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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value Measurements 
Fair Value Measurements

14.  Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques (market approach, income approach, and cost approach). The levels of the hierarchy are described below:

 

·                  Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

·                  Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; these include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

 

·                  Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity.

 

The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by input level, in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets or
Liabilities (Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

September 30, 2011
Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in corporate debt securities

 

Other assets

 

$

6,090

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

Accrued interest

 

 

1,437

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets or
Liabilities (Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

 

December 31, 2010
Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in corporate debt securities

 

Other assets

 

$

5,828

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

Accrued interest

 

 

16,746

 

 

16,746

 

 

The valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the investment in corporate debt securities and interest rate swap contracts was the market approach. See Note 13 for a description of the inputs used in calculating the fair value measurements of investment in corporate debt securities and interest rate swap contracts. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its interest rate swap contracts fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with it utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2011, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its interest rate swap contracts and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation. As a result, the Company has determined that its interest rate swap contracts are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

There were no significant long-lived assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 that are still held on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011.

 

In conjunction with the voters determining that the Company’s casino in Columbus, Ohio will be located at the site of the former Delphi Automotive plant along Columbus’s West Side, the Company recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of $0.8 million and $31.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, for the parcel of land that the Company had purchased in Columbus’s Arena District, as the asset was reclassified as held for sale at June 30, 2010. The valuation technique used to measure the land was the market approach. The Company engaged a qualified external real estate appraiser to assist in the valuation, which was based on the sales prices of properties with similar characteristics to the Company’s property in the Columbus Arena District. In August 2011, the Company sold the land which did not have a significant impact on the Company’s statement of income.