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Fair Values Of Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2011
Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Fair Values Of Financial Instruments

13. Fair Values of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

 

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values.

 

Current certificates of deposit: The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for certificates of deposit approximate their fair values.

 

Receivables: The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for receivables approximate their fair values.

 

Restricted Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for restricted investments approximate their fair values.

 

Long and short-term debt: The carrying amounts of the Company's short-term borrowings approximate their fair values. The fair values of the Company's long-term debt are based on quoted market prices, where available, or discounted cash flow analyses, based on the Company's current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments at September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2010 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

     2011      2010  
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value      Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,421       $ 12,421       $ 57,855       $ 57,855   

Current certificates of deposit

     —           —           6,000         6,000   

Receivables

     56,841         56,841         53,081         53,081   

Restricted investments

     75,731         75,731         —           —     

Long-term and short-term debt:

           

Real estate and equipment

     194,310         194,469         258,911         259,139   

Other

     660,809         706,365         558,588         613,813