DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

9 Months Ended

Oct. 10, 2015

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The company measures the fair value of its derivative portfolio by using the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market for that asset or liability. These measurements are classified into a hierarchy by the inputs used to perform the fair value calculation as follows:

Level 1: Fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date

Level 2: Modeled fair value with model inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly

Level 3: Modeled fair value with unobservable model inputs that are used to estimate the fair value of the asset or liability

Commodity Risk

The company enters into commodity derivatives designated as cash-flow hedges of existing or future exposure to changes in commodity prices. The company’s primary raw materials are flour, sweeteners and shortening, along with pulp, paper and petroleum-based packaging products. Natural gas, which is used as oven fuel, is also an important commodity input for production.

As of October 10, 2015, the company’s hedge portfolio contained commodity derivatives which are recorded in the following accounts with fair values measured as indicated (amounts in thousands):

	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Other current	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	-
Other long-term		665			—			—		665
Total		665			—			—		665
Liabilities:
Other current		(8,566	)		(2,769	)		—		(11,335	)
Other long-term		(104	)		(291	)		—		(395	)
Total		(8,670	)		(3,060	)		—		(11,730	)
Net Fair Value	$	(8,005	)	$	(3,060	)	$	—	$	(11,065	)

The positions held in the portfolio are used to hedge economic exposure to changes in various raw material prices and effectively fix the price, or limit increases in prices, for a period of time extending primarily into fiscal 2016. These instruments are designated as cash-flow hedges. The effective portion of changes in fair value for these derivatives is recorded each period in other comprehensive income (loss), and any ineffective portion of the change in fair value is recorded to current period earnings in selling, distribution and administrative expenses. All of the company-held commodity derivatives at October 10, 2015 and January 3, 2015 qualified for hedge accounting.

Interest Rate Risk

The company entered into a treasury rate lock on March 28, 2012 to fix the interest rate for the notes issued on April 3, 2012. The derivative position was closed when the debt was priced on March 29, 2012 with a cash settlement that offset changes in the benchmark treasury rate between the execution of the treasury rate lock and the debt pricing date. This treasury rate lock was designated as a cash flow hedge and the cash settlement was $3.1 million, of which $0.6 million was recognized after debt issuance and $2.5 million ($1.5 million, net of tax) is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

The company has the following derivative instruments located on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, which are utilized for the risk management purposes detailed above (amounts in thousands):

	Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities
	October 10, 2015			January 3, 2015			October 10, 2015			January 3, 2015
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	$	—	Other current assets	$	—	Other current liabilities	$	11,335	Other current liabilities	$	12,898
Commodity contracts	Other long term assets	$	665	Other long term assets		—	Other long-term liabilities		395	Other long-term liabilities		3,355
Total		$	665		$	—		$	11,730		$	16,253

Derivative Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) transactions

The company has the following derivative instruments located on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, utilized for risk management purposes (amounts in thousands and net of tax):

	Recognized in OCI on Derivative					Reclassified from AOCI
	(Effective Portion)				Location of Gain or (Loss)	into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow	For the Twelve Weeks Ended				Reclassified from AOCI	For the Twelve Weeks Ended
Hedge Relationships (2)	October 10, 2015		October 4, 2014		into Income (Effective Portion)(2)	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	—	Interest (expense) income	$	(35	)	$	(35	)
Commodity contracts		2,652		9,128	Production costs(1)		(1,061	)		1,180
Total	$	2,652	$	9,128		$	(1,096	)	$	1,145
	Amount of Gain or (Loss)					Amount of (Gain) or Loss
	Recognized in OCI on Derivative					Reclassified from AOCI
	(Effective Portion)				Location of Gain or (Loss)	into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow	For the Forty Weeks Ended				Reclassified from AOCI	For the Forty Weeks Ended
Hedge Relationships (2)	October 10, 2015		October 4, 2014		into Income (Effective Portion)(2)	October 10, 2015			October 4, 2014
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	—	Interest (expense) income	$	(117	)	$	(117	)
Commodity contracts		1,262		10,028	Production costs(1)		(3,817	)		(2,252	)
Total	$	1,262	$	10,028		$	(3,934	)	$	(2,369	)

1. Included in materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately).

2. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to determine net income.

There was no hedging ineffectiveness, and no amounts were excluded from the ineffectiveness testing, during the twelve and forty weeks ended October 10, 2015 and October 4, 2014, respectively.

The balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) related to commodity price risk and interest rate risk derivative transactions that are closed or will expire over the following years are as follows (amounts in thousands and net of tax) at October 10, 2015:

	Commodity price risk derivatives			Interest rate risk derivatives		Totals
Closed contracts	$	930		$	1,000	$	1,930
Expiring in 2015		335			—		335
Expiring in 2016		6,541			—		6,541
Expiring in 2017		(70	)		—		(70	)
Total	$	7,736		$	1,000	$	8,736

Derivative Transactions Notional Amounts

As of October 10, 2015, the company had the following outstanding financial contracts that were entered to hedge commodity and interest rate risk (amounts in thousands):

	Notional amount
Wheat contracts	$	144,731
Soybean oil contracts		20,247
Natural gas contracts		9,435
Total	$	174,413

The company’s derivative instruments contain no credit-risk-related contingent features at October 10, 2015. As of October 10, 2015 and January 3, 2015, the company had $17.2 million and $16.1 million, respectively, in other current assets representing collateral for hedged positions.