Fair value measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

We measure certain of our assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The fair value hierarchy provides transparency regarding the inputs we use to measure fair value. We categorize each fair value measurement in its entirety into the following three levels, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement:


•	Level 1 Inputs - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.


•	Level 2 Inputs - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.


•	Level 3 Inputs - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.



Recurring Fair Value Measurements	As of September 30, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
ASSETS:
Cash equivalents	$	31.8	$	—	$	—	$	31.8
Trust assets ⁽¹⁾	0.5		—		—		0.5
Surety bonds	2.1		—		—		2.1
Derivative instruments	—		0.0		3.3		3.3
TOTAL	$	34.4	$	0.0	$	3.3	$	37.7

LIABILITIES:
Contingent obligation - net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Derivative instruments	—		0.0		0.9		0.9
TOTAL	$	—	$	0.0	$	0.9	$	0.9

⁽¹⁾ Trust assets are currently invested in money market funds. These trust assets are held to fund the non-qualified supplemental executive pension benefit obligations for certain of our officers.



Recurring Fair Value Measurements	As of December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
ASSETS:
Cash equivalents	$	142.8	$	—	$	—	$	142.8
Trust assets ⁽¹⁾	1.8		—		—		1.8
Surety bonds	1.6		—		—		1.6
Derivative instruments	—		—		1.7		1.7
TOTAL	$	146.2	$	—	$	1.7	$	147.9
LIABILITIES:
Contingent obligation – net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Derivative instruments	—		—		1.2		1.2
TOTAL	$	—	$	—	$	1.2	$	1.2

⁽¹⁾ Trust assets are currently invested in money market funds. These trust assets are held to fund the non-qualified supplemental executive pension benefit obligations for certain of our officers.

The following section describes the valuation techniques and inputs used for fair value measurements categorized within Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:



Level 2 and Level 3 Fair Value Measurements:
Asset / Liability	Level	Valuation Techniques	Inputs
LME forward financial sales contracts	3	Discounted cash flows	Quoted LME forward market, discount rate
MWP financial sales contracts	2	Discounted cash flows	Quoted MWP forward market
Fixed for floating swaps	2	Discounted cash flows	Quoted LME forward market, quoted MWP forward market
Power price swaps	3	Discounted cash flows	Quoted Nordpool forward market, discount rate
fx swaps	3	Discounted cash flows	Euro/USD forward exchange rate, discount rate
Contingent obligation	3	Discounted cash flows	Quoted LME forward market, management’s estimates of the LME forward market prices for periods beyond the quoted periods, management’s estimates of future level of operations

- 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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