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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis | The following items were measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|  | September 28, 2014
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 5,125 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,125 |
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  | — |  |  | 62 |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Derivative assets - foreign currency instruments |  | 1,278 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,278 |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  | 7,218 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,218 |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  | (5,350 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,350 | )
Derivative liabilities - commodity options instruments |  | — |  |  | (1,013 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,013 | )
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public bonds and notes |  | 525,335 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 525,335 |
Capitalized lease obligations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 627 |  |  | 627 |
|  | December 29, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Short-term investments in available-for-sale securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 96,902 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 96,902 |
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | 1,494 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,494 |
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  | — |  |  | 1,395 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,395 |
Derivative assets - foreign currency instruments |  | 1,214 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,214 |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  | 7,208 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,208 |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  | (1,728 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,728 | )
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public bonds and notes |  | 552,592 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 552,592 |
Term notes |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 424,650 |  |  | 424,650 |
Capitalized lease obligations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 704 |  |  | 704 |
Schedule of Change in Value of Level 3 Liabilities |
| Term Notes and Revolver |  | Capitalized Lease Obligations
| Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended |  | Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
| September 28, 2014 |  | September 29, 2013 |  | September 28, 2014 |  | September 29, 2013
Change in Value of Level 3 Liabilities: | (In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 424,650 |  |  | $ | 686,435 |  |  | $ | 704 |  |  | $ | 880 |
Borrowings | — |  |  | 509,500 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Payments | (410,099 | ) |  | (762,091 | ) |  | (100 | ) |  | (92 | )
Change in fair value inputs | (14,551 | ) |  | (6,983 | ) |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Balance, end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 426,861 |  |  | $ | 627 |  |  | $ | 788 |
Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities | The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:
|  | September 28, 2014 |  | December 29, 2013 |  |
|  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Note Reference
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Short-term investments in available-for-sale securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 96,902 |  |  | $ | 96,902 |  |  | 5
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | 5,125 |  |  | 5,125 |  |  | 1,494 |  |  | 1,494 |  |  | 6
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  | 62 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 1,395 |  |  | 1,395 |  |  | 6
Derivative assets - foreign currency instruments |  | 1,278 |  |  | 1,278 |  |  | 1,214 |  |  | 1,214 |  |  | 6
Deferred compensation plan assets |  | 7,218 |  |  | 7,218 |  |  | 7,208 |  |  | 7,208 |  |  |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  | (5,350 | ) |  | (5,350 | ) |  | (1,728 | ) |  | (1,728 | ) |  | 6
Derivative liabilities - commodity options instruments |  | (1,013 | ) |  | (1,013 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements |  | (502,376 | ) |  | (525,962 | ) |  | (912,233 | ) |  | (977,946 | ) |  | 9

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19279-110258 + Details
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