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Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements Of Other Financial Instruments Disclosure [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments

8. Fair Value Measurements of Other Financial Instruments

 

Certain financial instruments are not carried at fair value, but their fair value is required to be disclosed. The following is a summary of the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of these financial instruments at October 31, 2014 and 2013:

   2014  2013 
 (in thousands) Carrying Value Fair ValueFair Value Level Carrying Value Fair ValueFair Value Level
 Investments, other$ 2,947$ 2,9473$ 2,951$ 2,9513
 Other assets$ 7,363$ 7,3633$ 7,960$ 7,9603
 Debt$ 573,655$ 611,0152$ 573,499$ 611,0812

Included in investments, other, is a non-controlling capital interest in ACM Holdings carried at $1.3 million and $2.1 million at October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively (see Note 5). The carrying value of this investment approximates fair value. Fair value of this investment is determined using a cash flow model that projects future cash flows based upon contractual obligations, to which the Company then applies an appropriate discount rate. The fair value of this investment falls within Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy.

 

Included in other assets at October 31, 2014 and 2013 is an option exercisable in 2017 to acquire an additional 26 percent interest in Hexavest carried at $7.4 million and $8.0 million, respectively. The carrying value of this option approximates fair value. The fair value of this option is determined using a Monte Carlo model, which simulates potential future market multiples of earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) and compares this to the contractually fixed multiple of Hexavest's EBIT at which the option can be exercised. The Monte Carlo model uses this array of simulated multiples and their difference from the contractual multiple times the projected EBIT for Hexavest to estimate the future exercise value of the option, which is then adjusted to present value. The fair value of this investment falls within Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy.

 

The fair value of the Company's debt has been determined based on quoted prices in inactive markets and falls within Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy.

Fair value measurements of other financial instruments of consolidated CLO entities

 

Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1 was initially consolidated by the Company on October 11, 2013 when the senior and subordinated note obligations of the entity were priced, although not issued. The Company did not elect the fair value option for the warehouse stage liabilities of Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1 upon initial consolidation, but did irrevocably elect the fair value option for the senior and subordinated note obligations and redeemable preferred shares that the entity issued at closing on November 13, 2013. As discussed in Note 9, the Company deconsolidated this CLO entity on May 1, 2014. The following is a summary of the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the warehouse stage liabilities at October 31, 2013:

   2013 
 (in thousands) Carrying Value Fair ValueFair Value Level
 Line of credit$ 247,789$ 247,7892
 Redeemable preferred shares$ 64,952$ 64,9523

The line of credit was a non-recourse revolving facility that was used to fund purchases of portfolio investments in floating-rate bank loans during the warehouse phase of the entity, prior to the entity's issuance of senior and subordinated interests at closing. Advances under the line of credit were required to be used to acquire bank loans, which were selected by the Company as portfolio manager and approved by the lender. Interest on the line of credit was calculated at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus a 140 basis point spread (1.57 percent at October 31, 2013). The LIBOR rate was considered a Level 2 observable input and the line of credit was classified within Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. The line of credit was paid in full on November 13, 2013 when the entity issued its senior and subordinated interests. Carrying value approximated fair value at October 31, 2013.

 

The redeemable preferred shares, which had a par value of $60.0 million, represent mandatorily redeemable first loss obligations of the entity. Although the redeemable preferred shares had certain equity characteristics, the Company determined that they should be recorded as liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet at October 31, 2013. The redeemable preferred shares did not have a stated interest rate, but rather entitled the holder to a residual interest in the entity during the warehouse phase, representing the spread between the interest collected on the portfolio assets and the interest paid on the line of credit between entity inception and the issuance of senior and subordinated interests at closing, net of administrative expenses, without limit. The redeemable preferred shares were classified within Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. At October 31, 2013, the redeemable preferred shares were carried at an estimated redemption value of $64.9 million (initial investment plus accrued residual interest of $4.9 million), which approximates fair value. The redeemable preferred shares were redeemed in full for $65.4 million upon the entity's issuance of senior and subordinated interests at closing on November 13, 2013.