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Guarantees
3 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2013
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Note 6 – Guarantees


We have guaranteed lease obligations of certain food distribution customers.  In the event these retailers are unable to meet their lease payments or otherwise experience an event of default, we would be unconditionally liable for the outstanding balance of their lease obligations ($1.3 million as of March 23, 2013, as compared to $1.4 million as of December 29, 2012), which would be due in accordance with the underlying agreements.


For guarantees issued after December 31, 2002, we are required to recognize an initial liability for the fair value of the obligation assumed under the guarantee.  The maximum undiscounted payments we would be required to make in the event of default under these guarantees is $1.3 million, which is referenced above.  These guarantees are secured by certain business assets and personal guarantees of the respective customers.  We believe these customers will be able to perform under the lease agreements and that no payments will be required and no loss will be incurred under the guarantees.  A liability representing the fair value of the obligations assumed under the guarantees is included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  The amount of this liability is currently not significant.


We have also assigned various leases to other entities.  If the assignees become unable to continue making payments under the assigned leases, we estimate our maximum potential obligation with respect to the assigned leases to be $7.8 million as of March 23, 2013 as compared to $8.3 million as of December 29, 2012.