Other Long-Term Assets

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other long-term assets consist of the following (in millions):



	October 1, 2016		December 31, 2015
Long-term investments	$	26	$	31
Long-term notes receivable	14		14
Other long-term assets	11		24
Investments related to the deferred compensation plan	11		9
Long-term trade receivables	—		11
Deposits	3		2
Total other long-term assets	$	65	$	91

The long-term investments, which are accounted for using the cost method of accounting, are primarily in venture-capital backed technology companies, and the Company’s ownership interest is between 0.4% to 10.3%. Under the cost method of accounting, investments are carried at cost and are adjusted only for other-than-temporary declines in fair value, certain distributions and additional investments.

For the three and nine month periods ended October 1, 2016, the Company determined there was an other-than-temporary impairment on one of its cost method investments and wrote down the investment by $5 million to its fair value of approximately $1 million. This charge is included in other, net on the consolidated statements of operations.