Note 10 - Fair Value Measurement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
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10. Fair Value Measurement


              The fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, categorized into types of instruments, are set forth in the table below based upon the fair value hierarchy:


   

September 28, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Total

 
   

(in thousands)

 
                                                 

Money market funds

  $ 1,010     $ -     $ 1,010 (1)    $ 3,906     $ -     $ 3,906 (2) 

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

    -       3,928       3,928       -       3,493       3,493  

Total financial assets

  $ 1,010     $ 3,928     $ 4,938     $ 3,906     $ 3,493       7,399  

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

          $ 2,010     $ 2,010     $ -     $ 313     $ 313  

Total financial liabilities

  $ -     $ 2,010     $ 2,010     $ -     $ 313     $ 313  

(1) Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $326.8 million as of September 28, 2014 includes cash of $280.4 million held in operating accounts, $1.0 million in money market funds, $24.3 million held in certificates of deposit and $21.1 million held in time deposit accounts.

(2) Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $311.5 million as of December 29, 2013 includes cash of $282.2 million held in operating accounts, $3.9 million in money market funds, $11.4 million held in certificates of deposit and $14.0 million in time deposit accounts.


Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value


     The Company’s Term Loan and Notes are traded in the market and the fair values are Level 1, as they are based on quoted market prices. Prior to redemption in fiscal 2013, the Senior Notes were traded in the market and the fair value was Level 1. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt obligations are as follows:


   

September 28, 2014

   

December 29, 2013

 
   

Carrying

   

Estimated

   

Carrying

   

Estimated

 
   

Value

   

Fair Value

   

Value

   

Fair Value

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Debt traded in the market:

                               

Term Loan

  $ 294,334     $ 290,287     $ 296,135     $ 295,170  

2.0% Senior Exchangeable Notes

    115,235       199,356       111,733       129,104  

7.875% Senior Notes

    -       -       94,064       97,591  

Total Debt Obligations

  $ 409,569     $ 489,643     $ 501,932     $ 521,865  

   The fair value of the Company’s cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximates their carrying value.