Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports its financial assets and liabilities on the basis of fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

A three‑level hierarchy for disclosure has been established to show the extent and level of judgment used to estimate fair value measurements, as follows:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs (quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability).

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. These values are generally determined using pricing models which utilize management estimates of market participant assumptions.

Valuation techniques for assets and liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs may include methodologies such as the market approach, the income approach or the cost approach, and may use unobservable inputs such as projections, estimates and management’s interpretation of current market data. These unobservable inputs are only utilized to the extent that observable inputs are not available or cost‑effective to obtain. The Company had no Level 3 assets or liabilities at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Other Fair Value Measures

The recorded value of accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. The recorded values of the variable rate First Lien and Second Lien Term Loans approximate fair value because the interest rates fluctuate with market rates.