Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments
12.   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company uses the three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

 

Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company held available-for-sale securities with an aggregate fair value of $26,083 and $21,832 at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company, on a recurring basis, measures available-for-sale securities at fair value using quoted prices in active markets. The net unrealized holding loss amounted to $99 and $492 at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, the Company reports deferred director stock units and phantom stock units as a liability. These liabilities, on a recurring basis, are measured at fair value using quoted prices in the active market. The Company's liability was $1,280 and $1,182, at March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company recognized expense related to those liabilities of $142 for the three month period ended March 31, 2012, and an expense of $325 for the three month period ended April 2, 2011.

The Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2012, and April 2, 2011.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following at March 31, 2012:

 

            Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using  
            Quoted Prices in
Active Markets		      Significant Other
Observable Inputs		      Significant
Unobservable Inputs		  
Description    March 31, 2012      (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)  

Available-for-sale securities

    $ 26,083       $ 26,083       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following at March 31, 2012:

 

            Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using  
            Quoted Prices in
Active Markets		      Significant Other
Observable Inputs		      Significant
Unobservable Inputs		  
Description    March 31, 2012      (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)  

Deferred director stock units

    $ 1,233       $ 1,233       $ —         $ —     

Phantom stock units

      47         47         —           —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total recurring fair value measurements

    $ 1,280       $ 1,280       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities approximate fair value based on their short-term status.