Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2019

Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis such as its financial instruments. There have been no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 assets or liabilities during the fiscal year ended September 27, 2019. The decrease of $3.1 million in Level 3 liabilities included in earnings during fiscal 2019 relates to a reversal of the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following (in millions):



	As of September 27, 2019								As of September 28, 2018
			Fair Value Measurements								Fair Value Measurements
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents*	$	851.3	$	809.5	$	41.8	$	—	$	733.3	$	683.7	$	49.6	$	—
U.S. Treasury and government securities	54.2		28.4		25.8		—		65.0		15.0		50.0		—
Corporate bonds and notes	72.1		—		72.1		—		216.0		—		216.0		—
Municipal bonds	104.6		—		104.6		—		2.8		—		2.8		—
Other government securities	—		—		—		—		33.1		—		33.1		—
Total	$	1,082.2	$	837.9	$	244.3	$	—	$	1,050.2	$	698.7	$	351.5	$	—
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3.1	$	—	$	—	$	3.1
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3.1	$	—	$	—	$	3.1

* Cash equivalents included in Levels 1 and 2 consist of money market funds and corporate bonds and notes, foreign government bonds, commercial paper, and agency securities purchased with less than ninety days until maturity.

Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities, such as goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets resulting from business combinations, are measured at fair value using income approach valuation methodologies at the date of acquisition and are subsequently re-measured if there are indicators of impairment.

- 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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