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Financial instruments and fair value disclosures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Financial instruments and fair value disclosures

Financial instruments and fair value disclosures

8.	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 March 31, 2023
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Assets
Orbital receivables ¹		$	—		$	400		$	—		$	400
Interest rate swaps			—			13			—			13
		$	—		$	413		$	—		$	413
Liabilities
Long-term debt ²		$	—		$	2,175		$	—		$	2,175
		$	—		$	2,175		$	—		$	2,175


		Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2022
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Assets
Orbital receivables ¹		$	—		$	392		$	—		$	392
Interest rate swaps			—			21			—			21
		$	—		$	413		$	—		$	413
Liabilities
Long-term debt ²		$	—		$	2,168		$	—		$	2,168
		$	—		$	2,168		$	—		$	2,168

¹	The carrying value of orbital receivables was $347 million and $351 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

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Long-term debt excludes borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, deferred financing costs and obligations under finance leases and other, and is carried at amortized cost. The outstanding carrying value was $2,045 million as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The carrying value of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility approximates their fair value.

In June 2022, the Company amended its existing interest rate swaps that mature in June 2023 to modify the designated hedged interest rate risk from LIBOR to SOFR in connection with the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In total, as of March 31, 2023, an aggregate of $1 billion of the Company’s variable rate long-term debt is fixed at an average one-month SOFR rate of 1.71% (excluding the margin specified in the Syndicated Credit Facility) pursuant to the Company’s outstanding interest rate swaps. In each of June 2023 and June 2024, the Company will have interest rate swap maturities of $500 million.

The Company determines fair value of its derivative financial instruments and orbital receivables based on internal valuation models, such as a 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

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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