15Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. A fair value hierarchy has been established based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

· Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets or liabilities.

· Level 2 - Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These are typically obtained from readily-available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

· Level 3 - Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions of the data that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximated their fair values at June 27, 2014, September 27, 2013 and June 28, 2013 due to the short term maturities of these instruments. When indicators of impairment are present, the Company may be required to value certain long-lived assets such as property, plant, and equipment, and other intangibles at their fair value.

Valuation Techniques

Rabbi Trust Assets

Rabbi trust assets are classified as trading securities and are comprised of marketable debt and equity securities that are marked to fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets. The rabbi trust assets are used to fund amounts the Company owes to certain officers and other employees under the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The mark to market adjustments are recorded in “Other expense (income), net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In assessing the recoverability of the Company’s goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets, the Company estimates the future discounted cash flows of the businesses to which such goodwill and intangibles relate. When estimated future discounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the net assets and related goodwill, an impairment test is performed to measure and recognize the amount of the impairment loss, if any. In determining estimated future cash flows, the Company makes assumptions regarding anticipated financial position, future earnings, and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. This calculation is highly sensitive to changes in key assumptions and could result in a future impairment charge. The Company will continue to evaluate whether circumstances and events have changed to the extent that they require the Company to conduct an interim test of goodwill. In particular, if the Company’s business units do not achieve short term revenue and gross margin goals, an interim impairment test may be triggered which could result in a goodwill impairment charge in future periods.

During the nine months ended June 27, 2014, the Company evaluated its business components for the purposes of identifying reporting units to reflect the recent acquisition of the Jetboil business into other components of the Outdoor Equipment segment. Accordingly, the reporting units of the Outdoor Equipment segment were re-aligned to include a Consumer reporting unit and a Commercial and Government reporting unit.


The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets measured at fair value as of June 27, 2014:

		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	11,026	$	-	$	-	$	11,026

The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets measured at fair value as of September 27, 2013:

		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	8,948	$	-	$	-	$	8,948

The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of June 28, 2013:

		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	8,263	$	-	$	-	$	8,263
Liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts		-		79		-		79



The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations for the three months ended June 27, 2014 and June 28, 2013 was:

	Location of (income) loss	Three Months Ended
	recognized in Statement of	June 27		June 28
	Operations	2014		2013
Rabbi trust assets	Other expense (income), net	$	(490)	$	(1)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other expense (income), net		-		(10)

The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations for the nine months ended June 27, 2014 and June 28, 2013 was:

	Location of (income) loss	Nine Months Ended
	recognized in Statement of	June 27		June 28
	Operations	2014		2013
Rabbi trust assets	Other expense (income), net	$	(998)	$	(439)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other expense (income), net		-		59

During the 2014 third fiscal quarter, the Company recorded impairment on a tradename held by the Outdoor Equipment-Consumer reporting unit, reducing its fair value to $3,400. The fair value of the tradename was determined using a relief from royalty method under the income approach which uses projected revenue allocable to the tradename and a royalty rate at which it is assumed a market participant would be willing to incur as its cost in order to manufacture a branded product. During the same quarter, the Company proceeded to Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test to estimate the impairment loss on goodwill held by the Outdoor Equipment-Consumer reporting unit using a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate reporting unit fair value. As a result, the Company recorded estimated impairment on goodwill of $6,475, reducing its fair value to $0. The measurement of the impairment loss is currently an estimate and has not been finalized because the valuation of unrecognized intangible assets of the reporting unit to help determine the implied fair value of goodwill is in process. See further discussion of the impairment analyses at “Note 10 – Acquisition.”

As a result of the impairments described above, a $8,475 pre-tax charge was included in “Goodwill and other intangible assets impairment” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the Outdoor Equipment segment during the three and nine month periods ended June 27, 2014.



The following table summarizes the Company's assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 27, 2014 and the losses recognized as a result of this measurement in the three and nine month periods then ended. The assets and losses were all included in the Outdoor Equipment segment:

		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Losses incurred

Goodwill	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	6,475
Tradename		-		-		3,400		2,000

There were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition for the nine month period ended June 28, 2013.