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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value as defined by authoritative literature is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

Level 3 – Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The carrying amount reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

 

The fair value amount reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for long term debt approximates fair value because the actual interest rates do not significantly differ from current rates offered for instruments with similar characteristics and is deemed to use Level 2 inputs.  See the Company’s Note 6 on Credit Facility for further discussion.

 

The fair value of the Company’s crude oil swaps are measured internally using established commodity futures price strips for the underlying commodity provided by a reputable third party, the contracted notional volumes, and time to maturity. The valuation of the Company’s derivative instrument is deemed to use Level 2 inputs.  See the Company’s Note 8 on Derivatives for further discussion.