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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements
As of September 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the Company had certain financial assets and liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that were required to be measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis. The estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities such as cash and cash equivalents, receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, other assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate their respective carrying values as reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 3, “Debt” for discussion of the fair value of the Company’s debt.
Contingent Earn-out Liabilities
As of September 26, 2024, the contingent earn-out liabilities had an aggregate estimated fair value of $4.5 million, of which $3.4 million is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $1.1 million is included in other liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s contingent earn-out liabilities are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy due to the use of unobservable inputs that are significant to their respective valuations. The table below summarizes changes in contingent earn-out liabilities during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2024:
in thousands Contingent Earn-out Liabilities
Balance at December 28, 2023 $ 11,137 
Fair value adjustments (866)
Payments (5,769)
Balance at September 26, 2024 $ 4,502 
The $0.9 million net decrease in the fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2024 was recognized in general and administrative expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Interest Rate Cap Contracts
Changes in interest rates impact the Company’s results of operations. In an effort to manage exposure to this risk, the Company enters into derivative contracts and may adjust its derivative portfolio as market conditions change.
As of September 26, 2024, the Company’s outstanding interest rate cap contract was designated as a cash flow hedge. The contract has a notional value of $150.0 million and effectively caps SOFR-based interest payments on a portion of the Company’s Term Loan Facility at 5.50% beginning in May 2024 and will continue until the agreement expires in April 2026. The Company’s two interest cap agreements outstanding at December 28, 2023, each with a notional value of $75.0 million, expired in April 2024. The effective portion of the gain or loss on effective cash flow hedges is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The effective portion of the derivative represents the change in fair value of the hedge that offsets the change in fair value of the hedged item. To the extent the change in the fair value of the hedge does not perfectly offset the change in the fair value of the hedged item, the ineffective portion of the hedge is immediately recognized in earnings.
The Company’s outstanding interest rate cap contracts as of September 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023 were valued primarily using Level 2 inputs based on data readily observable in public markets. The Company’s interest rate cap contracts were negotiated with counterparties without going through a public exchange. Accordingly, the Company’s fair value assessments for these derivative contracts gave consideration to the risk of counterparty default as well as the Company’s own credit risk. As of September 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023, the total fair value of the Company’s interest rate cap contracts was approximately $0.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which are presented as a component of AOCI within stockholders’ equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. No interest income was reclassified from AOCI into earnings related to the interest rate cap contracts during the thirteen weeks ended September 26, 2024 compared to $1.4 million of interest income reclassified from AOCI into earnings during the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2023. During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2024 and September 28, 2023, the Company reclassified $1.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of interest income from AOCI into earnings related to the interest rate cap contracts.