FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Financial Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy, approximate carrying value due to their short maturities.

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, approximates its carrying value, as it is variable rate debt and the terms are comparable to market terms as of the balance sheet dates.

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table represents the assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the basis for that measurement (in millions):



	Fair Value as of March 31, 2019								Fair Value as of December 31, 2018
Liabilities:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	3.6	$	—	$	3.6	$	—	$	1.7	$	—	$	1.7
Contingent purchase price payment - DatesWeiser	—		—		0.8		0.8		—		—		0.8		0.8

Interest Rate Swap

The Company’s interest rate swap is with a counterparty with a credit rating of A- according to S&P and Fitch. The fair value of interest rate swap agreement is based on observable prices as quoted for receiving the variable one-month London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) and paying fixed interest rates and therefore were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Contingent Purchase Price Payment

Pursuant to the agreement governing the acquisition of DatesWeiser, the Company may be required to make annual contingent purchase price payments. The payouts are based upon DatesWeiser reaching an annual net sales target, for each year through 2020. The Company classifies this as a Level 3 measurement and is required to remeasure this liability at fair value on a recurring basis. Any changes in the fair value will be included within selling, general and administrative expenses. The maximum amount of possible future contingent payments under the agreement as of March 31, 2019 is $4.0 million.

There were no additional assets and/or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

- 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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