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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12.                            FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Barnwell does not have any assets and liabilities that are required to be remeasured on a recurring basis.

 

Certain of our assets and liabilities are reported at fair value in the accompanying balance sheets on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances.  The following table provides carrying value and fair value measurement information for nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded during the nine months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (there were no nonrecurring fair value measurements recorded for such assets and liabilities during the three months ended June 30, 2011 or 2010):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Quoted

 

Significant

 

 

 

Total Reduction of

 

 

 

Amount

 

Prices in

 

Other

 

Significant

 

Carrying Value

 

 

 

as of

 

Active

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

for the

 

 

 

June 30,

 

Markets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

nine months ended

 

 

 

2011

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

June 30, 2011

 

Investment in residential parcels *

 

$ 2,830,000

 

$   -

 

$ 2,830,000

 

$        -

 

$ 190,000

 

Investment in joint ventures *

 

$ 1,754,000

 

$   -

 

$        -

 

$1,754,000

 

$ 121,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Quoted

 

Significant

 

 

 

Total Reduction of

 

 

 

Amount

 

Prices in

 

Other

 

Significant

 

Carrying Value

 

 

 

as of

 

Active

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

for the

 

 

 

June 30,

 

Markets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

nine months ended

 

 

 

2010

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

June 30, 2010

 

Investment in residential parcels *

 

$ 3,800,000

 

$  -

 

$ 3,800,000

 

$       -

 

$ 798,000

 

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*          The fair values included in the tables above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value in each respective period.

 

In determining the fair value of Barnwell’s investment in residential parcels, prices for comparable sales transactions were used by an independent real estate consulting and appraisal firm to estimate fair value.  Such fair value measurements have been classified as Level 2 valuations.

 

Kona Village Resort sustained considerable damage as a result of the March 11, 2011 tsunami generated by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that took place off the coast of Japan and subsequently announced it would close indefinitely and lay off its employees.  As a result of the resort’s shutdown, Barnwell determined that the fair value of its investment in Kona Village Resort was zero and wrote off its investment in Kona Village Investors, LLC.