Note 5 Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Summary of Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps are used to manage interest rate risk associated with certain borrowings under the Company's long-term debt arrangements.

Interest Rate Swaps Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

Pay Fixed Receive Variable Interest Rate Swap

The Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $257 million that were entered into in 2007 to hedge LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments expected to occur through June 15, 2014. The swap agreements effectively converted variable interest rate obligations to fixed interest rate obligations and were accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company determined, based on its intention of redeeming $257 million of its senior floating rates notes due in 2014 ("2014 Notes"), that it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based, variable rate interest payments would occur on $257 million of debt through June 15, 2014. Accordingly, the Company dedesignated its interest rate swaps in their entirety in the first quarter of 2013 and recorded a charge of $14.9 million in other income (expense), net, representing the portion of the value of the interest rate swaps previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for which it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments would occur. Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company paid the independent swap counterparties a fixed rate of approximately 5.6% and the swap counterparties paid the Company an interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR. Beginning on the date the interest rate swaps were dedesignated, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were recorded to other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statement of income. Such amounts were not material for any period presented herein. The Company continued to make and receive payments under the swaps through June 15, 2014. Upon maturity of the swaps, AOCI of $3.3 million related entirely to an income tax effect of the swap was charged to income tax expense.

Pay Variable Receive Fixed Interest Rate Swap

In 2011, the Company issued $500 million of fixed-rate senior notes (the "2019 Notes") and entered into an interest rate swap with a single counterparty to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the notes resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. The swap agreement, with a notional amount of $500 million, had an expiration date of May 15, 2019 and effectively converted these notes from fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. Pursuant to the interest rate swap, the Company paid the swap counterparty a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a spread and received a fixed rate of 7.0% from the swap counterparty. In accordance with ASC Topic 815, the interest rate swap was initially accounted for as a fair value hedge and was exempt from periodic assessment of hedge effectiveness. Therefore, during those periods in which the interest rate swap was designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, the change in the fair value of the 2019 Notes resulting from changes in interest rates was assumed to be equal and opposite to the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap.

During 2014, the Company redeemed $400 million of its 2019 Notes and called the remaining $100 million of the 2019 Notes for redemption, which was completed early in the first quarter of 2015. Additionally, the Company terminated $400 million of the notional amount of the interest rate swap in 2014 and received $16.5 million of cash, representing the fair value of the terminated portion of the swap. The Company dedesignated the entire interest rate swap in May 2014 and discontinued hedge accounting at such time. At the time of dedesignation, the fair value hedge accounting adjustment related to the swap was $20.7 million, $16.5 million of which was credited to loss on extinguishments of debt in the consolidated statements of income and $4.2 million of which was being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2019 Notes. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap subsequent to the date hedge accounting was discontinued was not material and was recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income.

As of September 27, 2014, the fair value of the interest rate swap was $3.0 million and is included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. The swap was terminated early in the first quarter of 2015, at which time the Company received a cash payment of $3.3 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Forward contracts on various foreign currencies are used to manage foreign currency risk associated with forecasted non-functional currency transactions and certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The Company's primary foreign currency cash flows are in certain Asian and European countries, Israel, Brazil and Mexico.

The Company had the following outstanding foreign currency forward contracts that were entered into to hedge foreign currency exposures:

	As of
	September 27, 2014	September 28, 2013
Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges:
Notional amount (in thousands)	$114,157	$100,679
Number of contracts	42	41
Derivatives Not Designated as Accounting Hedges:
Notional amount (in thousands)	$255,828	$190,226
Number of contracts	41	42

The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward contracts to hedge currency exposures associated with certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. These contracts have maturities of up to two months and are not designated as accounting hedges under ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, these contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each period with unrealized gains and losses recorded in other income (expense), net, in the consolidated statements of income. For the year ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the Company recognized losses of $0.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively, associated with forward contracts. From an economic perspective, the objective of the Company's hedging program is for gains and losses on forward contracts to substantially offset gains and losses on the underlying hedged items.

The Company also utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain operational (“cash flow”) exposures resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Such exposures generally result from 1) forecasted sales denominated in currencies other than those used to pay for materials and labor, 2) forecasted non-functional currency labor and overhead expenses, 3) forecasted non-functional currency operating expenses, and 4) anticipated capital expenditures denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity making the expenditures. These contracts may be up to twelve months in duration and are accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), an equity account, and reclassified into earnings in the period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current earnings and, other than ineffectiveness of $14.9 million recognized in the first quarter of 2013 in connection with a dedesignation of interest rate swaps, were not material for any period presented herein. As of September 27, 2014, AOCI related to foreign currency forward contracts was not material.

The following table presents the effect of cash flow hedging relationships on the Company's consolidated statements of income for the years ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively:

Type of Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)				Location of Gain (Loss) reclassified from AOCI into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Ineffective Portion)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Ineffective Portion)
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013			September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013				September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	96	Interest expense	$	(318	)	$	(6,587	)	Other income (expense), net	$	—	$	(14,903	)
					Income tax expense	(3,315		)	—						—
Foreign currency forward contracts	64		912		Net Sales	(71		)	(364		)
					Cost of sales	48			1,603
					Selling, general and administrative	(30		)	74
Total	$	64	$	1,008		$	(3,686	)	$	(5,274	)		$	—	$	(14,903	)