Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

There have been no significant changes in the Company’s policy for fair value measurements from what was disclosed in Note 13 of its 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and revolving line of credit approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of the instruments.

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are as follows (in thousands):


		Fair Value
	Fair Value Hierarchy	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022

Measured at fair value during the current reporting period:




Interest rate swap assets	Level 2	$	5,328	$	15,572
Cross currency swap assets	Level 2	$	9,539	$	7,948
Interest rate swap liabilities	Level 2	$	2,435	$	—


Assets held by ARIP pension plan:
	Level 1	$	10,403	$	23,489
	Level 2	$	24,828	$	11,503





Disclosed at fair value:
Senior unsecured notes and term loans	Level 3	$	2,966,215	$	2,829,574

- 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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