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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value.  These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term receivables, trade payables and long-term debt instruments.  Due to their short-term nature, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term receivables and trade payables approximate current fair value at each balance sheet date. The Company had $150 million and $40 million in borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. The Company had no borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility at December 28, 2013. Based on current market interest rates, the carrying value of our borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility approximates fair value.