Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Foreign Exchange Transaction

The fair value of the forward contracts was an asset of $0.2 million at the end of the third quarter of 2012.

Sell		Purchase		Maturity
25,000,000	British Pounds	31,456,000	Euro Dollars	December 28, 2012
9,500,000	British Pounds	15,346,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012
1,800,000	Canadian Dollars	1,829,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012
28,000,000	Euro Dollars	36,160,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012
45,000,000	Mexican Pesos	3,462,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012
500,000	Australian Dollars	516,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012
11,000,000	Danish Krones	1,903,000	US Dollars	December 28, 2012

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following tables summarize the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Presentation	Sep 29, 2012			Dec 31, 2011
Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	(3,318	)	$	(3,216	)

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance

The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Presentation of Gain/(loss)	Sep 29, 2012			Oct 1, 2011			Sep 29, 2012			Oct 1, 2011
Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(486	)	$	(1,813	)	$	(1,638	)	$	(3,733	)
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	(501	)	$	(896	)	$	(1,518	)	$	(2,473	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	5		$	(22	)	$	18		$	(19	)