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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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, 2019 and 2018, 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 corporate and 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, 2019 and 2018, and indicate the fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2019

 

Total

Input Levels Used

 

    

Fair Value

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

    Level 3    

 

Cash and equivalents

$

138,960

$

138,960

$

$

Available for sale securities

 

177,292

 

3,588

 

173,704

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

14

 

 

14

 

Commodity futures contracts, net

 

121

 

121

 

 

Trading securities

 

76,183

 

48,260

 

27,923

 

Total assets measured at fair value

$

392,570

$

190,929

$

201,641

$

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

 

3,007

 

180,282

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

(407)

 

 

(407)

 

Commodity futures contracts, net

 

(587)

 

(587)

 

 

Trading securities

 

62,260

 

36,753

 

25,507

 

Total assets measured at fair value

$

355,454

$

150,072

$

205,382

$

Available for sale securities which utilize Level 2 inputs consist primarily of corporate and municipal bonds and variable rate demand notes, 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, 2019

 

Amortized

Fair

Unrealized

Realized

 

Available for Sale:

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Gains

    

Losses

    

Losses

 

Municipal bonds

$

$

$

$

$

Variable rate demand notes

25,845

25,845

Corporate bonds

 

139,803

 

140,797

 

994

 

 

Government securities

 

3,503

 

3,588

85

 

Certificates of deposit

6,978

7,062

84

$

176,129

$

177,292

$

1,163

$

$

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)

$

The fair value of the Company’s industrial revenue development bonds at December 31, 2019 and 2018 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.