Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2015

Fair value disclosures enable the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those fair value measurements using a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Pricing inputs, other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions. These inputs are frequently utilized in pricing models, discounted cash flow techniques and other widely accepted valuation methodologies.

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014, (in thousands):



	December 29, 2015
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Equities⁽¹⁾	$	10,385	$	10,385	$	—	$	—
Fixed income⁽¹⁾	$	3,748	—		3,748		—
Money market fund⁽²⁾	$	29,584	—		29,584		—


	December 30, 2014
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Equities⁽¹⁾	$	10,053	$	6,678	$	3,375	$	—
Fixed income⁽¹⁾	5,355		1,542		3,813		—
Money market fund⁽²⁾	7,602		—		7,602		—


⁽¹⁾	These investments relate to the Deferred Compensation Plan and the POWR Plan and are located in the other assets line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The investments categorized as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy are valued by using available market information which includes quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets.

⁽²⁾

At December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014, $1.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to the Deferred Compensation Plan and POWR Plan, and were located in the other assets line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remaining balances in the money market fund were short-term in nature and were classified in cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Money market funds are valued at amortized cost which reflects the market-based fair value.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s outstanding borrowings was as follows (in thousands):



	December 29, 2015		December 30, 2014
Term Loan	$	397,250	$	391,231
Senior Notes	197,600		196,650
Revolving Facility	—		$	—
	$	594,850	$	587,881
Carrying value	$	591,263	$	595,421

The Company measures the fair value of its debt facilities under a Level 2 observable input which consists of quotes from non-active markets. However, the fair value estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company’s debtholders could realize in a current market exchange. Cash and cash equivalents (excluding the money market fund), accounts and other receivables and accounts payable are carried at cost which approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

The Company reviews long-lived assets related to each unit semi-annually in the second and fourth quarters for indicators of impairment and at any other date when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may exceed their fair value and the carrying amount of a unit’s leasehold improvements and equipment may not be recoverable. Based on the best information available, impaired leasehold improvements and certain personal property are written down to estimated fair market value, which becomes the new cost basis. Additionally, when a commitment is made to close a unit beyond the quarter, any remaining leasehold improvements and all personal property are reviewed for impairment and depreciable lives are adjusted.

The table below summarizes restaurant-level impairment (Level 3) for the periods presented (in thousands):



	52 Weeks Ended
	December 29, 2015		December 30, 2014
Total asset impairments and closures	$	7,469	$	980

The remaining net book value of the above assets measured on a non-recurring basis at fair value, subsequent to the impairments, was $4.8 million and $0.3 million, at December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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