FAIR VALUE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

FAIR VALUE.

FAIR VALUE

NOTE 16 – FAIR VALUE

The following table provides a summary of fair value assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2021 measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets for
			Identical Assets or		Significant Other		Significant
	Balance as of		Liabilities		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
Description	December 31, 2021		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	5,428	$	—	$	5,428	$	—
Net investment contracts		2,095		—		2,095		—
Commodity contracts		311		—		311		—
Forward starting swap agreements		6,990		—		6,990		—
Total assets	$	14,824	$	—	$	14,824	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	3,980	$	—	$	3,980	$	—
Net investment contracts		608		—		608		—
Deferred compensation		41,612		—		41,612		—
Total liabilities	$	46,200	$	—	$	46,200	$	—

The following table provides a summary of fair value assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets for
			Identical Assets or		Significant Other		Significant
	Balance as of		Liabilities		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
Description	December 31, 2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	3,849	$	—	$	3,849	$	—
Forward starting swap agreements		4,876		—		4,876		—
Total assets	$	8,725	$	—	$	8,725	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	4,609	$	—	$	4,609	$	—
Net investment contracts		4,308		—		4,308		—
Deferred compensation		41,539		—		41,539		—
Total liabilities	$	50,456	$	—	$	50,456	$	—

The Company’s derivative contracts are valued at fair value using the market approach. The Company measures the fair value of foreign exchange contracts, interest rate swap agreements, forward starting swap agreements and cross currency swaps using Level 2 inputs based on observable spot and forward rates in active markets. During the year ended December 31, 2021, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3.

The deferred compensation liability is the Company’s obligation under its executive deferred compensation plan. The Company measures the fair value of the liability using the market values of the participants’ underlying investment fund elections.

The Company has various financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term debt and forward contracts. While these financial instruments are subject to concentrations of credit risk, the Company has minimized this risk by entering into arrangements with a number of major banks and financial institutions and investing in several high-quality instruments. The Company does not expect any counterparties to fail to meet their obligations. The fair value of Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivable, Amounts due banks and Trade accounts payable approximated book value due to the short-term nature of these instruments at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements for the fair value estimate of debt.