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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at December 29, 2012 Using |  |  |
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Description |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury bills |  | $ | 25,050 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 25,050 |
Money market funds |  |  | 22,686 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22,686 |
Municipal bonds |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |
Total cash equivalents |  | $ | 47,736 |  | $ | 1,000 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 48,736 |
Short-term Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | — |  | $ | 59,351 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 59,351 |
Municipal bonds |  |  | — |  |  | 45,689 |  |  | — |  |  | 45,689 |
Variable-rate demand notes |  |  | — |  |  | 41,785 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,785 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  | 15,069 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,069 |
U.S. government bonds |  |  | 12,663 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,663 |
International government bonds |  |  | — |  |  | 2,008 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,008 |
Total short-term investments |  | $ | 12,663 |  | $ | 163,902 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 176,565 |
Long-term Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 11,369 |  | $ | 11,369 |
Total long-term investments |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 11,369 |  | $ | 11,369 |
Total |  | $ | 60,399 |  | $ | 164,902 |  | $ | 11,369 |  | $ | 236,670 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | $ | — |  | $ | 658 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 658 |
Contingent consideration |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,750 |  |  | 2,750 |
Total |  | $ | — |  | $ | 658 |  | $ | 2,750 |  | $ | 3,408 |
|  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using |  |  |
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Description |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 50,851 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 50,851 |
Total cash equivalents |  | $ | 50,851 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 50,851 |
Short-term Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | — |  | $ | 75,060 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 75,060 |
Municipal bonds |  |  | — |  |  | 56,984 |  |  | — |  |  | 56,984 |
Variable-rate demand notes |  |  | — |  |  | 41,280 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,280 |
U.S. government agency |  |  | — |  |  | 19,836 |  |  | — |  |  | 19,836 |
U.S. Treasury bills |  |  | 8,600 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,600 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  | 5,739 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,739 |
U.S. government bonds |  |  | 2,507 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,507 |
Certificates of deposit |  |  | — |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,570 |
International government bonds |  |  | — |  |  | 950 |  |  | — |  |  | 950 |
Total short-term investments |  | $ | 11,107 |  | $ | 201,419 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 212,526 |
Long-term Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate securities |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 17,477 |  | $ | 17,477 |
Total long-term investments |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 17,477 |  | $ | 17,477 |
Total |  | $ | 61,958 |  | $ | 201,419 |  | $ | 17,477 |  | $ | 280,854 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,998 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,998 |
Contingent consideration |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 876 |  |  | 876 |
Total |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1,998 |  | $ | 876 |  | $ | 2,874 |
Summary of quantitative information about level 3 asset fair value measurements | Auction rate securities
Fair Value at December 29, 2012 (000s) |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Weighted Average
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$11,369 |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Estimated yield |  | 1.24%
|  |  |  | Expected holding period |  | 10 years
|  |  |  | Estimated discount rate |  | 2.78%
Summary of quantitative information about level 3 liability fair value measurements | Contingent consideration
Fair Value at December 29, 2012 (000s) |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Weighted- Average |  | Range
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$2,750 |  | Probability weighted discounted cash flow |  | Estimated outcomes if milestone goals are achieved |  | $2.8 million |  | $1.2 million - $4.2 million
|  |  |  | Estimated probability of achieving each outcome |  | 33% |  | 25% - 50%
|  |  |  | Estimated discount rate |  | 5.10% |  | n/a
Summary of activity in Level 3 financial instruments | Assets
|  | Year Ended |
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Auction Rate Securities |  | December 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 17,477 |  | $ | 17,500 |
Settlements |  |  | (6,700 | ) |  | (500 | )
Gains included in other comprehensive income |  |  | 592 |  |  | 477 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 11,369 |  | $ | 17,477 |
Liabilities
|  | Year Ended |
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Contingent Consideration (1) |  | December 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 876 |  | $ | 1,780 |
Issues |  |  | 4,004 |  |  | 1,025 |
Gain recognized in earnings (2) |  |  | (2,130 | ) |  | (1,929 | )
Balance at December 29, 2012 |  | $ | 2,750 |  | $ | 876 |
Net gain for the year included in earnings attributable to contingent consideration still held at the end of the period: |  | $ | 1,254 |  | $ | 1,929 |
(1) In connection with the acquisition of Ember, Spectra Linear and ChipSensors, the Company recorded contingent consideration based upon the achievement of certain milestone goals. Changes to the fair value of contingent consideration due to changes in assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Income. (2) The Company reduced the estimated fair value of contingent consideration because certain milestone goals were either not achieved or were expected to be achieved at a lower outcome.

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