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Fair Values Of Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2020
Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Fair Values Of Financial Instruments K. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The fair value of the Company’s debt and interest rate swaps are estimated using valuation techniques under the accounting guidance related to fair value measurements based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily available data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These inputs are classified into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Inputs

Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 Inputs

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 Inputs

Pricing inputs are unobservable for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s debt, interest rate swaps, and non-qualified retirement plan assets at December 26, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

Carrying

  

Fair Value

Amount

Fair Value

Measurements

Senior Notes

$

295,000

$

297,950

Level 2

Facility Bonds

68,030

68,030

Level 2

Secured notes payable and other

224,917

224,917

Level 2

Interest rate swap derivative contracts

10,799

10,799

Level 2

Non-qualified retirement plan assets

19,301

19,301

Level 2

The fair values for Level 2 measurements were determined primarily using market yields and taking into consideration the underlying terms of the instrument.