FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:

· Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

· Level 2 — Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

· Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.

ASC 820 requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 28, 2013 (in thousands):

	Fair Value at September 28, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Forward contracts	$	0	$	2,942	$	0	$	2,942
Deferred compensation plan assets:
Investment in publicly traded mutual funds	2,329		0		0		2,329
Total	$	2,329	$	2,942	$	0	$	5,271
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$	0	$	0	$	7,936	$	7,936
Forward contracts	0		7,922		0		7,922
Interest rate swaps	0		1,003		0		1,003
Total	$	0	$	8,925	$	7,936	$	16,861

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 29, 2012 (in thousands):

	Fair Value at December 29, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
Investments in publicly traded equity securities	$	127	$	0	$	0	$	127
Forward contracts	0		2,576		0		2,576
Deferred compensation plan assets:
Investment in publicly traded mutual funds	3,188		0		0		3,188
Total	$	3,315	$	2,576	$	0	$	5,891
Liabilities:
Forward contracts	$	0	$	5,142	$	0	$	5,142
Total	$	0	$	5,142	$	0	$	5,142

The fair values of the Company’s securities available for sale and deferred compensation plan assets are based on quoted prices. The deferred compensation plan assets are recorded in intangible and other assets-net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair values of the Company’s forward contracts are based on published quotations of spot currency rates and forward points, which are converted into implied forward currency rates.

The Company has evaluated its short-term and long-term debt and believes, based on the interest rates, related terms and maturities, that the fair values of such instruments approximate their carrying amounts. As of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these accounts.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability related to Fossil Spain is determined using Level 3 inputs. See “Note 2 — Acquisitions, Divestiture and Goodwill” for additional disclosure about the acquisition. The contingent consideration is based on Fossil Spain’s earnings during the three year period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. The contingent consideration for calendar years 2013 and 2014 will be paid each year within thirty days of calculation of the amount. The contingent consideration for calendar year 2015 will be paid upon the execution of the purchase agreement in 2016. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using present value techniques with forecasted future cash flows for Fossil Spain as the significant unobservable input. Future revenue growth based on management’s projections for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015 ranges from 3% to 10%. Operating expenses are projected to be approximately 28% of revenues for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015. A discount rate of 19% was used to calculate the present value of the contingent consideration. An increase in future cash flows may result in a higher estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability. Alternatively, a decrease in future cash flows may result in a lower estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability. Future changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability, if any, will be reflected in earnings. None of the assumptions underlying the estimates have changed since the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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