Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

We record financial assets and liabilities at fair value based on FASB guidance related to fair value measurements. The guidance requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for 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 at the measurement date. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:

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

Level 2 – Quoted market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The recorded carrying amounts and fair values of these instruments were as follows:



	December 31, 2019
(amounts in thousands)	Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Assets measured at NAV ⁽¹⁾
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Derivative assets, recorded in other current assets	1,372		1,372		—		1,372		—		—
Derivative assets, recorded in other assets	6		6		—		6		—		—
Pension plan assets:
Cash and short-term investments	8,787		8,787		—		8,787		—		—
U.S. Government and agency obligations	25,206		25,206		25,206		—		—		—
Corporate and foreign bonds	104,430		104,430		—		104,430		—		—
Equity securities	28,249		28,249		28,249		—		—		—
Mutual funds	70,230		70,230		—		70,230		—		—
Common and collective funds	132,600		132,600		—		—		—		132,600
Liabilities:
Senior notes	$	800,000	$	823,500	$	—	$	823,500	$	—	$	—
Term loans	591,153		593,932		—		593,932		—		—
Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and deferred credits	4,068		4,068		—		4,068		—		—



	December 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)	Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Assets measured at NAV ⁽¹⁾
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	30	$	30	$	—	$	30	$	—	$	—
Derivative assets, recorded in other current assets	8,234		8,234		—		8,234		—		—
Pension plan assets:
Cash and short-term investments	7,254		7,254		—		7,254		—		—
U.S. Government and agency obligations	24,622		24,622		24,622		—		—		—
Corporate and foreign bonds	90,490		90,490		—		90,490		—		—
Equity securities	22,378		22,378		22,378		—		—		—
Mutual funds	60,099		60,099		—		60,099		—		—
Common and collective funds	110,596		110,596		—		—		—		110,596
Liabilities:
Senior notes, recorded in long-term debt	$	800,000	$	692,000	$	—	$	692,000	$	—	$	—
Term loans, recorded in long-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	474,058		455,545		—		455,545		—		—
Derivative liabilities, recorded in accrued expenses and deferred credits	1,161		1,161		—		1,161		—		—


(1)	Certain pension assets that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. These include investments in large cap equity and commingled real estate funds. Redemption of these funds is not subject to restriction.

Derivative assets and liabilities reported in level 2 include foreign currency and interest rate cap contracts. See Note 26- Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information about our derivative assets and liabilities.

The non-financial assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are presented below:



	December 31, 2019
(amounts in thousands)	Carrying Value		Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Losses
Closed operations	$	988	$	988	$	—	$	—	$	988	$	1,586
Total	$	988	$	988	$	—	$	—	$	988	$	1,586



	December 31, 2018
(amounts in thousands)	Carrying Value		Total Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Losses
Continuing operations	$	48	$	48	$	—	$	—	$	48	$	175
Total	$	48	$	48	$	—	$	—	$	48	$	175

- 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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