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Fair value measurement
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair value measurement Fair value measurement
We measure and record certain assets and liabilities at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between market data (observable inputs) and our own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:

Level 1 - Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs developed using our own estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

In the first quarter of 2021, we recorded a $1.9 million impairment charge, in “Other non-operating items, net” within our Consolidated Statement of Income, due to the decline in the fair value apparent from an observable price decline of one of our investments (Level 2). We additionally hold other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and debt. The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximated their fair values. The fair value of our total debt, based on the bid and ask quotes for the related debt (Level 2), totaled $3.70 billion at June 30, 2021, and $3.79 billion at December 31, 2020.