Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Note 6. Financial Instruments

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated carrying value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of our other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures are as follows:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Long-term debt:
10.75% senior notes	$	200,000	$	223,500	$	200,000	$	221,000
Senior secured Term Loan A	159,701		159,701		170,625		170,625
Notes payable and other	2,851		2,751		2,491		2,410

We estimated the fair value of the debt instruments using market quotes and calculations based on current market rates available to us (Level 2).