Fair Value Measurements | . Fair Value Measurements Fair value measurements enable the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. Fair Value of Cash Equivalents and Investments The fair values of the Company’s cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investment is not readily determinable. The fair value represents its cost with adjustments for observable changes in prices resulting from orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer or impairments. The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at March 27, 2022 and January 2, 2022: At March 27, 2022 Fair Value Estimated Using Carrying Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amount Inputs Inputs Inputs Cash equivalents $ 130,561 $ 130,561 $ — $ — Restricted cash equivalents 119,832 119,832 — — Investments in marketable securities 14,417 14,417 — — Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted 139,780 139,780 — — Investments 125,840 — — 125,840 At January 2, 2022 Fair Value Estimated Using Carrying Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amount Inputs Inputs Inputs Cash equivalents $ 87,384 $ 87,384 $ — $ — Restricted cash equivalents 115,185 115,185 — — Investments in marketable securities 15,433 15,433 — — Advertising fund cash equivalents, restricted 140,115 140,115 — — Investments 125,840 — — 125,840 The Company holds a non-controlling interest in DPC Dash Ltd, a privately-held business company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“DPC Dash”). Through its subsidiaries, DPC Dash serves as the Company’s master franchisee in China that owns and operates Domino’s Pizza stores in that market. The Company’s investment in DPC Dash’s senior ordinary shares, which are not in-substance common stock, represents an equity investment without a readily determinable fair value and is recorded at cost with adjustments for observable changes in prices resulting from orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer or impairments. The Company did not record any adjustments to the carrying amount of $ 125.8 million in the first quarter of 2022 . The following table summarizes the reconciliation of the carrying amount of the Company’s investment in DPC Dash from the opening balance at January 3, 2021 to the closing balance at March 28, 2021. Fiscal Quarter Ended March 28, 2021 Carrying Amount Carrying Amount January 3, Unrealized March 28, 2021 Purchases Gain 2021 Investments $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 2,500 $ 82,500 Fair Value of Debt The estimated fair values of the Company’s fixed rate notes are classified as Level 2 measurements, as the Company estimates the fair value amount by using available market information. The Company obtained quotes from two separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company’s fixed rate notes and, at times, trade these notes. The Company also performed its own internal analysis based on the information gathered from public markets, including information on notes that are similar to those of the Company. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to estimate fair value. Accordingly, the fair value estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company or the debtholders could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair values stated below. Management estimated the approximate fair values of the Company's 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 notes as follows: March 27, 2022 January 2, 2022 Principal Amount Fair Value Principal Amount Fair Value 2015 Ten-Year Notes $ 758,000 $ 764,064 $ 760,000 $ 777,480 2017 Ten-Year Notes 960,000 951,360 962,500 1,000,038 2018 7.5-Year Notes 411,188 411,599 412,250 420,907 2018 9.25-Year Notes 387,000 386,226 388,000 407,788 2019 Ten-Year Notes 661,500 635,702 663,188 693,031 2021 7.5-Year Notes 843,625 773,604 845,750 849,133 2021 Ten-Year Notes 992,500 912,108 995,000 1,017,885 The Company did not have any outstanding borrowings under its variable funding notes at March 27, 2022 or January 2, 2022 . |