Fair Value Measurements
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

12. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities, including interest rate swap and foreign currency derivatives, at fair value on a recurring basis, based on market rates of the Company’s positions and other observable interest rates (see Note 11 “Derivative Financial Instruments”, for more information on these interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives).

Accounting guidance on fair value establishes a hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value which distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:

 

1.

Level 1—Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

2.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

 

3.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company which reflect those that a market participant would use.

Determining which level to apply to an asset or liability requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Market

Prices in Active

Markets for

Identical Assets  or

Liabilities

 

 

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange hedge

$

50

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap liability

$

1,260

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,260

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Market

Prices in Active

Markets for

Identical Assets  or

Liabilities

 

 

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap liability

$

253

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

253

 

 

$

-

 

 

The carrying amount of accounts receivable at September 30, 2015, including $414.2 million of receivables sold under the Receivables Securitization Program, approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of this item.

No assets or liabilities were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.