Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Marketable Securities

As of March 31, 2019, marketable securities of $83.5 million are stated at fair value based on valuation provided by third-party pricing services and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company recognized gains of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for marketable securities within interest income on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Debt

The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt using a discounted cash flow analysis based upon the Company's current borrowing rate for debt with similar maturities and collateral securing the indebtedness. The Company had outstanding long-term debt with a carrying value of approximately $3.6 billion as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Fair value of the long-term debt approximates carrying value in all periods. The Company's fair value of long-term debt disclosure is classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Goodwill and Asset Impairment Expense

The following is a summary of goodwill and asset impairment expense.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2018
Goodwill		$	351.7
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net		40.8
Investment in unconsolidated ventures		33.4
Other intangible assets, net		1.7
Assets held for sale		2.8
Goodwill and asset impairment		$	430.4

Goodwill

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company identified qualitative indicators of impairment, including a significant decline in the Company's stock price and market capitalization for a sustained period during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Based upon the Company's qualitative assessment, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test as of March 31, 2018, which included a comparison of the estimated fair value of each reporting unit to which the goodwill has been assigned with the reporting unit's carrying value. Based on the results of the Company's quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $351.7 million to goodwill and asset impairment within the Assisted Living operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2018. See Note 2 for more information regarding the Company's policy for goodwill.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company evaluated property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles for impairment and identified properties with a carrying value of the assets in excess of the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets primarily due to an expectation that certain communities will be disposed of prior to their previously intended holding periods. As a result of this change in intent, the Company compared the estimated fair value of the assets to their carrying value for these identified properties and recorded an impairment charge for the excess of carrying value over estimated fair value. The estimates of fair values of the property, plant and equipment of these communities were determined based on valuations provided by third-party pricing services and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company recorded property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles non-cash impairment charges in its operating results of $40.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, primarily within the Assisted Living segment.

Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures

The Company evaluates realization of its investment in ventures accounted for using the equity method if circumstances indicate that the Company's investment is other than temporarily impaired. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges related to investments in unconsolidated ventures of $33.4 million. These impairment charges reflect the amount by which the carrying values of the investments exceeded their estimated fair value.

Right-of-Use Assets

The Company's adoption of ASU 2016-02 resulted in the recognition of the right-of-use assets for the operating leases for 25 communities to be recognized on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 at the estimated fair value of $56.6 million as the Company determined that the long-lived assets of such communities were not recoverable as of such date. The fair value of the right-of-use assets were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow approach based upon historical and projected community cash flows and market data, including management fees and a market supported lease coverage ratio (Level 3 inputs). The Company corroborated the estimated management fee rates and lease coverage ratios used in these estimates with lease coverage ratios observable from recent market transactions. The estimated future cash flows were discounted at a rate that is consistent with a weighted average cost of capital from a market participant perspective.

- Definition

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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