Fair Value Measurements (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table shows the fair value of our financial assets and financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value as of the date shown:

Estimated Fair Value

(In millions)	Balance		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2018
Assets
Government bonds	$	21	$	—	$	21	$	—
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	31		—		31		—
Total assets at fair value	$	52	$	—	$	52	$	—
Liabilities
Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes	$	738	$	—	$	—	$	738
Disputed claims liability	73		—		—		73
Total liabilities at fair value	$	811	$	—	$	—	$	811

December 31, 2017
Assets
Equity securities	$	8	$	8	$	—	$	—
Government bonds	25		—		25		—
Total assets at fair value	$	33	$	8	$	25	$	—
Liabilities
Derivative instruments - CEC Convertible Notes	$	1,016	$	—	$	—	$	1,016
Disputed claims liability	112		—		—		112
Total liabilities at fair value	$	1,128	$	—	$	—	$	1,128

Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(In millions)	Derivative Instruments			Disputed Claims Liability			Derivative Instruments			Disputed Claims Liability
Balance as of beginning of period	$	831		$	86		$	1,016		$	112
Change in fair value recorded in Restructuring and support expenses and other	(97		)	(1		)	(282		)	(10		)
Change due to resolved claims in Disputed claims liability	4			(12		)	4			(29		)
Balance as of end of period	$	738		$	73		$	738		$	73

Equity Securities

Investments in equity securities are traded in active markets and have readily determined market values. These investments were included in Prepayments and other current assets on our Balance Sheets. Gross unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities were not material as of December 31, 2017.

Government Bonds

Investments primarily consist of debt securities held by our captive insurance entities that are traded in active markets, have readily determined market values, and have maturity dates of greater than three months from the date of purchase. These investments primarily represent collateral for several escrow and trust agreements with third-party beneficiaries and are recorded in Deferred charges and other assets while a portion is included in Prepayments and other current assets in our Balance Sheets.

Derivative Instruments

We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

CEC Convertible Notes - Derivative Liability

On the Effective Date, CEC issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% convertible senior notes maturing in 2024 (the “CEC Convertible Notes”) to CEOC’s creditors pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The CEC Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of October 6, 2017.

The CEC Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of holders into a number of shares of CEC common stock that is equal to approximately 0.139 shares of CEC common stock per $1.00 principal amount of CEC Convertible Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $7.19 per share. If all the shares were issued on the Effective Date, they would have represented approximately 17.9% of the shares of CEC common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis. The holders of the CEC Convertible Notes can convert them at any time after issuance. CEC can convert the CEC Convertible Notes beginning in October 2020 if the last reported sale price of CEC common stock equals or exceeds 140% of the conversion price for the CEC Convertible Notes in effect on each of at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. As of September 30, 2018, an immaterial amount of the CEC Convertible Notes were converted into shares of CEC common stock. An aggregate of 156 million shares of CEC common stock are issuable upon conversion of the CEC Convertible Notes. As of September 30, 2018, the remaining life of the CEC Convertible Notes is 6 years.

Management analyzed the conversion features for derivative accounting consideration under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”) and determined that the CEC Convertible Notes contains bifurcated derivative features and qualifies for derivative accounting. In accordance with ASC 815, CEC has bifurcated the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes and recorded a derivative liability. The CEC Convertible Notes derivative features are not designated as hedging instruments. The derivative features of the CEC Convertible Notes are carried on CEC’s Balance Sheet at fair value in Deferred credits and other liabilities. The derivative liability is marked-to-market each measurement period, and any unrealized change in fair value is recorded as a component of Restructuring and support expenses and other in the Statements of Operations. The derivative liability associated with the CEC Convertible Notes will remain in effect until such time as the underlying convertible notes are exercised or terminated and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned from a liability to equity as of such date.

Valuation Methodology

We estimated the fair value of the CEC Convertible Notes using a binomial lattice valuation model that incorporated the value of both the straight debt and conversion features of the notes. The CEC Convertible Notes have a face value of $1.1 billion, a term of 7 years, a coupon rate of 5%, and are convertible into 156 million shares of CEC common stock. The valuation model incorporated assumptions regarding the incremental cost of borrowing for CEC, the value of CEC’s equity into which these notes could convert, the expected volatility of such equity, and the risk-free rate.

Key Assumptions as of September 30, 2018:


•	Incremental cost of borrowing - 6.0%


•	Expected volatility - 30%


•	Risk-free rate - 3.0%

Since the key assumptions used in the valuation model, including CEC’s estimated incremental cost of borrowing and the expected volatility of CEC’s equity, were significant unobservable inputs, the fair value for the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes was classified as Level 3.

Interest Rate Swap Derivatives

We use forward-starting interest rate swaps to manage the mix of our debt between fixed and variable rate instruments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we entered into six interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on $2.0 billion of variable rate debt. As of September 30, 2018, we have entered into a total of ten interest rate swap agreements for notional amounts totaling $3.0 billion. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedging instruments. The difference to be paid or received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will be accrued as interest rates change and recognized as an adjustment to interest expense for the related debt beginning on December 31, 2018. Changes in the variable interest rates to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows.

The major terms of the interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2018 are as follows:



Effective Date	Notional Amount (In millions)	Fixed Rate Paid	Variable Rate Received as of September 30, 2018	Maturity Date
12/31/2018	250	2.274%	N/A	12/31/2022
12/31/2018	200	2.828%	N/A	12/31/2022
12/31/2018	600	2.739%	N/A	12/31/2022
1/1/2019	250	2.153%	N/A	12/31/2020
1/1/2019	250	2.196%	N/A	12/31/2021
1/1/2019	400	2.788%	N/A	12/31/2021
1/1/2019	200	2.828%	N/A	12/31/2022
1/2/2019	250	2.172%	N/A	12/31/2020
1/2/2019	200	2.731%	N/A	12/31/2020
1/2/2019	400	2.707%	N/A	12/31/2021

Valuation Methodology

The estimated fair values of our interest rate swap derivative instruments are derived from market prices obtained from dealer quotes for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities. Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts. The interest rate swap derivative instruments are included in either Deferred charges and other assets or Deferred credits and other liabilities on our Balance Sheets. Our derivatives are recorded at their fair values, adjusted for the credit rating of the counterparty if the derivative is an asset, or adjusted for the credit rating of the Company if the derivative is a liability. None of our derivative instruments are offset and all were classified as Level 2.

The effect of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on the Balance Sheet for amounts transferred into Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) was $14 million and $31 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The estimated amount of existing gains that are reported in AOCI at the reporting date that are expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is approximately $8 million.

Disputed Claims Liability

CEC and CEOC deposited cash, CEC common stock, and CEC Convertible Notes into an escrow trust to be distributed to satisfy certain remaining unsecured claims (excluding debt claims) as they become allowed (see Note 8). We have estimated the fair value of the remaining liability of those claims. As key assumptions used in the valuation model, including assumptions for the conversion features of the CEC Convertible Notes, include significant unobservable inputs, the fair value of the liability is classified as Level 3.