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FAIR VALUE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
| September 29, 2018
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,717 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,717 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contract |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  | 29 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance policies | — |  |  | 28,193 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,193 |
Total assets measured at fair value | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46,939 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46,939 |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,400 |  |  | $ | 3,400 |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,400 |  |  | $ | 3,400 |
| December 30, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance policies | — |  |  | 26,358 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,358 |
Total assets measured at fair value | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,379 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,379 |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 298 |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 298 |
Rollforward of Contingent Consideration Related to Previous Acquisitions | The following table provides a rollforward of the contingent consideration related to previous business acquisitions. See Note 2, “Business Acquisitions and Divestiture.”
| Nine Months Ended
| September 29, 2018 |  | September 30, 2017
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 3,621 |
Additions | 3,315 |  |  | 296 |
Payments | — |  |  | (3,606 | )
Foreign currency translation | (213 | ) |  | — |
Reversal of previously recorded contingent liability | — |  |  | (15 | )
Ending balance | $ | 3,400 |  |  | $ | 296 |

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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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