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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
(9)      Long-Term Debt

Components of long-term debt are as follows:

 
 
2013
  
2012
 
 
 
Carrying Cost
  
Fair Value
  
Carrying Cost
  
Fair Value
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
6.35% Notes Due 2040
 
$
500,000
   
532,750
   
500,000
   
615,650
 
6.125% Notes Due 2014
  
428,390
   
435,838
   
436,526
   
455,175
 
6.30% Notes Due 2017
  
350,000
   
400,050
   
350,000
   
399,700
 
6.60% Debentures Due 2028
  
109,895
   
118,566
   
109,895
   
129,687
 
Total long-term debt
  
1,388,285
   
1,487,204
   
1,396,421
   
1,600,212
 
Less: current portion
  
428,390
   
435,838
   
-
   
-
 
Long-term debt excluding current portion
 
$
959,895
   
1,051,366
   
1,396,421
   
1,600,212
 

The carrying cost of the 6.125% Notes Due 2014 include principal amounts of $425,000 as well as fair value adjustments of $3,390 and $11,526 at December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively, related to interest rate swaps. The interest rate swaps were terminated in November 2012 and the fair value adjustments at December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 represent the unamortized portion of the fair value of the interest rate swaps at the date of termination. At December 29, 2013, the principal amount and fair value adjustment associated with the 6.125 % Notes Due 2014, totaling $428,390, 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 December 29, 2013. Total principal amounts of long-term debt at December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 were $1,384,895.

The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are considered Level 3 fair values (see note 12 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.

Interest rates for the 6.30% Notes Due 2017 may be adjusted upward in the event that the Company's credit rating from Moody's Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings is reduced to Ba1, BB+, or BB+, respectively, or below. At December 29, 2013, the Company's ratings from Moody's Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Fitch Ratings were Baa2, BBB, and BBB+, respectively. The interest rate adjustment is dependent on the degree of decrease of the Company's ratings and could range from 0.25% to a maximum of 2.00%. The Company may redeem these notes at its option at the greater of the principal amount of these 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.

The Company was party to a series of interest rate swap agreements to adjust the amount of debt that is subject to fixed interest rates. In November 2012, these interest rate swap agreements were terminated. The fair value was recorded as an adjustment to long-term debt and is being amortized through the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the related debt using a straight-line method. At December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, this adjustment to long-term debt was $3,390 and $11,526, respectively. The interest rate swaps were matched with the 6.125% Notes Due 2014, accounted for as fair value hedges of those notes and were designated and effective as hedges of the change in the fair value of the associated debt. The Company recorded a gain of $3,191 and $15,511 on these instruments in other (income) expense, net for the years ended December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011, respectively, relating to the change in fair value of the interest rate swaps, wholly offsetting gains and losses from the change in fair value of the associated long-term debt.

At December 29, 2013, as detailed above, the Company's 6.125% Notes mature in 2014 and 6.30% Notes mature in 2017. All of the Company's other long-term borrowings have contractual maturities that occur subsequent to 2017. The aggregate principal amount of long-term debt maturing in the next five years is $775,000.