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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2012
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Schedule of fair value hierarchy of the entity's financial assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at June 28, 2012 Using |
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(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at June 28, 2012 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Other long-term assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money Market Mutual Funds |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Equity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RealD Inc. Common Stock |  |  | 17,975 |  |  | 17,975 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund Large U.S. Equity |  |  | 2,093 |  |  | 2,093 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund Small/Mid U.S. Equity |  |  | 381 |  |  | 381 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund International |  |  | 198 |  |  | 198 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund Broad U.S. Equity |  |  | 41 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund Balance |  |  | 123 |  |  | 123 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mutual Fund Fixed Income |  |  | 301 |  |  | 301 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total assets at fair value |  | $ | 21,194 |  | $ | 21,194 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Schedule of fair value of financial instruments that are not recognized in the statement of financial position for which it is practicable to estimate fair value |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at June 28, 2012 Using |
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(In thousands) |  | Total Carrying Value at June 28, 2012 |  | Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Current Maturities of Corporate Borrowings |  | $ | 8,004 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 7,960 |  | $ | — |
Corporate Borrowings |  |  | 2,086,002 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,182,213 |  |  | — |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 6 -Footnote 4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 32 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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