Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurement

The Company records certain financial instruments at fair value in accordance with the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC. As of December 31, 2015, the financial instruments to which this topic applied were financial instruments for foreign currency forward contracts and pension assets.

As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts was an asset of $16,000, which is recorded in “trade and other accounts receivable” in the consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of derivative instruments is measured using models following quoted market prices in active markets for identical instruments, which is a Level 2 input under the fair value hierarchy of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC. All forward contracts as of December 31, 2015 had approximately a one-month original maturity term and matured on January 5, 2016 or February 2, 2016. Also see Note 6, Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments, and Note 11, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for further discussion of fair value measurements.

The carrying value of short-term and long-term borrowings approximates fair value because of the relative short maturity of these instruments and the interest rates the Company could currently obtain.