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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
As of March 31, 2022
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets      
Marketable equity securities (1)
$801,178 $ $ $801,178 
Other current investments (2)
9,690 6,098  15,788 
Total Financial Assets
$810,868 $6,098 $ $816,966 
Liabilities
  
  
  
Contingent consideration liabilities (3)
$ $ $14,954 $14,954 
Interest rate swap (4) 
 453  453 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (5)
  17,031 17,031 
Total Financial Liabilities
$ $453 $31,985 $32,438 

As of December 31, 2021
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets
  
  

  
Marketable equity securities (1)
$809,997 $— $— $809,997 
Other current investments (2)
7,230 7,218 — 14,448 
Total Financial Assets
$817,227 $7,218 $— $824,445 
Liabilities
  
  

  
Contingent consideration liabilities (3)
$— $— $14,881 $14,881 
Interest rate swap (4) 
— 2,049 — 2,049 
Foreign exchange swap (6)
— 484 — 484 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest (5)
— — 13,661 13,661 
Total Financial Liabilities
$— $2,533 $28,542 $31,075 
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(1)
The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are held in common shares of U.S. and Canadian corporations that are actively traded on U.S. and Canadian stock exchanges. Price quotes for these shares are readily available.
(2)
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 fair value hierarchy.
(3)
Included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other Liabilities. The Company determined the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities using either a Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes model, or probability-weighted analysis depending on the type of target included in the contingent consideration requirements (revenue, EBITDA, client retention). All analyses included estimated financial projections for the acquired businesses and acquisition-specific discount rates.
(4)
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.
(5)
The fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on the fair value of the underlying subsidiaries owned by GHC One, after taking into account any debt and other noncontrolling interests of its subsidiary investments. The fair value of the owned subsidiaries is determined using enterprise value analyses which include an equal weighing between guideline public company and discounted cash flow analyses.
(6)
Included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and valued based on a valuation model that calculates the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
The following tables provide a reconciliation of changes in the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, using Level 3 inputs:
(in thousands)Contingent consideration liabilitiesMandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
As of December 31, 2021
$14,881 $13,661 
Acquisition of business(3) 
Changes in fair value (1)
 3,423 
Accretion of value included in net income (1)
76  
Settlements or distributions
 (53)
As of March 31, 2022
$14,954 $17,031 
(in thousands)Contingent consideration liabilitiesMandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
As of December 31, 2020$37,174 $9,240 
Changes in fair value (1)
— 1,051 
Accretion of value included in net income (1)
606 — 
Settlements or distributions
(1,849)(19)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
(109)— 
As of March 31, 2021$35,822 $10,272 
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(1)Changes in fair value and accretion of value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the changes in fair value of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is included in Interest expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.