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Investments:
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
Investments:  
Investments:

4.     Investments:

 

Marketable Securities

 

The following is a summary of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

March 30, 2013

 

December 29, 2012

 

 

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Equity securities

 

$

92,400

 

$

89,300

 

$

92,400

 

$

85,900

 

 

The Company’s unrealized gains and losses for marketable securities classified as available-for-sale securities in accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

 

 

 

March 30, 2013

 

December 29, 2012

 

Unrealized gains

 

$

1,000

 

$

 

Unrealized losses

 

(4,100

)

(6,500

)

Net unrealized losses

 

$

(3,100

)

$

(6,500

)

 

The Company’s realized gains and losses recognized on sales of available-for-sale marketable securities are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 30, 2013

 

March 31, 2012

 

Realized gains

 

$

 

$

42,300

 

Realized losses

 

 

(12,300

)

Net realized gains

 

$

 

$

30,000

 

 

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings is determined by using the average cost of the security when sold.  Gross realized gains (losses) reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings are included in Interest and Other Income (Expense) and the related tax benefits (expenses) are included in the Provision for Income Taxes lines of the Statements of Operations.

 

Long-Term Investments

 

The Company has an investment in Tomsten, Inc. (“Tomsten”), the parent company of “Archiver’s” retail chain.  The Company has invested a total of $8.5 million in the purchase of common stock of Tomsten, with such investment representing 22.0% of Tomsten’s outstanding common stock.  The Company applies the equity method of accounting to this investment, and during the first quarter of 2012, the Company recorded $37,400 for its pro-rata share of Tomsten’s losses in the statement of operations on the line item captioned Loss from Equity Investments.  During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge for the remaining portion of its investment in Tomsten.  The Company’s carrying value of this investment was $0 as of March 30, 2013 and December 29, 2012.

 

The Company has a $2.0 million investment in senior subordinated promissory notes in BridgeFunds Limited (“BridgeFunds”).  The Company has deemed this investment to be impaired, and as of December 29, 2012, the Company had recorded impairment charges and established a corresponding valuation allowance that reduced the net investment balance to $0.  The Company has maintained the net investment balance of $0 as of March 30, 2013, as it does not expect to receive any cash flows from this investment.