FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Note 5: Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as 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 fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels as described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2: Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data

Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement

Our assets subject to fair value measurement on a recurring basis are summarized below:



	Level 1
	March 31	December 31	March 31
in thousands	2015	2014	2014
Fair Value Recurring
Rabbi Trust
Mutual funds	$ 14,549	$ 15,532	$ 14,257
Equities	12,634	11,248	15,502
Total	$ 27,183	$ 26,780	$ 29,759



	Level 2
	March 31	December 31	March 31
in thousands	2015	2014	2014
Fair Value Recurring
Rabbi Trust
Common/collective trust funds	$ 1,336	$ 1,415	$ 1,274
Total	$ 1,336	$ 1,415	$ 1,274

We have established two Rabbi Trusts for the purpose of providing a level of security for the employee nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans and for the directors' nonqualified deferred compensation plans. The fair values of these investments are estimated using a market approach. The Level 1 investments include mutual funds and equity securities for which quoted prices in active markets are available. Level 2 investments are stated at estimated fair value based on the underlying investments in those funds (short-term, highly liquid assets in commercial paper, short-term bonds and certificates of deposit).

Net trading gains of the Rabbi Trust investments were $807,000 and $2,395,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The portions of the net trading gains related to investments still held by the Rabbi Trusts at March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $646,000 and $1,995,000, respectively.

The carrying values of our cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and notes receivable, short-term borrowings, trade payables and accruals, and other current liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Additional disclosures for derivative instruments and interest-bearing debt are presented in Notes 6 and 7, respectively.

There were no assets or liabilities subject to fair value measurement on a nonrecurring basis in 2015. Assets that were subject to fair value measurement on a nonrecurring basis in 2014 are summarized below:



	As of March 31, 2014
		Impairment
in thousands	Level 2	Charges
Fair Value Nonrecurring
Property, plant & equipment	$ 2,280	$ 2,987
Total	$ 2,280	$ 2,987

We recorded a $2,987,000 loss on impairment of long-lived assets in the first quarter of 2014 reducing the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value of $2,280,000. Fair value was estimated using a market approach (observed transactions involving comparable assets in similar locations).

- 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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