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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2013
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis |
|  | September 29, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,394 |
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,822 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,822 |
Derivative assets - foreign currency futures instruments |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 238 |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 7,440 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7,440 |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  |  | (3,545 | ) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (3,545 | )
|  | December 30, 2012
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 1,821 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,821 |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7,591 |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  |  | (1,530 | ) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1,530 | )
Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities |
|  | September 29, 2013 |  | December 30, 2012 |  |
|  | Carrying |  | Fair |  | Carrying |  | Fair |  | Note
|  | Amount |  | Value |  | Amount |  | Value |  | Reference
|  |  |  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | 1,821 |  |  | $ | 1,821 |  |  | 5
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  |  | 1,822 |  |  |  | 1,822 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | 5
Derivative assets - foreign currency futures instruments |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | 5
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 7,440 |  |  |  | 7,440 |  |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  |  | (3,545 | ) |  |  | (3,545 | ) |  |  | (1,530 | ) |  |  | (1,530 | ) |  | 5
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements |  |  | (912,415 | ) |  |  | (973,089 | ) |  |  | (1,164,756 | ) |  |  | (1,208,730 | ) |  | 8

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to carrying values and estimated fair values of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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