FAIR VALUE

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized based on a three-level hierarchy. The three levels of inputs to measure fair value are as follows:


•	Level 1—inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities that are available in active markets that the Company can access at the measurement date.


•	Level 2—inputs are other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable for assets or liabilities, directly or indirectly.


•	Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable.

The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. The three levels of the hierarchy and the distribution of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, were as follows:



	Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of February 2, 2019
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents ⁽¹⁾	$	55,558	$	34,440	$	—	$	89,998
Derivative instruments ⁽²⁾	—		2,162		—		2,162
Rabbi Trust assets ⁽³⁾	5		105,877		—		105,882
Restricted cash equivalents ⁽⁴⁾	10,910		4,588		—		15,498
Total assets	$	66,473	$	147,067	$	—	$	213,540

Liabilities:
Derivative instruments ⁽²⁾	$	—	$	332	$	—	$	332
Total liabilities	$	—	$	332	$	—	$	332



	Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of February 3, 2018
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents ⁽¹⁾	$	330,636	$	35,222	$	—	$	365,858
Derivative instruments ⁽²⁾	—		37		—		37
Rabbi Trust assets ⁽³⁾	13		102,784		—		102,797
Restricted cash equivalents ⁽⁴⁾	11,880		3,722		—		15,602
Total assets	$	342,529	$	141,765	$	—	$	484,294

Liabilities:
Derivative instruments ⁽²⁾	$	—	$	9,147	$	—	$	9,147
Total liabilities	$	—	$	9,147	$	—	$	9,147


⁽¹⁾	Level 1 assets consist of investments in money market funds. Level 2 assets consist of time deposits.


⁽²⁾	Level 2 assets and liabilities consist primarily of foreign currency exchange forward contracts.


⁽³⁾	Level 1 assets consist of investments in money market funds. Level 2 assets consist of trust-owned life insurance policies.


⁽⁴⁾	Level 1 assets consist of investments in U.S. treasury bills and money market funds. Level 2 assets consist of time deposits.

The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities consist of:


•	Time deposits, which are valued at cost approximating fair value due to the short-term nature of these investments;


•	Trust-owned life insurance policies which are valued using the cash surrender value of the life insurance policies; and


•	Derivative instruments, primarily foreign currency exchange forward contracts, which are valued using quoted market prices of the same or similar instruments, adjusted for counterparty risk.

Fair value of borrowings

The Company’s borrowings under the Company’s credit facilities are carried at historical cost in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The carrying amount and fair value of gross borrowings under the Company’s term loan credit facility were as follows:



(in thousands)	February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018
Gross borrowings outstanding, carrying amount	$	253,250	$	253,250
Gross borrowings outstanding, fair value	$	252,933	$	253,250

No borrowings were outstanding under the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facility as of February 2, 2019 or February 3, 2018. Refer to Note 10, “BORROWINGS,” for further discussion of the Company’s credit facilities.