Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

Fair Value

Financial Instrument

Hierarchy

March 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

(Dollars in thousands)

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

Level 2

230,789

232,556

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents (excluding debt securities with an original maturity of three months or less), restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaids and other assets, accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities and borrowings on our revolving credit facility. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Equity securities. Our equity securities consisted of holdings in common stock and exchange traded funds and were recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value recorded to other income (expense), net in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The following table reconciles the net gain recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 on equity securities to the unrealized gain recognized during the periods on equity securities still held at the reporting date.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021		2020

		(Dollars in thousands)
Net loss recognized during the period on equity securities		$	—	$	(13,268)
Less: Net gain recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period		—		609
Unrealized loss recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date		$	—	$	(13,877)

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net. Our mortgage loans held-for-sale, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, include (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are under commitments to sell and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are not under commitments to sell. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $164.3 million and $137.3 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was based on quoted market prices for those mortgage loans, which are Level 2 fair value inputs. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $66.5 million and $95.3 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from an outside party, which is a Level 2 fair value input.

Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net, are included as a component of revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded net gains on the sales of mortgage loans of $23.5 million , compared to $16.7 million for the same period in the prior year.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The debt associated with our mortgage repurchase facility (see Note 18 for further discussion) is at floating rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.

Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, which primarily reflect estimated prices for our senior notes that were provided by multiple sources.


	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value

	(Dollars in thousands)
$250 million 5.500% Senior Notes due January 2024, net	$	249,292	$	275,306	$	249,233	$	275,463
$300 million 3.850% Senior Notes due January 2030, net	297,518		314,825		297,458		331,384
$350 million 2.500% Senior Notes due January 2031, net	346,916		332,168		—		—
$500 million 6.000% Senior Notes due January 2043, net	490,749		628,353		490,700		667,288
Total	$	1,384,475	$	1,550,652	$	1,037,391	$	1,274,135

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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