Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

12.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, due from affiliates and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

Our derivative contracts consisted of cash flow hedging instruments which are not traded on a public exchange. The fair values of the cash flow hedging instrument contracts were determined using discounted cash flow techniques. The techniques incorporated Level 2 inputs and quotes from the counterparty to the interest swap contract. These market inputs were utilized in a discounted cash flow calculation considering the cash flow hedging instrument term, credit risk, notional amount and discount rate and were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $394.8 million and $397.8 million, respectively, of borrowings under the construction term loan which accrued interest under floating interest rate structures. Accordingly, the carrying value of such indebtedness approximated fair value for the amounts outstanding.

We also had borrowings totaling $230.2 million and $231.9 million under senior secured notes with a weighted average interest rate of 6.42% and 6.43% per annum as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of these borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on current market rates.

We assessed the fair market value of our contingent consideration associated with the acquisition of InfraREIT LP using observable Level 2 inputs at December 31, 2014.

Financial instruments, measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy were as follows:

	Carrying		Fair Value
(In thousands)	Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
March 31, 2015
Long-term debt	$	624,984	$	—	$	659,445	$	—
December 31, 2014
Long-term debt	$	629,756	$	—	$	658,306	$	—
Contingent consideration - long-term		27,378		—		27,378		—

- 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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