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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable approximate fair value as of September 28, 2019 and October 28, 2018, respectively, because of their relatively short maturities. The carrying amounts of the indebtedness under the Current ABL Facility and Current Cash Flow Revolver approximate fair value as the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates. At September 28, 2019, there was $170.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Current ABL Facility and no outstanding indebtedness under the Current Cash Flow Revolver. The fair values of the remaining financial instruments not currently recognized at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets at the respective period ends were (in thousands): 
 September 28, 2019October 28, 2018
Carrying
Amount
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount
Fair Value
Term Loan Facilities$2,536,397  $2,478,263  $412,925  $412,409  
8.00% Senior Notes
645,000  632,100  —  —  
The fair values of the term loan facility were based on recent trading activities of comparable market instruments, which are level 2 inputs and the fair value of the 8.00% senior notes was based on quoted prices in active markets for the identical liabilities, which are level 1 inputs.
Fair Value Measurements
ASC Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, requires us to use valuation techniques to measure fair value that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized as follows:
Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Other inputs that are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or market-corroborated inputs.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and which require us to develop our own assumptions about how market participants would price the assets or liabilities.
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used as of September 28, 2019 and October 28, 2018.
Money market: Money market funds have original maturities of three months or less. The original cost of these assets approximates fair value due to their short-term maturity.
Mutual funds: Mutual funds are valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the mutual fund is traded. 
Assets held for sale: Assets held for sale are valued based on current market conditions, prices of similar assets in similar condition and expected proceeds from the sale of the assets, representative of Level 3 inputs.
Deferred compensation plan liability: Deferred compensation plan liability is comprised of phantom investments in the deferred compensation plan and is valued at the closing price reported in the active markets in which the money market and mutual funds are traded.
Interest rate swap liability: Interest rate swap liabilities are based on cash flow hedge contracts that have fixed rate structures and are measured against market-based LIBOR yield curves. These interest rate swaps were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because they were valued using alternative pricing sources or models that utilized market observable inputs, including current and forward interest rates.
Foreign currency hedge: The fair value of the foreign currency forward contract agreement is estimated using industry standard valuation models using market-based observable inputs, including spot rates, forward points, interest rates and volatility inputs (Level 2).
The following tables summarize information regarding our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 28, 2019 and October 28, 2018, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):
September 28, 2019
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Short-term investments in deferred compensation plan(1):
    
Money market$27  $—  $—  $27  
Mutual funds – Growth991  —  —  991  
Mutual funds – Blend1,625  —  —  1,625  
Mutual funds – Foreign blend528  —  —  528  
Mutual funds – Fixed income—  398  —  398  
Total short-term investments in deferred compensation plan(2)
3,171  398  —  3,569  
Foreign currency hedge(4)
—  95  —  —  
Total assets $3,171  $493  $—  $3,664  
Liabilities:    
Deferred compensation plan liability(2)
$—  $3,564  $—  $3,564  
Interest rate swap liability(3)
—  38,853  —  38,853  
Total liabilities $—  $42,417  $—  $42,417  
October 28, 2018
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Short-term investments in deferred compensation plan(1):
    
Money market$369  $—  $—  $369  
Mutual funds – Growth1,118  —  —  1,118  
Mutual funds – Blend2,045  —  —  2,045  
Mutual funds – Foreign blend812  —  —  812  
Mutual funds – Fixed income—  941  —  941  
Total short-term investments in deferred compensation
plan(2)
4,344  941  —  5,285  
Total assets $4,344  $941  $—  $5,285  
Liabilities:    
Deferred compensation plan liability(2)
$—  $4,639  $—  $4,639  
Total liabilities $—  $4,639  $—  $4,639  
(1)Unrealized holding gains (losses) for the three months ended September 28, 2019 and July 29, 2018 were $(0.1) million and $0.2 million, respectively. Unrealized holding gains for the nine months ended September 28, 2019 and July 29, 2018 were $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. These unrealized holding gains (losses) were substantially offset by changes in the deferred compensation plan liability.
(2)The Company records the short-term investments in deferred compensation plan within investments in debt and equity securities, at market, and the deferred compensation plan liability within accrued compensation and benefits on the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)In May 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to mitigate variability in forecasted interest payments on $1,500.0 million of the Company’s unsecured variable debt. The interest rate swaps effectively convert a portion of the floating rate interest payments into a fixed rate interest payment. There are three interest rate swaps that cover $500.0 million of notional debt each and fix the interest rate at 5.918%, 5.906% and 5.907%, respectively. The Company designated the interest rate swaps as qualifying hedging instruments and accounts for these derivatives as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swap liability is included within other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
(4)In July 2019, the Company entered into a forward contract agreement to hedge approximately $21.9 million of its 2019 non-functional currency inventory purchases. This forward contract was established to protect the Company from variability in cash flows attributable to changes in the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar. As a cash flow hedge, unrealized gains are recognized as assets while unrealized losses are recognized as liabilities. The forward contract is highly correlated to the changes in the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar. Unrealized gains and losses on these agreements are designated as effective or ineffective. The effective portion of such gains or losses is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, while the ineffective portion of such gains or losses is recorded as a component of cost of goods sold. Future realized gains and losses in connection with each inventory purchase will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to cost of goods sold. The gains and losses on the derivative contract that are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to current period earnings are included in the line item in which the hedged item is recorded in the same period the forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the three months ended September 28, 2019, the Company realized a gain of approximately $0.1 million within cost of goods sold in the consolidated statement of operations based on these cash flow hedges. The changes in fair values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss and are reclassified into cost of goods sold in the same period the hedged item affects earnings. Due to the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instruments and the underlying exposures being hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instruments are generally offset by changes in the fair value or cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged. The changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify as effective are immediately recognized in earnings.