FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses certain derivative financial instruments as part of its risk management strategy to reduce foreign currency risk. The Company recognizes all derivatives on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value based on quotes obtained from financial institutions. There were no foreign currency contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.

The Company maintains a Nonqualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") for qualified employees and invests assets to mirror the obligations under this Plan. The invested funds are maintained at a third party financial institution in the name of CSS and are invested in publicly traded mutual funds. There have been no contributions provided under the SERP since fiscal 2007 and there are four employees who maintain account balances as of March 31, 2017. The Company maintains separate accounts for each participant to reflect deferred contribution amounts and the related gains or losses on such deferred amounts. The investments are included in other current assets and the related liability is recorded as deferred compensation and included in other long-term obligations in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 and 2016. The fair value of the investments is based on the market price of the mutual funds as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Effective February 1, 2017, the Company maintains a nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("the Plan") for qualified employees. The Plan provides eligible key employees with the opportunity to elect to defer up to 50% of their eligible compensation under the Plan. The Company may make matching or discretionary contributions, in the discretion of the Board. All compensation deferred under the Plan is held by the Company. The Company maintains separate accounts for each participant to reflect deferred contribution amounts and the related gains or losses on such deferred amounts. A participant’s account is notionally invested in one or more investment funds and the value of the account is determined with respect to such investment allocations. The related liability is recorded as deferred compensation and included in other long-term obligations in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017.

The Company maintains two life insurance policies in connection with deferred compensation arrangements with two former executives. The cash surrender value of the policies is recorded in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets and is based on quotes obtained from the insurance company as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.

To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the FASB established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

The Company’s recurring assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access.

Level 2 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Examples of Level 2 inputs included quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets and pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in its consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.



	March 31, 2017		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	319	$	319	$	—	$	—
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	1,187		—		1,187		—
Total assets	$	1,506	$	319	$	1,187	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plans	$	364	$	364	$	—	$	—
Total liabilities	$	364	$	364	$	—	$	—



	March 31, 2016		Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	278	$	278	$	—	$	—
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	1,153		—		1,153		—
Total assets	$	1,431	$	278	$	1,153	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plans	$	278	$	278	$	—	$	—
Total liabilities	$	278	$	278	$	—	$	—

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reflected at carrying value in the consolidated balance sheets as such amounts are a reasonable estimate of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Short-term investments include held-to-maturity securities that are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value (Level 2), because their short-term maturity results in the interest rates on these securities approximating current market interest rates.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s nonfinancial assets which are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and certain other assets. These assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence that impairment may exist. In making the assessment of impairment, recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to future net cash flows estimated by the Company to be generated by such assets. If such asset group is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset group. Assets to be disposed of are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or estimated net realizable value.

As discussed in Note 2, during fiscal 2017, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets and business of McCall on December 13, 2016 and determined that the aggregate preliminary fair value of acquired intangible assets, consisting of tradenames, was $4,400,000. Also, as discussed in Note 2, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Schiff on July 8, 2016 and determined that the aggregate fair value of the acquired intangible assets, consisting of customer relationships, was $500,000. The Company estimated the fair value of the aforementioned acquired intangible assets using discounted cash flow techniques which included an estimate of future cash flows discounted to present value with an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate (Level 3). As discussed in Note 3, the Company acquired certain customer lists in the amount of $100,000 during fiscal 2017. The Company estimated the fair value of the acquired customer lists as the amount paid to acquire such customer lists (Level 1). The Company determined that the aggregate preliminary fair value of the acquired inventory in the McCall and Schiff acquisitions was $32,206,000 which was estimated as the selling price less costs of disposal (Level 2). In fiscal 2016, Company acquired substantially all of the net assets and business of Blumenthal on February 2, 2016 and determined that the aggregate fair value of the acquired intangible assets, consisting of customer lists and tradenames, was $11,800,000. The Company estimated the fair value of the acquired intangible assets using discounted cash flow techniques which included an estimate of future cash flows discounted to present value with an appropriate risk-adjusted discount rate (Level 3).

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are subject to impairment testing on an annual basis, or sooner if circumstances indicate a condition of impairment may exist. Impairment testing is conducted through valuation methods that are based on assumptions for matters such as interest and discount rates, growth projections and other assumptions of future business conditions (Level 3). These valuation methods require a significant degree of management judgment concerning the use of internal and external data. In the event these methods indicate that fair value is less than the carrying value, the asset is recorded at fair value as determined by the valuation models. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company believes that no impairments exist.