Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Deferred Compensation Plan Commodity Hedging Agreements and Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration

The following tables summarize, by assets and liabilities, the carrying amounts and fair values by level of the Company’s deferred compensation plan, commodity hedging agreements, debt and acquisition related contingent consideration:

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	33,166	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		4,420		4,420		-		4,420		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		33,166		33,166		33,166		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		506,398		507,000		-		507,000		-
Non-public fixed rate debt		124,829		126,400		-		126,400		-
Public debt securities		456,791		475,100		-		475,100		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		381,291		381,291		-		-		381,291

	January 1, 2017
	Carrying		Total		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value
(in thousands)	Amount		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	24,903	$	-	$	-
Commodity hedging agreements		1,289		1,289		-		1,289		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		24,903		24,903		24,903		-		-
Non-public variable rate debt		451,222		452,000		-		452,000		-
Public debt securities		456,032		475,800		-		475,800		-
Acquisition related contingent consideration		253,437		253,437		-		-		253,437

Summary of Reconciliation of Acquisition Related Contingent Consideration

The acquisition related contingent consideration is the Company’s only Level 3 asset or liability. A reconciliation of the Level 3 activity is as follows:

	Fiscal Year
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Opening balance - Level 3 liability	$	253,437		$	136,570
Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions⁽¹⁾		128,880			133,857
Measurement period adjustment⁽²⁾		14,826			-
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration		(16,738	)		(13,550	)
Reclassification to current payables		(2,340	)		(1,530	)
(Favorable)/unfavorable fair value adjustment		3,226			(1,910	)
Ending balance - Level 3 liability	$	381,291		$	253,437

⁽¹⁾ Increase due to System Transformation Transactions acquisitions includes an increase in the acquisition related contingent consideration of $62.5 million in 2017 from the opening balance sheets for the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in the System Transformation during 2017, as disclosed in the financial statements in the Company’s filed periodic reports. These adjustments are for post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction.

⁽²⁾ Measurement period adjustments relate to post-closing adjustments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable asset purchase agreement or asset exchange agreement for each System Transformation Transaction.