Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:



	As of June 30, 2017
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market investments ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	262,797	$	—	$	262,797
Marketable equity securities ⁽³⁾	447,763		—		—		447,763
Other current investments ⁽⁴⁾	6,207		16,023		—		22,230
Total Financial Assets	$	453,970	$	278,820	$	—	$	732,790
Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan liabilities ⁽⁵⁾	$	—	$	44,840	$	—	$	44,840
Interest rate swap ⁽⁶⁾	—		515		—		515
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest ⁽⁷⁾	—		—		12,584		12,584
Total Financial Liabilities	$	—	$	45,355	$	12,584	$	57,939



	As of December 31, 2016
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Money market investments ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	435,258	$	—	$	435,258
Commercial paper ⁽²⁾	49,882		—		—		49,882
Marketable equity securities ⁽³⁾	424,229		—		—		424,229
Other current investments ⁽⁴⁾	6,957		17,055		—		24,012
Total Financial Assets	$	481,068	$	452,313	$	—	$	933,381
Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan liabilities ⁽⁵⁾	$	—	$	46,300	$	—	$	46,300
Interest rate swap ⁽⁶⁾	—		365		—		365
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest ⁽⁷⁾	—		—		12,584		12,584
Total Financial Liabilities	$	—	$	46,665	$	12,584	$	59,249

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(1)	The Company’s money market investments are included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and the value considers the liquidity of the counterparty.


(2)	The Company’s commercial paper investments with original maturities of three months or less are included in cash and cash equivalents.


(3)	The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale.


(4)	Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits. These investments are valued using a market approach based on the quoted market prices of the security or inputs that include quoted market prices for similar instruments and are classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the valuation hierarchy.

(5)

Includes Graham Holdings Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under the Graham Holdings Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits. These plans measure the market value of a participant’s balance in a notional investment account that is comprised primarily of mutual funds, which are based on observable market prices. However, since the deferred compensation obligations are not exchanged in an active market, they are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on deferred compensation are included in operating income.


(6)	Included in Other Liabilities. The Company utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.


(7)	The fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on an EBITDA multiple, adjusted for working capital and other items, which approximates fair value.

In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charge of $9.2 million. The remeasurement of the goodwill and other long-lived assets is classified as a Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of the fair value. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting unit and made estimates and assumptions regarding future cash flows, discount rates and long-term growth rates.

- 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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