Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2017

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Thousands of Dollars) [Abstract]

(6) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures certain financial instruments at fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of three levels: Level 1 fair values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access; Level 2 fair values are those based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and Level 3 fair values are based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Accounting standards permit entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establish presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar assets and liabilities. The Company has elected the fair value option for certain available-for-sale investments. At October 1, 2017, September 25, 2016 and December 25, 2016, these investments totaled $24,405, $23,490 and $23,571, respectively, and are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded net gains of $446 and $1,461 on these investments in other income, net for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2017, respectively, related to the change in fair value of such instruments. For the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 25, 2016, the Company recorded net gains of $440 and $922, respectively, in other income, net, related to the change in fair value of such instruments.

At October 1, 2017, September 25, 2016 and December 25, 2016, the Company had the following assets and liabilities measured at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets (excluding assets for which the fair value is measured using net asset value per share):

	Fair Value Measurements Using:
			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active
			Markets		Significant
			for		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
	Fair		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
October 1, 2017
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	$	2,866		2,866		-		-
Derivatives		11,975		-		11,975		-
Total assets	$	14,841		2,866		11,975		-

Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	22,671		-		22,671		-
Option agreement		28,510		-		-		28,510
Total liabilities	$	51,181		-		22,671		28,510

September 25, 2016
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	$	4,986		4,986		-		-
Derivatives		39,115		-		39,115		-
Total assets	$	44,101		4,986		39,115		-

Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	19,390		-		19,390		-
Option agreement		27,460		-		-		27,460
Total liabilities	$	46,850		-		19,390		27,460

December 25, 2016
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	$	3,736		3,736		-		-
Derivatives		87,894		-		87,894		-
Total assets	$	91,630		3,736		87,894		-

Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	11,309		-		11,309		-
Option agreement		28,770		-		-		28,770
Total Liabilities	$	40,079		-		11,309		28,770

Available-for-sale securities include equity securities of one company quoted on an active public market.

The Company's derivatives consist of foreign currency forward contracts. The Company used current forward rates of the respective foreign currencies to measure the fair value of these contracts. The Company’s option agreement relates to an equity method investment in Discovery Family Channel (“Discovery”). The option agreement is included in other liabilities at October 1, 2017, September 25, 2016 and December 25, 2016, is valued using an option pricing model based on the fair value of the related investment. Inputs used in the option pricing model include the volatility and fair value of the underlying company which are considered unobservable inputs as they reflect 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. There were no changes in these valuation techniques during the nine-month period ended October 1, 2017.

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements of the Company's financial instruments which use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

	2017		2016
Balance at beginning of year	$	(28,770)		(28,360)
Gain from change in fair value		260		900
Balance at end of third quarter	$	(28,510)		(27,460)

In addition to the above, the Company has three investments for which the fair value is measured using net asset value per share. At October 1, 2017, September 25, 2016 and December 25, 2016, these investments had fair values of $24,405, $23,490 and $23,571, respectively. Two of the investments have net asset values that are predominantly based on underlying investments which are traded on an active market and are redeemable within 45 days. The third investment invests in hedge funds which are generally redeemable on a quarterly basis with 30 – 90 days’ notice.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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