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Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 8: Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  A fair value hierarchy has been established that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  The hierarchy of fair value measurements is described below:

 

Level 1 – Valuations are based on quoted prices that the Company has the ability to obtain in actively traded markets for identical assets and liabilities.  Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market or exchange traded market, a valuation of these instruments does not require a significant degree of judgment.

 

Level 2 – Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

 

Level 3 – Valuations are based on model-based techniques for which some or all of the assumptions are obtained from indirect market information that is significant to the overall fair value measurement and which require a significant degree of management judgment.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy at the end of fiscal 2018 and 2017:

 

In Thousands

Level 2

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

$

1,374

 

 

$

13,932

 

 

Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments

 

38

 

 

 

284

 

 

Embedded derivatives

 

1,296

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments

$

6,756

 

 

$

464

 

 

Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments

 

1,026

 

 

 

2,440

 

 

Embedded derivatives

 

684

 

 

 

2,239

 

 

 

In Thousands

Level 3

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated value of assets held for sale

$

4,225

 

 

$

19,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated value of liabilities held for sale

$

144

 

 

$

8,908

 

 

 

The Company’s embedded derivatives are the result of entering into sales or purchase contracts that are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency or the supplier’s or customer’s functional currency.  The fair value is determined by calculating the difference between quoted exchange rates at the time the contract was entered into and the period-end exchange rate.  These contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company’s derivative contracts consist of foreign currency exchange contracts and, from time to time, interest rate swap agreements.  These derivative contracts are over the counter and their fair value is determined using modeling techniques that include market inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, and currency exchange rates.  These contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company’s Board of Directors previously approved a plan to sell certain non-core business units.  Based upon the estimated fair values, the Company adjusted the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of the businesses to fair value.  Principle assumptions used in measuring the estimated value of assets and liabilities held for sale included estimated selling price of the discontinued business, discount rates, industry growth rates, and pricing of comparable transactions in the market.