Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

5. Derivative Financial Instruments

        The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage certain exposures to the variability of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company's objective is to offset increases and decreases in expenses resulting from these exposures with gains and losses on the derivative contracts, thereby reducing volatility of earnings.

Interest Rate Swaps

        The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations in the normal course of its business, including through its Credit Facilities. The interest payments on the facility are calculated using a variable-rate of interest. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with an original notional value of $100 million (equal to the full amount borrowed under the Term Loan Facility) and, effectively, converted the LIBOR portion of the variable-rate interest payments to fixed-rate interest payments through July 2017 (the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility). The Company's interest rate swap agreement is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge.

        The Company's previous swap agreement with a notional value of $50.1 million was terminated in fiscal 2012 in connection with the Company's purchase of its corporate headquarters facilities. See Note 9, Acquisitions, for additional information.

        The Company estimates the fair values of interest rate swaps based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments. If the Term Loan Facility or the interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to maturity, the fair value of the interest rate swap recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss may be recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income based on an assessment of the agreements at the time of termination. The termination of the Company's swap agreement with a notional value of $50.1 million resulted in its remaining fair value of $0.9 million that was previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss to be reclassified into earnings during fiscal 2012. The Company did not discontinue any other cash flow hedges in the periods presented.

        The Company measures the effectiveness of its cash flow hedge by comparing the change in fair value of the hedged variable interest payments with the change in fair value of the interest rate swap. The Company recognizes ineffective portions of the hedge, as well as amounts not included in the assessment of effectiveness, in the Consolidated Statement of Income. As of January 3, 2015, no portion of the gains or losses from the Company's hedging instrument was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. Hedge ineffectiveness was not material for any of the periods presented.

        The Company's derivative financial instrument in cash flow hedging relationships consisted of the following (in thousands):

		Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013
Interest rate swap	Other assets, net	$	331	$	513

        The before-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships was as follows (in thousands):

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) during the Year Ended								Location of Loss Reclassified into Income	Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) during the Year Ended
	January 3, 2015			December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012				January 3, 2015			December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012
Interest rate swaps	$	(799	)	$	611	$	(956	)	Rent expense	$	—		$	—		$	(2,197	)
									Interest expense		(618	)		(560	)		(98	)

        The Company expects to reclassify $0.4 million of its interest rate swap losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 3, 2015 into earnings in the next 12 months, which would be offset by lower interest payments.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

        The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to manage exposure to foreign exchange risk. As of January 3, 2015, the Company held one foreign currency forward contract denominated in Norwegian Krone with a notional value of $7.7 million. The fair value of the contract was not material as of January 3, 2015. The contract has a maturity date of April 1, 2015 and it was not designated as a hedging instrument. The Company held no foreign currency forward contracts prior to fiscal 2014.

        The before-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments was as follows (in thousands):

Gain Recognized in Income	Year Ended January 3, 2015		Location
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	1,075	Other income (expense), net