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Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments

NOTE 19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.  The estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Carrying amount

 

Estimated fair value

 

Carrying amount

 

Estimated fair value

Assets/(Liabilities), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt, including current portion

($1,066.5)

 

($1,065.2)

 

($1,071.0)

 

($1,075.9)

Foreign currency contracts

5.2 

 

5.2 

 

(1.8)

 

(1.8)

Natural gas contracts

0.5 

 

0.5 

 

(2.7)

 

(2.7)

Interest rate swap contracts

(7.9)

 

(7.9)

 

(25.7)

 

(25.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and short-term debt approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.  The fair value estimates of long-term debt were based upon quotes from a major financial institution of recently observed trading levels of our Term Loan B debt.  The fair value estimates of foreign currency contract obligations are estimated from market quotes provided by a well-recognized national market data provider.  The fair value estimates of natural gas contracts are estimated using internal valuation models with verification by obtaining quotes from major financial institutions.  For natural gas swap transactions, fair value is calculated using NYMEX market quotes provided by a well-recognized national market data provider.  For natural gas option based strategies, fair value is calculated using an industry standard Black-Scholes model with market based inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset price, strike price, implied volatility, discounted risk free rate and time to expiration, provided by a well-recognized national market data provider.  The fair value estimates for interest rate swap contracts are estimated by obtaining quotes from major financial institutions with verification by internal valuation models. 

 

Refer to Note 18 for a discussion of fair value and the related inputs used to measure fair value.  

 

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Fair value based on

 

Fair value based on

 

Quoted,     active     markets

 

Other observable inputs

 

Quoted,     active     markets

 

Other observable inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

Assets/(Liabilities), net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt, including current portion

($470.9)

 

($594.3)

 

($792.4)

 

($283.5)

Foreign currency contracts

5.2 

 

 -

 

(1.8)

 

 -

Natural gas contracts

 -

 

0.5 

 

 -

 

(2.7)

Interest rate swap contracts

 -

 

(7.9)

 

 -

 

(25.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We do not have any financial assets or liabilities that are valued using Level 3 (unobservable) inputs.