Fair value measurement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Fair value measurement Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability, using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Under GAAP, there is a three-level

hierarchy of the inputs (i.e., assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability) used to measure fair value. The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement.

The levels of inputs within the hierarchy used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1 — inputs to the fair value measurement that are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — inputs to the fair value measurement that include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 — inputs to the fair value measurement that are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The following tables provide information regarding our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:


	Basis of fair value measurement
	December 31, 2020		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)

Investments in marketable securities	$	12,617	$	12,617	$	—	$	—
Derivative assets	21,858		—		21,858		—
Derivative liabilities	35,995		—		35,995		—
Contingent consideration liabilities	36,633		—		—		36,633


	Basis of fair value measurement
	December 31, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)

Investments in marketable securities	$	10,926	$	10,926	$	—	$	—
Derivative assets	36,492		—		36,492		—
Derivative liabilities	1,387		—		1,387		—
Contingent consideration liabilities	219,908		—		—		219,908

There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities into or out of Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2020 or 2019.

Valuation Techniques

Our financial assets valued based upon Level 1 inputs are comprised of investments in marketable securities held in trust, which are available to satisfy benefit obligations under Company benefit plans and other arrangements. The investment assets of the trust are valued using quoted market prices.

Our financial assets and liabilities valued based upon Level 2 inputs are comprised of foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap agreements. We use foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency interest rate swap agreements to manage foreign currency transaction exposure as well as exposure to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. We measure the fair value of the foreign currency forward and cross-currency swap agreements by calculating the amount required to enter into offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities, based on quoted market prices, and taking into account the creditworthiness of the counterparties.

Our financial liabilities valued based upon Level 3 inputs are comprised of contingent consideration arrangements pertaining to our acquisitions.

Contingent consideration

Contingent consideration liabilities, which primarily consist of payment obligations that are contingent upon the achievement of revenue-based goals, but also can be based on other milestones such as regulatory approvals, are remeasured to fair value each reporting period using assumptions including estimated revenues (based on internal operational budgets and long-range strategic plans), discount rates, probability of payment and projected payment dates.

We determine the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities using a Monte Carlo simulation (which involves a simulation of future revenues during the earn-out period using management's best estimates) or discounted cash flow analysis. Increases in projected revenues, estimated cash flows and probabilities of payment may result in significantly higher fair value measurements; decreases in these items may have the opposite effect. Increases in the discount rates in periods prior to payment may result in significantly lower fair value measurements and decreases in the discount rates may have the opposite effect. As of December 31, 2020, the maximum amount we could be required to pay under the contingent consideration arrangements related to the Essential Medical and Z-Medica acquisitions was $91.9 million. See Note 17 for additional information regarding the revenue-based milestone goals related to our acquisition of Essential Medical.

The table below provides additional information regarding the valuation technique and inputs used in determining the fair value of contingent consideration.

Contingent Consideration Liability

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range (Weighted average)

Milestone-based payment

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.3% - 2.3% (1.5%)

Projected year of payment

2021 - 2023

Revenue-based

Monte Carlo simulation

Revenue volatility

22.4%

Risk free rate

Cost of debt structure

Projected year of payment

2021 - 2022

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

6.5% - 10.0% (9.1%)

Projected year of payment

2021 - 2029

The following table provides information regarding changes in our contingent consideration liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:



	2020		2019

Beginning balance – January 1	$	219,908	$	304,248

Payments (1)	(146,971)		(138,171)
Initial estimate upon acquisition and revaluations	(36,714)		53,915
Translation adjustment	410		(84)
Ending balance – December 31	$	36,633	$	219,908

(1) Consists mainly of a $140.6 million payment associated with our acquisition of NeoTract, Inc. ("Neotract") and resulting from the achievement of a revenue-based goal for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

- 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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