Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

7.             Fair Value Measurements

We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, assuming the transaction occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:

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

Level 2:  Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-based valuation techniques in which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and typically reflect management's estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

(In thousands) December 31, 2012	Level 2		Gross Fair Value		Netting (1)			Net Fair Value
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	73	$	73	$	(73	)	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	255	$	255	$	(73	)	$	182
Interest rate swap agreements		2,963		2,963		—			2,963

(In thousands) December 31, 2011	Level 2		Gross Fair Value		Netting (1)			Net Fair Value
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	315	$	315	$	(212	)	$	103
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	321	$	321	$	(212	)	$	109
Interest rate swap agreements		4,235		4,235		—			4,235

(1) This column reflects the impact of netting derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists.

The fair values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using broker quotations of similar assets or liabilities in active markets.  The fair values of interest rate swap agreements are primarily determined based on the present value of future cash flows using internal models and third-party pricing services with observable inputs, including interest rates, yield curves and applicable credit spreads.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

We measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the fourth quarter of our fiscal year, including the following:

· reporting units measured at fair value in the first step of a goodwill impairment test; and

· indefinite-lived intangible assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.

Each of the assets above is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we reviewed goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment).  The fair value of a reporting unit is the price that would be received to sell the unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  We may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value.  However, we elected not to perform a qualitative assessment, instead proceeding to the quantitative review described below.

We estimated the fair value of each reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow model and a market-based approach, and we reconciled the aggregate fair value of our reporting units to our consolidated market capitalization.  Estimating fair value requires significant judgments, including management's estimate of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term growth rate for our business, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, determination of our weighted average cost of capital, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach.  Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the estimate of fair value and goodwill impairment for each reporting unit.  We determined that the carrying value of goodwill was not impaired based upon the impairment review.

Also during the fourth quarter of 2012, we estimated the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible asset, which consisted of a trade name, using a present value technique, which required management's estimate of future revenues attributable to this trade name, estimation of the long-term growth rate and royalty rate for this revenue, and determination of our weighted average cost of capital.  Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the estimate of fair value for the trade name.  We determined that the carrying value of the trade name was not impaired based upon the impairment review.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

In addition to foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements, the estimated fair values of which are disclosed above, the estimated fair value of each class of financial instruments at December 31, 2012 was as follows:

· Cash and cash equivalents – The carrying amount of $1.8 million approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments (less than three months).

· Long-term debt – The estimated fair value of outstanding borrowings under the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the "Fifth Amended Credit Agreement"), which includes a revolving credit facility and a term loan facility (see Note 8), is determined based on the fair value hierarchy as discussed above.  The revolving credit facility and the term loan facility are not actively traded and therefore are classified as Level 2 valuations based on the market for similar instruments.  The estimated fair value is based on the average of the prices set by the issuing bank given current market conditions and is not necessarily indicative of the amount we could realize in a current market exchange. The estimated fair value and carrying amount of outstanding borrowings under the Fifth Amended Credit Agreement at December 31, 2012 are $286.9 million and $287.6 million, respectively.  Under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which was in effect through June 7, 2012, the term loan was actively traded and was classified as a Level 1 valuation based on the market for identical instruments.