Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

(5) Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy classifies the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into one of three levels:

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Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These included quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

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Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following tables present the assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Balance at			Balance Sheet	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
(in thousands)	September 30, 2019			Location	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	111,652		Other assets		111,652
Certificates of deposit		2,202		Other assets		2,202
Available for sale securities		43,046		Other assets		43,046
Deferred compensation assets		33,871		Other assets		33,871
Interest rate swap agreements		-		Accounts Receivable, net				-
Foreign currency exchange contracts		(1,794	)	Other current assets				(1,794	)
	$	188,977				190,771		(1,794	)		-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liability		33,871		Other noncurrent liabilities		33,871
	$	33,871				33,871		-			-

	Balance at			Balance Sheet	Basis of Fair Value Measurement
(in thousands)	December 31, 2018			Location	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	106,530		Other assets		106,530
Certificates of deposit		5,415		Other assets		5,415
Available for sale securities		55,594		Other assets		55,594
Deferred compensation assets		32,998		Other assets		32,998
Interest rate swap agreements		3,925		Accounts Receivable, net				3,925
Foreign currency exchange contracts		8,908		Other current assets				8,908
	$	213,370				200,537		12,833			-
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liability	$	32,998		Other noncurrent liabilities		32,998
	$	32,998				32,998		-			-

The fair value of our money market mutual funds, certificates of deposit and available for sale securities are computed based upon quoted market prices in active market. The fair value of deferred compensation assets and offsetting liability are computed based on market prices in an active market held in a rabbi trust. The fair value of our interest rate swaps are based on quotes from our counter parties. The fair value of our foreign currency exchange contracts is valued using quoted forward exchange rates and spot rates at the reporting date.

- 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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