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Auction Rate Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
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ARS Investments | The various types of ARS investments we held as of the end of fiscal 2013, including the original cost basis, other-than-temporary impairment included in retained earnings, new cost basis, unrealized gain/(loss), and fair value consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Original Cost Basis |  |  | Other-than- temporary Impairment in Retained Earnings |  |  | New Cost Basis |  |  | Unrealized Gain/(Loss) |  |  | Fair Value |
Student loans |  | $ | 3,500 |  |  | $ | (179 | ) |  | $ | 3,321 |  |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | 3,153 |
Credit linked notes |  |  | 13,500 |  |  |  | (8,571 | ) |  |  | 4,929 |  |  |  | 4,980 |  |  |  | 9,909 |
Preferred stock |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 2,000 |
Municipals |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | 1,917 |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 1,907 |
Total ARS |  | $ | 24,000 |  |  | $ | (13,833 | ) |  | $ | 10,167 |  |  | $ | 6,802 |  |  | $ | 16,969 |
The various types of ARS investments we held as of the end of fiscal 2012, including the original cost basis, other-than-temporary impairment included in retained earnings, new cost basis, unrealized gain/(loss), and fair value consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Original Cost Basis |  |  | Other-than- temporary Impairment in Retained Earnings |  |  | New Cost Basis |  |  | Unrealized Gain/(Loss) |  |  | Fair Value |
Student loans |  | $ | 6,850 |  |  | $ | (179 | ) |  | $ | 6,671 |  |  | $ | (231 | ) |  | $ | 6,440 |
Credit linked notes |  |  | 13,500 |  |  |  | (8,765 | ) |  |  | 4,735 |  |  |  | 2,276 |  |  |  | 7,011 |
Preferred stock |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Municipals |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | 1,917 |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | 1,870 |
Total ARS |  | $ | 27,350 |  |  | $ | (14,027 | ) |  | $ | 13,323 |  |  | $ | 1,998 |  |  | $ | 15,321 |

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