Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Note 8: Fair Value Measurements

We did not elect the fair value measurement option for our financial assets or liabilities. The fair values of our other financial instruments not included in the table below are estimated to be equal to their carrying amounts.

The fair value of our debt and the hierarchy level we used to estimate fair values are shown below:

			September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Hierarchy Level		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
			(in millions)
Liabilities:
SF CMBS Loan		3	$	725	$	707	$	725	$	740
HHV CMBS Loan		3		1,275		1,192		1,275		1,316
2016 Term Loan		3		—		—		700		698
2019 Term Facility		3		670		648		670		667
Revolver		3		601		591		—		—
2025 Senior Secured Notes		1		651		694		—		—
2028 Senior Secured Notes		1		725		725		—		—
Mortgage loans		3		511		480		516		516

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized impairment losses for goodwill and for certain assets resulting from a significant decline in market value of those assets. The estimated fair values of these assets that were measured on a nonrecurring basis were:


	September 30, 2020
	Fair Value		Impairment Loss
	(in millions)
Property and equipment⁽¹⁾	$	24	$	90
Goodwill⁽²⁾		—		607
Total	$	24	$	697

⁽¹⁾

Fair value of our property and equipment as of September 30, 2020 was measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). We estimated fair value of the assets using discounted cash flow analyses, with an estimated stabilized growth rate of 3%, a discounted cash flow term between 1.7 to 10 years, terminal capitalization rate ranging from 7.25% to 7.75%, and discount rates ranging from 9.5% to 12.5%. The discount and terminal capitalization rates used for the fair value of the assets reflected the risk profile of the markets where these properties are located.

⁽²⁾	Fair value of our consolidated and unconsolidated hotel reporting units was measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), which included discounted cash flows, terminal capitalization rates, and discount rates.

- 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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