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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Note 6 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Some minority shareholders in certain of our subsidiaries have the right, at certain times, to require us to acquire their ownership interest in those entities at fair value. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480-10 is applicable for noncontrolling interests where we are or may be required to purchase all or a portion of the outstanding interest in a consolidated subsidiary from the noncontrolling interest holder under the terms of a put option contained in contractual agreements. The components of the change in the Redeemable noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented in the following table:
|  |  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 435,175 |  | $ | 402,050 |  | $ | 304,140
Decrease in redeemable noncontrolling interests due to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| redemptions |  |  | (9,028) |  |  | (23,637) |  |  | (160,254)
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests due to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| business acquisitions |  |  | 11,542 |  |  | 30,935 |  |  | 13,618
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | 39,430 |  |  | 34,803 |  |  | 36,514
Dividends declared |  |  | (19,965) |  |  | (21,013) |  |  | (15,212)
Effect of foreign currency translation gain (loss) attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | (654) |  |  | 904 |  |  | (889)
Change in fair value of redeemable securities |  |  | 41,039 |  |  | 53,769 |  |  | 224,133
Other adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | - |  |  | (42,636) |  |  | -
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 497,539 |  | $ | 435,175 |  | $ | 402,050
Changes in the estimated redemption amounts of the noncontrolling interests subject to put options are adjusted at each reporting period with a corresponding adjustment to Additional paid-in capital. Future reductions in the carrying amounts are subject to a “floor” amount that is equal to the fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests at the time they were originally recorded. The recorded value of the redeemable noncontrolling interests cannot go below the floor level. These adjustments do not impact the calculation of earnings per share.

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- Definition Change in fair value of Redeemable noncontrolling interests relating to the ability of minority shareholders to require us to acquire their interests in entities in which we own less than 100%. The components of the change in fair value include changes in ownership percentage, net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, dividends paid, effect of foreign currency translation attributable to noncontrolling interests and other changes in fair value of redeemable securities. + References No definition available. + Details
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