Investments

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2021

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS

Cadence has a portfolio of equity investments that includes investments in both marketable and non-marketable securities. These investments primarily consist of cash investments in companies with technologies or services that are potentially strategically important to Cadence.

Marketable Equity Investments

Cadence’s investment in marketable equity securities consists of purchased shares of a publicly held company and is included in prepaid expenses and other in Cadence’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of these investments is recorded to other income, net in Cadence’s consolidated income statements.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments

Cadence’s investments in non-marketable equity securities generally consist of stock, convertible debt or other instruments of privately held entities and are included in other assets on Cadence’s consolidated balance sheets. Cadence holds a 16% interest in a privately held company that is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of this investment was $130.7 million and $136.3 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. During fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, Cadence recorded losses of $4.6 million and $6.9 million, respectively, to other income, net in Cadence’s consolidated income statements, which represented Cadence’s proportionate share of net income from the investee, offset by amortization of basis differences.

Cadence also holds other non-marketable investments in privately held companies where Cadence does not have the ability to exercise significant influence and the fair value of the investments is not readily determinable. The carrying value of these investments was $1.6 million and $1.9 million as of January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, respectively. Gains and losses on these investments are recorded to other income, net in Cadence’s consolidated income statements and were not material to Cadence’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2020, 2019 or 2018.