Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Note 5 — Fair Value Measurements

Current accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received on 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 are reflected in the hierarchy assessment disclosed in the table below.

As of March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company held certain financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included derivative hedging instruments related to the purchase of certain raw materials and foreign currencies, investments in trading securities and available for sale securities. The Company’s available for sale securities principally consist of corporate bonds.

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:

	Estimated Fair Value March 31, 2021
	Total		Input Levels Used
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	136,291	$	136,291	$	-	$	-
Available for sale securities		207,874		3,144		204,730		-
Foreign currency forward contracts		755		-		755		-
Commodity futures contracts		670		670		-		-
Trading securities		78,271		65,532		12,739		-
Total assets measured at fair value	$	423,861	$	205,637	$	218,224	$	-
	Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2020
		Total	Input Levels Used
		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	166,841	$	166,841	$	-	$	-
Available for sale securities		188,282		3,149		185,133		-
Foreign currency forward contracts		778		-		778		-
Commodity futures contracts, net		941		941		-		-
Trading securities		73,828		61,431		12,397		-
Total assets measured at fair value	$	430,670	$	232,362	$	198,308	$	-
	Estimated Fair Value March 31, 2020
		Total	Input Levels Used
		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	139,067	$	139,067	$	-	$	-
Available for sale securities		162,080		3,441		158,639		-
Foreign currency forward contracts		(93)		-		(93)		-
Commodity futures contracts		(480)		(480)		-		-
Trading securities		68,717		41,692		27,025		-
Total assets measured at fair value	$	369,291	$	183,720	$	185,571	$	-

The fair value of the Company’s industrial revenue development bonds at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020 were valued using Level 2 inputs which approximates the carrying value of $7,500 for the respective periods. Interest rates on these bonds are reset weekly based on current market conditions.