FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

NOTE 10—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

Current accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Guidance requires disclosure of the extent to which fair value is used to measure financial assets and liabilities, the inputs utilized in calculating valuation measurements, and the effect of the measurement of significant unobservable inputs on earnings, or changes in net assets, as of the measurement date. Guidance establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs utilized in the measurement and valuation of financial assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The use of observable and unobservable inputs is reflected in the hierarchy assessment disclosed in the table below.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company held certain financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These include derivative hedging instruments related to the foreign currency forward contracts and purchase of certain raw materials, investments in trading securities and available for sale securities. The Company’s available for sale and trading securities principally consist of municipal bonds and variable rate demand notes.

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and indicate the fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:


	Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2018
	Total		Input Levels Used
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and equivalents	$	110,899	$	110,899	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities		183,289		3,000		180,289		—
Foreign currency forward contracts		(407)		—		(407)		—
Commodity futures contracts, net		(587)		(587)		—		—
Trading securities		62,260		62,260		—		—
Total assets measured at fair value	$	355,454	$	175,572	$	179,882	$	—


	Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2017
	Total		Input Levels Used
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and equivalents	$	96,314	$	96,314	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities		171,596		1,200		170,396		—
Foreign currency forward contracts		79		—		79		—
Commodity futures contracts, net		32		32		—		—
Trading securities		60,520		60,520		—		—
Total assets measured at fair value	$	328,541	$	158,066	$	170,475	$	—

Available for sale securities which utilize Level 2 inputs consist primarily of municipal and corporate bonds, which are valued based on quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency.

A summary of the aggregate fair value, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, realized losses and amortized cost basis of the Company’s investment portfolio by major security type is as follows:


	December 31, 2018
	Amortized		Fair		Unrealized				Realized
Available for Sale:	Cost		Value		Gains		Losses		Losses
Municipal bonds	$	6,173	$	5,123	$	—	$	(1,050)	$	—
Variable rate demand notes		20,195		20,195		—		—		—
Corporate bonds		149,795		148,863		—		(932)		—
Government securities		2,979		3,007		28		—		—
Certificates of deposit		6,148		6,101		—		(47)		—
	$	185,290	$	183,289	$	28	$	(2,029)	$	—


	December 31, 2017
	Amortized		Fair		Unrealized				Realized
Available for Sale:	Cost		Value		Gains		Losses		Losses
Municipal bonds	$	32,411	$	31,484	$	—	$	(927)	$	—
Variable rate demand notes		—		—		—		—		—
Corporate bonds		134,143		133,684		—		(459)		—
Government securities		1,192		1,208		16		—		—
Certificates of deposit		5,245		5,220		—		(25)		—
	$	172,991	$	171,596	$	16	$	(1,411)	$	—

The fair value of the Company’s industrial revenue development bonds at December 31, 2018 and 2017 were valued using Level 2 inputs which approximates the carrying value of $7,500 for both periods. Interest rates on these bonds reset weekly based on current market conditions.

- 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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