Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:


	As of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market investments (1)	$	—	$	7,686	$	—	$	7,686
Marketable equity securities (2)	609,921		—		—		609,921
Other current investments (3)	7,471		5,016		—		12,487
Interest rate swaps (4)	—		2,636		—		2,636
Total Financial Assets	$	617,392	$	15,338	$	—	$	632,730
Liabilities

Contingent consideration liabilities (5)	$	—	$	—	$	8,423	$	8,423

Foreign exchange swap (6)	—		333		—		333
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (7)	—		—		30,845		30,845
Total Financial Liabilities	$	—	$	333	$	39,268	$	39,601


	As of December 31, 2021
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets

Marketable equity securities (2)	$	809,997	$	—	$	—	$	809,997
Other current investments (3)	7,230		7,218		—		14,448

Total Financial Assets	$	817,227	$	7,218	$	—	$	824,445
Liabilities

Contingent consideration liabilities (5)	$	—	$	—	$	14,881	$	14,881
Interest rate swap (8)	—		2,049		—		2,049
Foreign exchange swap (6)	—		484		—		484
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (7)	—		—		13,661		13,661
Total Financial Liabilities	$	—	$	2,533	$	28,542	$	31,075

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(1)			The Company’s money market investments are included in cash and cash equivalents and the value considers the liquidity of the counterparty.
(2)			The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are held in common shares of U.S. corporations that are actively traded on U.S. exchanges. Price quotes for these shares are readily available.
(3)			Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits. These investments are valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of the security or inputs that include quoted market prices for similar instruments and are classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
(4)			Included in Deferred Charges and Other Assets. The Company utilized a market approach model using a notional amount of the interest rate swaps multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

(5)			Included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other Liabilities. The Company determined the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities using either a Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes model, or probability-weighted analysis depending on the type of target included in the contingent consideration requirements (revenue, EBITDA, client retention). All analyses included estimated financial projections for the acquired businesses and acquisition-specific discount rates.
(6)			Included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and valued based on a valuation model that calculates the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.
(7)			The fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on the fair value of the underlying subsidiaries owned by GHC One and GHC Two, after taking into account any debt and other noncontrolling interests of its subsidiary investments. The fair value of the owned subsidiaries is determined using enterprise value analyses which include an equal weighing between guideline public company and discounted cash flow analyses.
(8)			Included in Other Liabilities. The Company utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, using Level 3 inputs:


(in thousands)	Contingent consideration liabilities		Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
As of December 31, 2020	$	37,174	$	9,240
Acquisition of business	1,868		—
Changes in fair value (1)	(5,482)		4,077
Capital contributions	—		427
Accretion of value included in net income (1)	1,275		—
Settlements or distributions	(19,942)		(83)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	(12)		—
As of December 31, 2021	14,881		13,661
Acquisition of business	397		—
Changes in fair value (1)	(6,672)		16,489
Capital contributions	—		1,018
Accretion of value included in net income (1)	1,567		—
Settlements or distributions	(1,750)		(323)

As of December 31, 2022	$	8,423	$	30,845

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(1)			Changes in fair value and accretion of value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the changes in fair value of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is included in Interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.