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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2015
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 27, 2015
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 4,825 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,825 |
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |
Derivative assets - foreign currency instruments |  | 1,611 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,611 |
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  | (6,372 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,372 | )
Derivative liabilities - commodity options instruments |  | (4,965 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,965 | )
Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 5.75% |  | (495,940 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (495,940 | )
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 27, 2015 |  | December 28, 2014 |  |
|  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Note Reference
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Derivative assets - commodity futures instruments |  | $ | 4,825 |  |  | $ | 4,825 |  |  | $ | 8,416 |  |  | $ | 8,416 |  |  | 6
Derivative assets - commodity options instruments |  | 115 |  |  | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6
Derivative assets - foreign currency instruments |  | 1,611 |  |  | 1,611 |  |  | 2,563 |  |  | 2,563 |  |  | 6
Derivative liabilities - commodity futures instruments |  | (6,372 | ) |  | (6,372 | ) |  | (8,580 | ) |  | (8,580 | ) |  | 6
Derivative liabilities - commodity options instruments |  | (4,965 | ) |  | (4,965 | ) |  | (14,103 | ) |  | (14,103 | ) |  | 6
Fixed-rate senior notes payable |  | (500,000 | ) |  | (495,940 | ) |  | (3,633 | ) |  | (3,979 | ) |  | 9

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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=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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