Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses, income taxes receivable, other current assets, short-term borrowings, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, other accrued expenses, income taxes payable and value added taxes payable approximate carrying value due to the relatively short maturities of these assets and liabilities. The fair values of the Company’s long-term liabilities do not significantly differ from carrying value. The Company records the fair value of assets or liabilities associated with derivative instruments and hedging activities in other current assets or other accrued expenses, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has established a non-qualified deferred compensation program that permits a select group of management employees to defer earnings to a future date on a non-qualified basis. For each plan year, on behalf of the Company, the Company's Board of Directors may, but is not required to, contribute any amount it desires to any participant under this program. In March 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a company contribution feature for future plan years beginning in calendar year 2016 and gave the authority to management to approve actual contributions. As of December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, no payments were made or pending under this program. The value of the deferred compensation is recognized based on the fair value of the participants’ accounts. The Company has established a rabbi trust for the purpose of supporting the benefits payable under this program, with the assets invested in company-owned life insurance policies reported in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Deferred compensation of $548 and $308 is included in other accrued expenses and $3,494 and $5,993 is included in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

The inputs used in measuring fair value are prioritized into the following fair value hierarchy:


•	Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.


•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis at fair value are summarized as follows:



	Fair Value as of December 31,			Fair Value Measurement Using
	2016			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Assets (liabilities) at fair value:
Non-qualified deferred compensation asset	$	6,408		$	6,408		$	—		$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liability	(4,042		)	(4,042		)	—			—
Designated derivatives asset	1,415			—			1,415			—
Non-designated derivatives assets	635			—			635			—
Contingent consideration for business acquisitions	(300		)	—			(300		)	—



	Fair Value as of March 31,			Fair Value Measurement Using
	2016			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Assets (liabilities) at fair value:
Non-qualified deferred compensation asset	$	6,083		$	6,083		$	—		$	—
Non-qualified deferred compensation liability	(6,301		)	(6,301		)	—			—
Designated derivatives asset	2,903			—			2,903			—
Designated derivatives liability	(2,549		)	—			(2,549		)	—
Contingent consideration for business acquisitions	(20,000		)	—			—			(20,000		)

The Level 2 inputs consist of forward spot rates at the end of the applicable period. The contingent consideration amount as of December 31, 2016 is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as it represents the final contingent consideration payment related to the purchase of the Hoka brand, which payment is pending disbursement.

The Level 3 inputs include subjective assumptions used to value the contingent consideration liability in connection with prior acquisitions.

See Note 7 "Commitments and Contingencies" for additional information regarding the various contingent consideration payments.

- 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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