Fair Values of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

18. Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these items. These fair value estimates are considered Level 1 fair value estimates in the fair value hierarchy of fair value accounting.

The estimated fair value of our outstanding debt balances as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 is set forth below (in thousands):


	December 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
3.95% Senior Notes Due 2028	$	482,505	$	450,540	$	488,505	$	431,556
5.15% Senior Notes Due 2029		344,895		329,032		347,900		313,164
7.15% Senior Notes Due 2033		400,000		424,946		—		—
Equipment Loans Due 2025		18,686		18,766		—		—
Total debt	$	1,246,086	$	1,223,284	$	836,405	$	744,720

The fair values of the 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2033 Notes at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are based on quoted market prices, which are considered Level 1 fair value estimates in the fair value hierarchy of fair value accounting. The fair value of the Equipment Loans is based on 5.25%, which is considered Level 2 fair value estimates in the fair value hierarchy of fair value accounting. The fair values of the 2028 Notes implied a 5.79% market rate of interest at December 31, 2023 and a 6.69% market rate of interest at December 31, 2022, based on their quoted market prices. The fair values of the 2029 Notes implied a 6.10% market rate of interest at December 31, 2023 and a 7.01% market rate of interest at December 31, 2022, based on their quoted market prices. The fair values of the 2033 Notes implied a 6.28% market rate of interest at December 31, 2023, based on their quoted market price. The fair value of the Equipment Loans implied a 5.36% market rate of interest at December 31, 2023, based on their benchmark yield.

- 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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