Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2020

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The authoritative accounting guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosure about the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance requires the Company to classify and disclose assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as fair value measurements of assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial measurement, in a three-tier fair value hierarchy as described below.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


•	Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

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Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as 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 market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The forward exchange contracts are classified as Level 2 because they are valued using quoted market prices and other observable data for similar instruments in an active market.


•	Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on the three-tier fair value hierarchy (in thousands):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
As of September 25, 2020
Accrued and other current liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	273	$	—	$	273
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	$	—	$	273	$	—	$	273
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
As of December 31, 2019
Prepaid and other current assets
Derivative assets	$	—	$	43	$	—	$	43
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	$	—	$	43	$	—	$	43
Accrued and other current liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	112	$	—	$	112
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	$	—	$	112	$	—	$	112

The Company’s liability for the acquired employee voluntary departure plan in France (the “French VDP”) was $0.1 million and $0.8 million as of September 25, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. This amount is not included in the table above because its fair value at inception, based on Level 3 inputs, was determined during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Subsequently there is no recurring fair value remeasurement for this liability based on the applicable accounting guidance.

The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities, approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

The Company uses the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The fair value of the Company’s convertible notes is influenced by interest rates, the Company’s stock price and stock market volatility. The fair value of the Company’s 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022, which were issued in June 2020 (the “2022 Notes”), was approximately $42.9 million as of September 25, 2020. The fair value of the Company’s 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) was approximately $8.7 million and $66.8 million as of September 25, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The fair value of Company’s 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) was approximately $105.8 million and $131.9 million as of September 25, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The 2020 Notes, 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes are classified as Level 2 valuations. The Company’s other debts, including debt assumed from the Thomson Video Networks (“TVN”) acquisition, are classified within Level 2 because these borrowings are not actively traded and the majority of them have a variable interest rate structure based upon market rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and maturities, therefore, the carrying value of these debts approximate its fair value. The other debts, excluding finance leases, outstanding as of September 25, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were in the aggregate of $21.1 million and $17.2 million, respectively. (See Note 11, “Convertible Notes, Other debts and Finance Leases” for additional information).

During the nine months ended September 25, 2020, there were no nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities subsequent to initial recognition.

- 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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