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Fair Value
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2015
Fair Value  
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10.       Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and fair value measurement level were as follows (in thousands):

     June 26, Dec 26,
   Level 2015 2014
 Assets       
  Cash surrender value of life insurance2 $ 13,597 $ 13,187
  Forward exchange contracts2   -   280
  Total assets at fair value  $ 13,597 $ 13,467
          
 Liabilities       
  Contingent consideration3 $ 8,100 $ -
  Deferred compensation2   3,205   2,676
  Forward exchange contracts2   62   -
  Total liabilities at fair value  $ 11,367 $ 2,676

Contracts insuring the lives of certain employees who are eligible to participate in certain non-qualified pension and deferred compensation plans are held in trust. Cash surrender value of the contracts is based on performance measurement funds that shadow the deferral investment allocations made by participants in certain deferred compensation plans. The deferred compensation liability balances are valued based on amounts allocated by participants to the underlying performance measurement funds.

 

Contingent consideration liability represents the estimated value (using a market approach) of future payments to be made to previous owners of an acquired business (see Note 11).

Long-term notes payable with fixed interest rates have a carrying amount of $300 million and an estimated fair value of $330 million as of June 26, 2015 and $330 million as of December 26, 2014. The fair value of variable rate borrowings approximates carrying value. The Company uses significant other observable inputs to estimate fair value (level 2 of the fair value hierarchy) based on the present value of future cash flows and rates that would be available for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.