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FAIR VALUE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
FAIR VALUE  
FAIR VALUE

NOTE 13 - FAIR VALUE

The following table provides a summary of assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2024, 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

    

March 31, 2024

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

Inputs (Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange contracts

$

4,008

$

$

4,008

$

Net investment contracts

1,261

1,261

Commodity contracts

52

52

Interest rate swap agreements

2,649

2,649

Forward starting swap agreements

 

23,005

 

 

23,005

 

Pension surplus

38,323

38,323

Total assets

$

69,298

$

38,323

$

30,975

$

Liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange contracts

$

1,236

$

$

1,236

$

Forward starting swap agreements

40

40

Deferred compensation

 

54,126

 

 

54,126

 

Total liabilities

$

55,402

$

$

55,402

$

The following table provides a summary of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2023, 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, 2023

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

Inputs (Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange contracts

$

5,611

$

$

5,611

$

Interest rate swap agreements

1,460

1,460

Commodity contracts

45

45

Forward starting swap agreements

20,377

20,377

Pension Surplus

 

41,849

 

41,849

 

 

Total assets

$

69,342

$

41,849

$

27,493

$

Liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Foreign exchange contracts

$

1,310

$

$

1,310

$

Net investment contracts

 

3,351

 

 

3,351

 

Deferred compensation

 

53,628

 

 

53,628

 

Total liabilities

$

58,289

$

$

58,289

$

The fair value of the Company’s pension surplus assets are based on quoted market prices in active markets and are included in the Level 1 fair value hierarchy. The pension surplus assets are invested in money market and short-term duration bond funds at March 31, 2024.

The Company’s derivative contracts are valued at fair value using the market approach. The Company measures the fair value of foreign exchange contracts, forward starting swap agreements, net investment contracts and interest rate swap agreements using Level 2 inputs based on observable spot and forward rates in active markets.

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 fair value of Cash and cash equivalents, Marketable securities, Accounts receivable, Short-term debt excluding the current portion of long-term debt and Trade accounts payable approximated book value due to the short-term nature of these instruments at both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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.