Debt and Money Market Securities

6 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

NOTE 9: DEBT AND MONEY MARKET SECURITIES

The tables below summarize the carrying value and fair market value of our outstanding debt. The fair market value of our publicly traded debt is based on observable market prices. The fair market value of our non-publicly traded debt was estimated using either a discounted cash flow analysis based on our current borrowing costs for debt with similar maturities, or in the case of outstanding commercial paper, the carrying values approximate the fair market values as the maturities are less than three months.


	April 29, 2011
	Balance Sheet (carrying value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	898,503
Non-publicly traded debt		457,498		456,005
Total debt	$	1,257,498	$	1,354,508


	April 30, 2010
	Balance Sheet (carrying value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	881,993
Non-publicly traded debt		79,859		77,451
Total debt	$	879,859	$	959,444

We did not elect the option to report our debt at fair value in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our non-publicly traded debt consists of the following:


	April 29, 2011		April 30, 2010
Commercial paper	$	344,903	$	—
Credit facility borrowings		89,851		60,987
Industrial development bonds		12,502		12,502
Uncommitted borrowings		10,242		6,370
Total non-publicly traded debt	$	457,498	$	79,859

Our credit facilities have covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. We were in compliance with these covenants as of April 29, 2011. Our debt covenants do not limit, nor are they reasonably likely to limit, our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing.

We invest in money market funds with high-credit-quality financial institutions and diversify our holdings among such financial institutions to reduce our exposure to credit losses. The fair values of our money market funds are $15,452 and $58,782 as of April 29, 2011 and April 30, 2010, respectively. The money market funds are included in our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances with the carrying values approximating the fair market values as the maturities are less than three months. These assets have observable prices that are quoted on an active exchange, and are therefore classified as Level 1 inputs under the fair value hierarchy.

Restricted cash represents cash that is restricted from withdrawal. As of April 29, 2011 and April 30, 2010, we had restricted cash of $16,977 and $0, respectively. Such restricted cash primarily serves as collateral for our liability insurance programs.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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