FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments are equal to fair value at December 31, 2016.

Contingent consideration payments related to acquisitions are measured at fair value each reporting period using Level 3 unobservable inputs. The changes in the fair value of the Company's Level 3 liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):



	Contingent Consideration
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	—
Transfers into Level 3	—
Transfers out of Level 3	—
Total net gains (losses) included in earnings (realized and unrealized)	—
Purchases, sales and settlements:
Additions	23,100
Payments	—
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	23,100

The contingent consideration liability at December 31, 2016 is the estimated fair value of the Earnout Payments of the CompareCards acquisition. The Company will make Earnout Payments ranging from zero to $45.0 million based on the achievement of certain defined earnings targets. See Note 6—Business Acquisitions for additional information on the contingent consideration of the CompareCards acquisition. The significant unobservable inputs used to calculate the fair value of the contingent consideration are estimated future cash flows for CompareCards and the discount rate. Actual results will differ from the projected results and could have a significant impact on the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration. Additionally, as the liability is stated at present value, the passage of time alone will increase the estimated fair value of the liability each reporting period. Any changes in fair value will be recorded in operating income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.

- 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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