Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses the accounting guidance that applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. The guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories.
Level 1:
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity's own assumptions.
The accounting guidance establishes a hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. An asset or liability's level is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following tables set forth the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the period, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
 
As of December 30, 2017
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Trading securities
$
2,294

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,294

Interest rate swaps

 
(392
)
 

 
(392
)
Foreign exchange forward contracts

 
(140
)
 

 
(140
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Trading securities
$
1,787

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,787

Interest rate swaps

 
(1,858
)
 

 
(1,858
)
Foreign exchange forward contracts

 
616

 

 
616


Trading securities are valued using quoted prices on an active exchange. Trading securities represent assets held in a Rabbi Trust to fund deferred compensation liabilities and are included as restricted investments on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company utilizes interest rate swap contracts to manage our targeted mix of fixed and floating rate debt, and these contracts are valued using observable benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals for the full term of the swap contracts. As of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the interest rate swaps were included in other current and non-current liabilities, respectively, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to manage our exposure to currency fluctuations in the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. The forward contracts were valued using observable benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals during the term of the forward contract. As of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the foreign exchange forward contracts were included in other current liabilities and other current assets, respectively, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The fair value of the Company's fixed rate senior notes and junior subordinated debentures as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were determined by utilizing current trading prices obtained from indicative market data. As a result, the fair value measurement of the Company's senior term loans is considered to be Level 2.
 
December 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
6.375% Senior Notes
$
325,000

 
$
325,050

 
$
323,888

 
$
304,013

Junior Subordinated Debentures
127,475

 
148,098

 
128,640

 
139,831


Cash, restricted investments, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings and accounts payable are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at book value, which approximates fair value, due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the long-term debt under the revolving credit facility approximates the fair value at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 as the interest rate is variable and approximates current market rates.  The Company also believes the carrying amount of the long-term debt under the senior term loan approximates the fair value at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 because, while subject to a minimum LIBOR floor rate, the interest rate approximates current market rates of debt with similar terms and comparable credit risk.
Additional information with respect to the derivative instruments is included in Note 12 - Derivatives and Hedging. Additional information with respect to the Company's fixed rate senior notes and junior subordinated debentures is included in Note 7 - Long-Term Debt.