Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2016

Note 3: Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including available-for-sale fixed income securities, trading fixed income and equity securities held in its deferred compensation plan and the liability associated with its deferred compensation plan. There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014. Any transfers between fair value measurement levels would be recorded on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. The fair value of these certain financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at December 30, 2016 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in				Significant
			Active Markets for		Significant Other		Unobservable
			Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Money market securities ⁽¹⁾	$	21,918	$	21,918	$	-	$	-

Fixed income available for sale securities ⁽²⁾		58,755		-		58,755		-

Fixed income trading securities held in deferred compensation plan ⁽³⁾		11,872		11,872		-		-

Equity trading securities held in deferred compensation plan ⁽³⁾		36,395		36,395		-		-

Total	$	128,940	$	70,185	$	58,755	$	-

Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan ⁽⁴⁾		53,617		53,617		-		-

Total	$	53,617	$	53,617	$	-	$	-

⁽¹⁾

Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽²⁾

Included in short-term investments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽³⁾

Included in other current assets and deferred compensation plan assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽⁴⁾

Included in accrued liabilities and deferred compensation on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

The fair value of these certain financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at January 1, 2016 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in				Significant
			Active Markets for		Significant Other		Unobservable
			Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Money market securities ⁽¹⁾	$	10,530	$	10,530	$	-	$	-

Fixed income available for sale securities ⁽²⁾		45,842		-		45,842		-

Fixed income trading securities held in deferred compensation plan ⁽³⁾		9,295		9,295		-		-

Equity trading securities held in deferred compensation plan ⁽³⁾		33,645		33,645		-		-

Total	$	99,312	$	53,470	$	45,842	$	-

Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan ⁽⁴⁾		46,740		46,740		-		-

Total	$	46,740	$	46,740	$	-	$	-

⁽¹⁾

Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽²⁾

Included in short-term investments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽³⁾

Included in other current assets and deferred compensation plan assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

⁽⁴⁾

Included in accrued liabilities and deferred compensation on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Fixed income available-for-sale securities as of December 30, 2016 and January 1, 2016 represent primarily obligations of United States agencies and state and local government agencies. Fixed income and equity trading securities represent mutual funds held in the Company’s deferred compensation plan. See Note 11 for additional information about the Company’s deferred compensation plan.

The following table summarizes the cost and estimated fair value of short-term fixed income securities classified as short-term investments based on remaining effective maturities as of December 30, 2016:

	Amortized		Estimated
(In thousands)	Cost		Fair Value

Due within one year	$	16,000	$	15,992
Due between one and two years		43,000		42,763
Total	$	59,000	$	58,755

At December 30, 2016 and January 1, 2016, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities valued using significant unobservable inputs.

The following financial instruments are not measured at fair value on the Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 30, 2016, but require disclosure of their fair values: accounts receivable, other assets and accounts payable. The estimated fair value of such instruments at December 30, 2016 approximates their carrying value as reported on the consolidated balance sheet.

There were no other-than-temporary impairments or credit losses related to available-for-sale securities during fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014.

- 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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