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Financial instruments and fair value disclosures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Financial instruments and fair value disclosures  
Financial instruments and fair value disclosures

10.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Factors used in determining the fair value of financial assets and liabilities are summarized into three categories in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 820 - Fair Value Measurements:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are based on unobservable inputs

The following tables present assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) by level within the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2021

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

$

$

1

$

$

1

$

$

1

$

$

1

Liabilities

Interest rate swaps

$

$

8

$

$

8

Long-term debt1

2,138

2,138

$

$

2,146

$

$

2,146

Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2020

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Liabilities

Interest rate swaps

$

$

20

$

$

20

Long-term debt1

2,556

2,556

$

$

2,576

$

$

2,576

1

Long-term debt excludes finance leases, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, deferred financing and other and is carried at amortized cost. The outstanding carrying value was $2,052 million and $2,387 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The carrying value of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility approximates their fair value.

In April 2021, $500 million of the Company’s interest rate swaps matured. On June 15, 2021, the Company entered into interest rate swaps at a notional value of $500 million. In total, an aggregate amount of $1.0 billion of the Company’s

variable rate long-term debt is fixed at an average rate of 1.43% (excluding the margin specified in the Syndicated Credit Facility). In both April 2022 and June 2023, the Company will have interest rate swap maturities of $500 million.

The Company determines fair value of its derivative financial instruments based on internal valuation models, such as discounted cash flow analysis, using management estimates and observable market-based inputs, as applicable. Management estimates include assumptions concerning the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows and application of appropriate discount rates. Observable market-based inputs are sourced from third parties and include interest rates and yield curves, currency spot and forward rates and credit spreads, as applicable.

The Company determines fair value of long-term debt that is actively traded in the secondary market using external pricing data, including any available quoted market prices and other observable inputs from available market information. For debt that is not actively traded in the secondary market, the fair value is based on the Company’s indicative borrowing cost derived from dealer quotes or discounted cash flows.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are all short-term in nature; therefore, the carrying value of these items approximates their fair value.

There were no transfers into or out of each of the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.