Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The following table presents the Company’s estimated fair value measurements and related classifications as of September 30, 2013:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Balance at September 30, 2013
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments (a)	$	—	$	347	$	—	$	347
Liabilities:
Long-term obligations (b)	$	—	$	1,401,487	$	269,627	$	1,671,114

(a)	Reflected at fair value in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as other assets of $347. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013.

(b)	Reflected at carrying value in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as current maturities on long-term debt of $14,050 and long-term debt of $1,629,489 as of September 30, 2013.

The Company did not have any assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2012. The following table presents the Company’s estimated fair value measurements and related classifications as of December 31, 2012:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Balance at December 31, 2012
Liabilities:
Long-term obligations (a)	$	—	$	1,445,774	$	416,317	$	1,862,091
Derivative financial instruments (b)	$	—	$	1,880	$	—	$	1,880

(a)	Reflected at carrying value in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as current maturities on long-term debt of $21,330 and long-term debt of $1,802,644 as of December 31, 2012.

(b)	Reflected at fair value in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as other liabilities of $1,880 at December 31, 2012.

The fair value of the term loans as of December 31, 2012 approximates their carrying value due to the variable nature of the underlying interest rates and the frequent intervals at which such interest rates are reset. The Senior Notes are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and have been valued using significant inputs that are not observable in the market including a discount rate of 10.48% and projected cash flows of the underlying Senior Notes. The Company does not have any assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2012.


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets and Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Balance at December 31, 2012
Liabilities:
Letters of Credit		—	$	11,569		—	$	11,569
Long-term obligations(a)		—	$	1,445,774	$	416,317	$	1,862,091
Derivative financial instruments (b)		—	$	1,880		—	$	1,880

(a)

Reflected at carrying value in the consolidated balance sheet as current maturities on long-term debt of $21,330 and long-term debt of $1,802,644. As of December 31, 2011, the carrying value and fair value of long-term obligations, including the current portion, was $1,417,887 and $1,468,543, respectively.

(b)	Reflected at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet as other liabilities of $1,880.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring and/or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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