Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Financial assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were presented within the Company's Balance Sheets as follows:


	Fair Value as of January 31, 2021								Fair Value as of January 26, 2020
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Financial assets:
Convertible debt	$	11,989	$	—	$	—	$	11,989	$	10,700	$	—	$	—	$	10,700

Total financial assets	$	11,989	$	—	$	—	$	11,989	$	10,700	$	—	$	—	$	10,700

Financial liabilities:

Cycleo Earn-out	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,108	$	—	$	—	$	2,108

Interest rate swap agreement	1,782		—		1,782		—		—		—		—		—
Total return swap contracts	167		—		167		—		—		—		—		—
Total financial liabilities	$	1,949	$	—	$	1,949	$	—	$	2,108	$	—	$	—	$	2,108

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, the Company had no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between Level 1 or Level 2. During April 2020, the Cycleo Earn-out (as defined in Note 14) period ended, and the Cycleo Earn-out liability was transferred out of Level 3. Subsequent to the earn-out period, the Cycleo Earn-out liability is not measured at fair value on a recurring basis and instead, it is measured based on a combination of certain sales and operating income results achieved during the earn-out period (see Note 14). During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, there were no other transfers of financial assets or liabilities into or out of Level 3. As of January 31, 2021, and January 26, 2020, the Company had not elected the fair value option for any financial assets and liabilities for which such an election would have been permitted.

During the earn-out period, the Cycleo Earn-out liability was valued utilizing estimates of annual sales and operating income (Level 3 inputs) through April 2020. These estimates represented inputs for which market data was not available and were developed using the best information available about the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the liability.

The Company measured contingent earn-out liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements were sales and operating income projections over the earn-out period, and the probability outcome percentages assigned to each scenario. Significant increases or decreases to either of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher or lower liability, with a higher liability capped by the contractual maximum of the contingent earn-out obligation. Ultimately, the liabilities will be equivalent to the amount paid, and the difference between the fair value estimate and amount paid will be recorded in earnings. For the Cycleo Earn-out, the company has a business profile comparable to a start-up company. Accordingly, its sales projections were subject to significant revisions.

Adjustments to the estimated fair values related to contingent consideration were reported in changes in fair value of contingent earn-out obligations, while changes in all other unobservable inputs were reported in operating income.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the changes in the Cycleo Earn-out liability categorized within Level 3 in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021:


(in thousands)
Balance at January 26, 2020	$	2,108
Changes in fair value of contingent earn-out obligations	(33)
Changes in fair value of non-contingent earn-out obligations	(117)
Transferred out of Level 3	(1,958)
Balance at January 31, 2021	$	—

The convertible debt investments are valued utilizing a combination of estimates that are based on the estimated discounted cash flows associated with the debt and the fair value of the equity into which the debt may be converted, all of which are Level 3 inputs.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the changes in convertible debt investments in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021:


(in thousands)
Balance at January 26, 2020	$	10,700
Additions	3,500

Fair market value adjustment to OCI	(313)
Increase in credit loss reserve	(2,927)
Interest accrued	1,029
Balance at January 31, 2021	$	11,989

The interest rate swap agreement is measured at fair value using readily available interest rate curves (Level 2 inputs). The fair value of the agreement is determined by comparing, for each settlement, the contract rate to the forward rate and discounting to the present value. Contracts in a gain position are recorded in "Other current assets" and "Other assets" in the Balance Sheets and the value of contracts in a loss position are recorded in "Accrued liabilities" and "Other long term liabilities" in the Balance Sheets. See Note 19 for further discussion of the Company's derivative instruments.

The total return swap contracts are measured at fair value using quoted prices of the underlying investments (Level 2 inputs). The fair values of the total return swap contracts are recognized in the Balance Sheets in "Accrued Liabilities" if the instruments are in a loss position and in "Other Current Assets" if the instruments are in a gain position. See Note 19 for further discussion of the Company's derivative instruments.

Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Some of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, but are recorded at amounts that approximate fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature. Such financial assets and financial liabilities include: cash and cash equivalents including money market deposits, net receivables, certain other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued personnel costs, and other current liabilities. The Company’s long-term debt is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value as the long-term debt bears interest at a floating rate.

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company reduces the carrying amounts of its goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, and non-marketable equity securities to fair value when held for sale or determined to be impaired.

Investment Impairments and Credit Loss Reserves

Upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13, the Company recorded expected credit loss reserves of $0.4 million related to its held-to-maturity debt securities. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, the Company increased its current expected credit loss reserves by $2.9 million for its available-for-sale debt securities and held-to-maturity debt securities. These increases were, in part, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early-stage development companies. The total credit loss reserve for the Company's available-for-sale debt securities and held-to-maturity debt securities was $3.4 million as of January 31, 2021. In addition, during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, the Company recorded $3.9 million of impairments on its non-marketable equity securities as the Company determined that these investments were other than temporarily impaired. During the fiscal year ended January 26, 2020, the Company had a $0.5 million impairment on its non-marketable equity securities and a $0.7 million impairment on its available-for-sale debt securities.

- 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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