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Fair Value
9 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2012
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Fair Value

8.  Fair Value

 

Measurement of Fair Value

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

A fair value hierarchy is based on whether the market participant assumptions used in determining fair value are obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) or reflects the Company’s own assumptions of market participant valuation (unobservable inputs). A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are inactive; quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; or

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The Company considers an active market to be one in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis, and views an inactive market as one in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers.  Where appropriate the Company’s or the counterparty’s non-performance risk is considered in determining the fair values of liabilities and assets, respectively.

 

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, excluding accrued interest components, as of March 30, 2012:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for
Identical Instruments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total
Balance

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper

 

$

 

$

363

 

$

 

$

363

 

Money market funds

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,115

 

U.S. treasuries and agency bonds

 

 

95

 

 

95

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

207

 

 

207

 

Other debt securities

 

 

107

 

 

107

 

Total cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

1,115

 

772

 

 

1,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash and investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

71

 

 

 

71

 

Other debt securities

 

25

 

2

 

 

27

 

Auction rate securities

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

Total assets

 

$

1,211

 

$

774

 

$

15

 

$

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

3

 

Total liabilities

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

3

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for
Identical Instruments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total
Balance

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,115

 

$

364

 

$

 

$

1,479

 

Short-term investments

 

 

408

 

 

408

 

Restricted cash and investments

 

96

 

2

 

 

98

 

Other assets, net

 

 

 

15

 

15

 

Total assets

 

$

1,211

 

$

774

 

$

15

 

$

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

3

 

Total liabilities

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

3

 

 

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, excluding accrued interest components, as of July 1, 2011:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for
Identical Instruments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total
Balance

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper

 

$

 

$

1,729

 

$

 

$

1,729

 

Money market funds

 

800

 

 

 

800

 

U.S. treasuries and agency bonds

 

 

190

 

 

190

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

133

 

 

133

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

116

 

 

116

 

Other debt securities

 

 

96

 

 

96

 

Total cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

800

 

2,264

 

 

3,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash and investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

81

 

 

 

81

 

Other debt securities

 

19

 

2

 

 

21

 

Auction rate securities

 

 

 

16

 

16

 

Derivative assets

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

Total assets

 

$

900

 

$

2,271

 

$

16

 

$

3,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

 

$

(6

)

$

 

$

(6

)

Total liabilities

 

$

 

$

(6

)

$

 

$

(6

)

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for
Identical Instruments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total
Balance

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

800

 

$

1,790

 

$

 

$

2,590

 

Short-term investments

 

 

474

 

 

474

 

Restricted cash and investments

 

100

 

2

 

 

102

 

Other current assets

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

Other assets, net

 

 

 

16

 

16

 

Total assets

 

$

900

 

$

2,271

 

$

16

 

$

3,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

 

$

(6

)

$

 

$

(6

)

Total liabilities

 

$

 

$

(6

)

$

 

$

(6

)

 

Level 1 assets consist of money market funds and mutual funds for which quoted prices are available in an active market.

 

The Company classifies items in Level 2 if the financial asset or liability is valued using observable inputs. The Company uses observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities.  Level 2 assets include: agency bonds, corporate bonds, commercial paper, municipal bonds, certificates of deposit, international government securities, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities and U.S. Treasuries. These debt investments are priced using observable inputs and valuation models which vary by asset class.  The Company uses a pricing service to assist in determining the fair values of all of its cash equivalents and short-term investments.  For the cash equivalents and short-term investments in the Company’s portfolio, multiple pricing sources are generally available.  The pricing service uses inputs from multiple industry standard data providers or other third party sources and various methodologies, such as weighting and models, to determine the appropriate price at the measurement date.  The Company corroborates the prices obtained from the pricing service against other independent sources and, as of March 30, 2012, has not found it necessary to make any adjustments to the prices obtained. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are also classified within Level 2.  The Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of foreign currency forward exchange contracts.  The Company recognizes derivative financial instruments in its condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value.  The Company determines the fair value of these instruments by considering the estimated amount it would pay or receive to terminate these agreements at the reporting date.

 

The Company’s Level 3 assets consist of auction rate securities with a par value of approximately $17 million, all of which are collateralized by student loans guaranteed by the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Beginning in fiscal year 2008, these securities failed to settle at auction and have continued to fail through March 30, 2012. Since there is no active market for these securities, the Company valued them using a discounted cash flow model. The valuation model is based on the income approach and reflects both observable and significant unobservable inputs.

 

The table below presents a reconciliation of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, excluding accrued interest components, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended March 30, 2012:

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Auction Rate
Securities

 

Balance at July 1, 2011

 

$

16

 

Total net gains (losses) (realized and unrealized):

 

 

 

Realized gains (losses)(1)

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses)(2)

 

 

Sales and Settlements

 

(1

)

Balance at March 30, 2012

 

$

15

 

 

(1)                                 Realized gains (losses) on auction rate securities are recorded in Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2)                                 Unrealized gains (losses) on auction rate securities are recorded as a separate component of Other comprehensive income (loss) in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is a component of Shareholders’ equity.

 

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for
Identical Instruments
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total
Balance

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investment

 

$

 

$

 

$

5

 

$

5

 

 

The Company enters into certain strategic investments for the promotion of business and strategic objectives. Strategic investments are included in Other assets, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are recorded at cost and are periodically analyzed to determine whether or not there are indicators of impairment. The carrying value of the Company’s strategic investments at March 30, 2012 and July 1, 2011 totaled $21 million and $27 million, respectively. The Company sold certain strategic investments during the nine months ended March 30, 2012, and recorded a gain of $12 million in Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 30, 2012.

 

There were no impairment charges recognized for the three months ended March 30, 2012. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company determined that an equity investment accounted for under the cost method was other-than-temporarily impaired, and recognized a charge of $7 million, in order to write down the carrying amount of the investment to its estimated fair value. The amount was recorded in Other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were no impairment charges recognized for the three and nine months ended April 1, 2011. Since there was no active market for the equity securities of the investee, the Company estimated fair value of the investee by using the market approach, which was then used to estimate the Company’s applicable portion of the fair value of its underlying intellectual property assets at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

 

Other Fair Value Disclosures

 

The Company’s debt is carried at amortized cost.  The fair value of the Company’s debt is derived using the average of bid and ask prices from brokers on the date of valuation, which takes into account the yield curve, interest rates, and other observable inputs.  Accordingly, these fair value measurements are categorized as Level 2. The following table presents the fair value and amortized cost of the Company’s debt and capital lease in order of maturity:

 

 

 

March 30, 2012

 

July 1, 2011

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Lease

 

$

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

6.375% Senior Notes due October 2011

 

 

 

559

 

561

 

10.0% Senior Secured Second-Priority Notes due May 2014

 

313

 

363

 

403

 

481

 

6.8% Senior Notes due October 2016

 

599

 

660

 

599

 

647

 

7.75% Senior Notes due December 2018

 

750

 

825

 

750

 

780

 

6.875% Senior Notes due May 2020

 

600

 

639

 

600

 

591

 

7.00% Senior Notes due November 2021

 

600

 

651

 

600

 

598

 

 

 

2,862

 

3,138

 

3,512

 

3,659

 

Less short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

(560

)

(562

)

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

$

2,862

 

$

3,138

 

$

2,952

 

$

3,097