Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Nextel Argentina.

On September 11, 2015, two of our indirect subsidiaries entered into a binding agreement with Grupo Clarin relating to the sale of all of the outstanding equity interests of Nextel Argentina. In connection with the initial agreement, we issued a non-recourse promissory note in the amount of $85.0 million and pledged the remaining 51% of the equity interests in Nextel Argentina to Grupo Clarin. As of December 31, 2015, we recorded our retained 51% interest in Nextel Argentina as an equity method investment under the fair value option, which was included as a component of other assets in our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2015, we estimated the fair value of this investment to be $108.1 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2015, we recorded the non-recourse promissory note as a component of other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet at its estimated fair value of $108.1 million. This fair value estimate was based on the $178.0 million purchase price paid by Grupo Clarin, as adjusted for changes in excess cash from September 11, 2015 through December 31, 2015. On January 27, 2016, the agreement was amended to permit Grupo Clarin or any of its affiliates to exercise the right to acquire the remaining 51% equity interest prior to receiving regulatory approval, and Grupo Clarin and its affiliate immediately acquired the remaining 51% of Nextel Argentina for no additional proceeds. In connection with the completion of this transaction, the promissory note was canceled on January 27, 2016.

Financial Instruments.

Available-for-Sale Securities.

As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, available-for-sale securities held by Nextel Brazil included $77.9 million and $56.2 million, respectively, in investment funds and $13.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively, in certificates of deposit with a Brazilian bank. These funds invest primarily in Brazilian government bonds, long-term, low-risk bank certificates of deposit and Brazilian corporate debentures. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we did not have any material unrealized gains or losses associated with these investments.

We account for our available-for-sale securities at fair value. The fair value of our Brazilian certificates of deposit is based on their current redemption amount, and we classify these certificates of deposit within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of Nextel Brazil's investment funds is measured based on the funds' net asset value as a practical expedient, which is excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

Held-to-Maturity Investments.

We periodically invest some of our cash holdings in certain securities that we intend to hold to maturity. As of December 31, 2015, held-to-maturity investments included $18.1 million in short-term investments held by NIIT in U.S. treasury notes. We account for held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost, which approximates the fair value observed in the market. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of our held-to-maturity investments was $18.0 million. These securities matured in February 2016.

Debt Instruments.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our debt instruments are as follows:



	Successor Company
	June 30, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Principal Amount Outstanding		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Principal Amount Outstanding		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Brazil equipment financing	$	318,012	$	315,733	$	315,063	$	342,475	$	339,850	$	340,189
Brazil bank loans and other	281,210		287,509		297,077		234,320		240,922		229,366
	$	599,222	$	603,242	$	612,140	$	576,795	$	580,772	$	569,555

Bank loans and other consists primarily of loans with certain banks in Brazil. We estimated the fair value of these bank loans, as well as the fair value of our equipment financing facility in Brazil, utilizing inputs such as U.S. Treasury security yield curves, prices of comparable bonds, LIBOR, U.S. Treasury bond rates and credit spreads on comparable publicly traded bonds. We consider both Nextel Brazil's equipment financing facility and its bank loans and other to be Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative Instruments.

We occasionally enter into derivative transactions for risk management purposes. We have not and will not enter into any derivative transactions for speculative or profit generating purposes. We record all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at their fair value. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, Nextel Brazil had an immaterial amount of derivative instruments that were classified as short-term investments in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We consider this measurement to be Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Nextel Brazil entered into foreign currency option agreements to manage the foreign currency exposures associated with the forecasted purchase of handsets and other U.S. dollar-denominated payments. We do not apply hedge accounting to these derivative instruments. As a result, we have included all changes in the fair value of these instruments as a component of other (expense) income, net in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss). The gains and losses resulting from the changes in the estimated fair value of Nextel Brazil's derivative instruments in the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were not material.

Other Financial Instruments.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable contained in our condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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