Fair Value Measurements (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

NOTE 11 — Fair Value Measurements

We measure our financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis using a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and presented in our consolidated balance sheets are as follows:



	December 31, 2017
	Total		Level 2		Level 3
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	—
Total financial assets	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	—

Contingent consideration liabilities	$	0.3	$	—	$	0.3
Total financial liabilities	$	0.3	$	—	$	0.3



	December 31, 2016
	Total		Level 2		Level 3
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	—
Contingent consideration liabilities	1.9		—		1.9
Total financial liabilities	$	2.0	$	0.1	$	1.9

Refer to Note 8 for further information regarding foreign currency forward contracts and Note 10 for further information regarding contingent consideration liabilities.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

During 2016, we recorded asset impairment charges of $1.2. Refer to Note 3, Asset Impairments, for further information regarding these charges and the associated significant unobservable inputs.

- 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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