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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

13.	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 table presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2019. There were no assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2018.

(In thousands)
September 30, 2019	Level 2

Liabilities:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	21,419

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.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of each class of financial instruments at September 30, 2019 was as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents – The carrying amount of $6.9 million approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments (less than three months).

Debt – The estimated fair value of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement, which includes term loan facilities and a revolving credit facility (see Note 11), is determined based on the fair value hierarchy as discussed above.

The Term Loans are actively traded and therefore are classified as Level 1 valuations. The estimated fair value is based on the last quoted price of the Term Loans through September 30, 2019. The Revolving Credit Facility is not actively traded and therefore is classified as a Level 2 valuation based on the market for similar instruments. The estimated fair value and carrying amount of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loans at September 30, 2019 were $1,068 million and $1,075 million, respectively. The estimated fair value and carrying amount of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility at September 30, 2019 were $8.8 million and $9.0 million, respectively.

- 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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