 )

Net carrying value

  $ 115,235     $ 110,609  

The following table presents the interest expense recognized on the Notes:


   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

   

Three and Nine

Months Ended

 
   

September 28, 2014

   

September 28, 2014

   

September 29, 2013

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Contractual interest expense at 2% per annum

  $ 746     $ 2,230     $ 290  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

    130       391       50  

Accretion of debt discount

    1,185       3,502       432  

Total

  $ 2,061     $ 6,123     $ 772  

Capped Calls


In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into capped call transactions with certain bank counterparties to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon exchange of the Notes. The capped call transactions have a strike price of approximately $13.87 and a cap price of approximately $18.14, and are exercisable when and if the Notes are converted. If upon conversion of the Notes, the price of the common stock is above the strike price of the capped calls, the counterparties will deliver shares of the Company’s common stock and/or cash with an aggregate value approximately equal to the difference between the price of our common stock at the conversion date (with a maximum price for purposes of this determination equal to the cap price) and the strike price, multiplied by the number of shares of our common stock related to the capped call transactions being exercised. The capped call transactions expire on September 1, 2020.


7.875% Senior Notes due 2017


             On January 21, 2014, the Company redeemed the remaining $94.1 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the7.875% Senior Notes due 2017 (the Senior Notes) at a redemption price that was 103.938% of their face value. The Company paid an aggregate amount of $99.1 million, including redemption price, accrued and unpaid interest, and repurchase premium, and recorded a loss on redemption of $4.8 million within Interest income and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company redeemed these Senior Notes with the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes.


2012 Revolving Credit Facility


As of September 28, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the 2012 Revolving Credit Facility’s covenants. However, drawdown under the 2012 Revolving Credit Facility requires that the Company meet or obtain a waiver to certain conditions including the senior secured leverage ratio not to exceed 2.75:1.00 and compliance with coverage and leverage ratios, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Based on its operating results for the three months ended September 28, 2014, the Company does not meet the maximum leverage ratio limit. The Company has not obtained a waiver for those conditions; accordingly, it is not able to draw down on the 2012 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company did not need to draw on the revolving line of credit during the three months ended September 28, 2014 and believes that its sources of cash and liquidity are sufficient to meet the business requirements for the next 12 months.