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participantsatthemeasurementdate(exitprice).Theaccountingguidanceclassifiestheinputsusedtomeasure
fairvalueintothefollowinghierarchy:
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Level1   Unadjustedquotedpricesinactivemarketsforidenticalassetsorliability
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Level2  Unadjustedquotedpricesinactivemarketsforsimilarassetsorliabilities,or
Unadjustedquotedpricesforidenticalorsimilarassets
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Level3  Unobservableinputsfortheassetorliability
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TheCompanyendeavorstoutilizethebestavailableinformationinmeasuringfairvalue.Financialassets
andliabilitiesareclassifiedintheirentiretybasedonthelowestlevelofinputthatissignificanttothefairvalue
measurement.
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Forfairvaluemeasurementsusingsignificantunobservableinputs,anindependentthirdpartyprovided
thevaluation.Theinputsusedinthevaluationsusedthefollowingmethodology.Thecollateralcompositionwas
usedtoestimateWeightedAverageLifebasedonhistoricalandprojectedpaymentinformation.Cashflowswere
projectedfortheissuingtrusts,takingintoaccountunderlyingloanprincipal,bondsoutstanding,andpayout
formulas.Takingthisinformationintoaccount,assumptionsweremadeastotheyieldslikelytoberequired,
baseduponthencurrentmarketconditionsforcomparableorsimilartermAssetBasedSecuritiesaswellasother
fixedincomesecurities.
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Assetsandliabilitiesmeasuredatestimatedfairvalueonarecurringbasisaresummarizedbelow:
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Description Total Level1Level2Level3
Availablefor‐salesecurities 695,795$ 695,795$ ‐$ ‐$
FailedAuctionratesecurities 70,252$ 70,252$
Total 766,047$ 695,795$ ‐$ 70,252$
FairValueMeasurementsas
ofDecember26,2009
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Description Total Level1Level2Level3
Availablefor‐salesecurities 203,592$ 203,592$ ‐$ ‐$
FailedAuctionratesecurities 71,303$ 71,303$
Total 274,895$ 203,592$ ‐$ 71,303$
FairValueMeasurementsas
ofDecember27,2008
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AllLevel3investmentshavebeeninacontinuousunrealizedlosspositionfor12monthsorlonger.For
assetsandliabilitiesmeasuredatfairvalueonarecurringbasisusingsignificantunobservableinputs(Level3)
duringtheperiod,theaccountingguidancerequiresareconciliationofthebeginningandendingbalances,
separatelyforeachmajorcategoryofassets.Thereconciliationisasfollows:
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