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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

NOTE 3 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, while other assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as when we have an asset impairment. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

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, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, investments in certificates of deposit, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short period of time until maturity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents generally consist of cash, certificates of deposit and fixed deposits and money market funds with original maturities of three months or less. Certificates of deposit and fixed deposits whose original maturity is greater than three months and is one year or less are classified as short-term investments.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Our derivatives are over-the-counter customized derivative transactions and are not exchange traded. We estimate the fair value of these instruments using industry-standard valuation models such as discounted cash flow. These models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based expectations for interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and the contractual terms of the derivative instruments. The discount rate used is the relevant interbank deposit rate (e.g., LIBOR) plus an adjustment for non-performance risk. In certain cases, market data may not be available and we may use broker quotes and models to determine fair value. This includes situations where there is lack of liquidity for a particular currency or commodity or when the instrument is longer dated. The fair value measurements of the redeemable preferred stock embedded derivative are based upon Level 3 unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the liability – refer to Note 4, “Derivative Financial Instruments.”

Cash Surrender Value

We have an unfunded salary continuation plan, which was closed to new participants effective February 3, 2011. We purchased life insurance policies on certain participants to provide, in part, for future liabilities. In the second quarter of 2019, we terminated our life insurance policies in exchange for the cash surrender value of $7.6 million. We also received $0.6 million for death benefit claims.

The following tables categorize items measured at fair value at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

			Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
June 30, 2019			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Derivative contracts	$	12,349	$	—	$	12,349	$	—
Total		12,349		—		12,349		—
Liabilities
Derivative contracts		8,973		—		8,973		—
Embedded derivative liability		2,415		—		—		2,415
Total	$	11,388	$	—	$	8,973	$	2,415

			Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
December 31, 2018			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Certificates of deposit	$	750	$	—	$	750	$	—
Cash surrender value		8,057		—		8,057		—
Derivative contracts		4,218		—		4,218		—
Total		13,025		—		13,025		—
Liabilities
Derivative contracts		8,836		—		8,836		—
Embedded derivative liability		3,134		—		—		3,134
Total	$	11,970	$	—	$	8,836	$	3,134

The following table summarizes the changes during 2019 and 2018 in the Level 3 fair value measurement of the embedded derivative liability relating to the redeemable preferred stock issued May 22, 2017 in connection with the acquisition of our European operations:

January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning fair value - January 1, 2018	$	4,685
Change in fair value of redeemable preferred stock embedded derivative liability		(3,480	)
Effect of redeemable preferred stock modification		1,929
Ending fair value - December 31, 2018		3,134
Change in fair value of redeemable preferred stock embedded derivative liability		(719	)
Ending fair value - June 30, 2019	$	2,415

Debt Instruments

The carrying values of the Company’s debt instruments vary from their fair values. The fair values were determined by reference to transacted prices of these securities (Level 2 input based on the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy). The estimated fair value, as well as the carrying value, of the Company’s debt instruments are shown below:

	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
Estimated aggregate fair value	$	599,908	$	624,943
Aggregate carrying value ⁽¹⁾		657,877		684,922

⁽¹⁾	Long-term debt excluding the impact of unamortized debt issuance costs.

- 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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