Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

The following table shows the gross amount and fair value of the Term Loan, the Predecessor Term Loan and the 7.75% Senior Notes (dollars in thousands):



	Successor Company		Predecessor Company
	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Term Loan:
Gross value	$	1,296,750	$	—
Fair value - Level 2	$	1,281,319	$	—
Predecessor Term Loan:
Gross value	$	—	$	1,722,209
Fair value - Level 2	$	—	$	1,481,100
7.75% Senior Notes:
Gross value	$	—	$	610,000
Fair value - Level 2	$	—	$	105,988

As of September 30, 2018, the Company used trading prices from a third party of 98.81% to calculate the fair value of the Term Loan.

As of December 31, 2017, Old Cumulus used trading prices from a third party of 86.0% to calculate the fair value of the Predecessor Term Loan and 17.40% to calculate the fair value of the 7.75% Senior Notes.

- 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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