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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
9 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2012
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
NOTE 12 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

     The accounting framework for determining fair value includes a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to measure fair value, which enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements. The fair value hierarchy consists of three tiers as follows: Level 1, defined as quoted market prices in active markets for identical securities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

     The table below presents assets and liabilities as of October 30, 2011, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 29, 2012.

 
October 30, 2011
 
 
Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets
for Identical
Instruments
(Level 1)
 
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock warrants (liability)
 
$
-
 
 
$
1,147
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
1,147
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
$
-
 
 
$
1,147
 
 
$
-
 
 
$
1,147
 
 
     The fair value of the common stock warrants liability was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. A significant observable input into the model included the market price of the Company's common stock at the measurement date. Gains or losses related to fair value adjustments to the common stock warrants liability are included in other income (expense), net.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

     The Company did not have any nonfinancial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of July 29, 2012 and October 30, 2011.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

     The fair values of the Company's cash and cash equivalents (Level 1 measurements), accounts receivable, accounts payable, and certain other current assets and current liabilities (Level 2 measurements) approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturities. The fair value of the Company's financing loan with a customer is a Level 2 measurement that approximates its carrying value due to its short-term maturity. The fair value of the Company's variable rate term loan is a Level 2 measurement and approximates its carrying value due to the variable nature of the underlying interest rates. The fair value of the Company's convertible senior notes is a Level 2 measurement that is determined using recent bid prices. The table below presents the fair and carrying values of the Company's convertible senior notes at July 29, 2012 and October 30, 2011.

 
July 29, 2012
 
 
October 30, 2011
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
Carrying Value
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
Carrying Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   3.25% convertible senior notes
 
$
113,758
 
 
$
115,000
 
 
$
109,260
 
 
$
115,000
 
   5.5% convertible senior notes
 
$
31,740
 
 
$
22,054
 
 
$
32,791
 
 
$
22,054