Note 12 - Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2019

Note

12:

Fair Value Measurements

Overview

Estimates of fair value for financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. The framework defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The framework discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow) and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The framework utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into

three

broad levels. The following is a brief description of those

three

levels:

●

Level

Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	●	Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
	●	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s assumptions, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

Balances Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of

March 2, 2019

and

December 1, 2018,

and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

	March 2,		Fair Value Measurements Using:
Description	2019		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	9,906	$	9,906	$	-	$	-
Foreign exchange contract assets		6,667		-		6,667		-
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedges		14,282				14,282
Cross-currency cash flow hedges		3,071		-		3,071		-

Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contract liabilities	$	2,591	$	-	$	2,591	$	-
Interest rate swaps, fair value hedges		5,288		-		5,288		-

	December 1,		Fair Value Measurements Using:
Description	2018		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	11,436	$	11,436	$	-	$	-
Foreign exchange contract assets		4,933		-		4,933		-
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedges		28,924		-		28,924		-
Cross-currency cash flow hedges		739		-		739		-

Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contract liabilities	$	2,156	$	-	$	2,156	$	-
Interest rate swaps, fair value hedges		8,657		-		8,657		-

Long-term debt had an estimated fair value of $

2,132,27

and

$2,123,447

as of

March 2, 2019

and

December 1, 2018,

respectively. The fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered for debt of similar maturities. The estimated fair value of these long-term obligations is

not

necessarily indicative of the amount that would be realized in a current market exchange.

- 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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