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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Financial Instruments (Thousands of Dollars) [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments

(4) Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities. At September 28, 2014, September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013, the carrying cost of these instruments approximated their fair value. The Company's financial instruments at September 28, 2014, September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013 also include certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value (see Notes 6 and 8) as well as long-term borrowings. The carrying costs and fair values of the Company's long-term borrowings as of September 28, 2014, September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013 are as follows:

 
 
September 28, 2014
  
September 29, 2013
  
December 29, 2013
 
 
 
Carrying
Cost
  
Fair
Value
  
Carrying
Cost
  
Fair
Value
  
Carrying
Cost
  
Fair
Value
 
6.35% Notes Due 2040
 
$
500,000
   
602,050
   
500,000
   
535,000
   
500,000
   
532,750
 
6.30% Notes Due 2017
  
350,000
   
392,595
   
350,000
   
402,500
   
350,000
   
400,050
 
5.10% Notes Due 2044
  
300,000
   
310,500
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
3.15% Notes Due 2021
  
300,000
   
302,130
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
6.60% Debentures Due 2028
  
109,895
   
125,764
   
109,895
   
121,983
   
109,895
   
118,566
 
6.125% Notes Due 2014
  
-
   
-
   
430,424
   
437,750
   
428,390
   
435,838
 
Total long-term debt
  
1,559,895
   
1,733,039
   
1,390,319
   
1,497,233
   
1,388,285
   
1,487,204
 
Less: Current portion
  
-
   
-
   
430,424
   
437,750
   
428,390
   
435,838
 
Long-term debt excluding current portion
 
$
1,559,895
   
1,733,039
   
959,895
   
1,059,483
   
959,895
   
1,051,366
 



In May 2014, the Company issued $600,000 in long-term debt which consists of $300,000 of 3.15% Notes Due in 2021 and $300,000 of 5.10% Notes Due in 2044 (collectively, the "Notes").  The Company may redeem the Notes at its option at the greater of the principal amount of the Notes or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments discounted using the effective interest rate on applicable U.S. Treasury bills at the time of repurchase.  Prior to the issuance of the Notes, the Company held forward-starting interest rate swap contracts to hedge the variability in the anticipated underlying U.S. Treasury interest rate associated with the expected issuance of the Notes.  At the date of issuance, these contracts were terminated and the Company paid $33,306, the fair value of the contracts on that date, to settle. Of this amount, $6,373 relates to 3.15% Notes Due 2021 and $26,933 relates to 5.10% Notes Due 2044, which has been deferred in AOCE and will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the respective Notes using the effective interest rate method.  The proceeds from the Notes have been presented net of the payment for these contracts in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The carrying cost of the 6.125% Notes Due 2014 included principal amounts of $425,000 as well as fair value adjustments of $5,424, and $3,390 at September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013, respectively, related to interest rate swaps. The interest rate swaps were terminated in November 2012 and the fair value adjustments at September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013 represented the unamortized portions of the fair value of the interest rate swaps at the date of termination. At September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013, the principal amount and fair value adjustment associated with the 6.125% Notes Due 2014 totaling $425,000 were included in the current portion of long-term debt. All other carrying costs represent principal amounts and were included in long-term debt excluding the current portion at September 28, 2014, September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013. The total principal amount of long-term debt, including the current portion, was $1,559,895 at September 28, 2014 and $1,384,895 at both September 29, 2013 and December 29, 2013.

The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are considered Level 3 fair values (see Note 6 for further discussion of the fair value hierarchy) and are measured using the discounted future cash flows method. In addition to the debt terms, the valuation methodology includes an assumption of a discount rate that approximates the current yield on a similar debt security. This assumption is considered an unobservable input in that it reflects the Company's own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company believes that this is the best information available for use in the fair value measurement.