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Fair Value - Note 3
6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2011
Fair Value [Abstract]  
Fair Value Disclosure

3. Fair Value

The Company's cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash are carried at fair value, and its accounts receivable and accounts payable are valued at their carrying amounts which approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The Company had no debt outstanding as of July 3, 2011.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are shown in the table below by their corresponding balance sheet caption and consisted of the following types of instruments as of July 3, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

      July 3, 2011   December 31, 2010
      Fair Value Measurements at   Fair Value Measurements at
      Reporting Date Using   Reporting Date Using
      (Level 1)   (Level 2)   Total   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   Total
      (thousands)   (thousands)
Assets measured at fair value:                          
      Cash equivalents:                          
           Money market funds     $ 20,050    $          -     $ 20,050    $ 2,885    $          -     $ 2,885 
      Short-term investments:                          
           United States agency securities     -     -     -     2,151     -     2,151  
      Other assets:                          
           Equity instruments     144     -     144     164     -     164  
Total assets measured at fair value     $ 20,194    $          -     $ 20,194    $ 5,200    $          -     $ 5,200 
                           
Liabilities measured at fair value:                          
      Other liabilities:                          
           Deferred compensation     $     144    $          -     $     144    $    164    $          -     $    164 

 

Equity instruments in the preceding table represent plan assets under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, which offset corresponding deferred compensation plan liabilities as of the dates presented.