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Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

The Company records certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value is described below. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

•Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

•Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.

As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of the major classes of the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Investments Measured at Net Asset Value		Total
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Available for sale securities (short-term) (a)	$	1,954	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,954
Available for sale investments (long-term) (b)	—		—		—		46,804		46,804
Derivative instruments (c)	—		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	1,954	$	—	$	—	$	46,804	$	48,758

Liabilities:
Derivative instruments (c)	—		2,411		—		—		2,411
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	2,411	$	—	$	—	$	2,411

As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the major classes of the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Investments Measured at Net Asset Value		Total
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Available for sale securities (short-term) (a)	$	1,713	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,713
Available for sale investments (long-term) (b)	—		—		—		32,631		32,631
Derivative instruments (c)			12						12
Total assets	$	1,713	$	12	$	—	$	32,631	$	34,356

Liabilities:
Derivative instruments (c)	—		3,670		—		—		3,670
Total liabilities	$	—	$	3,670	$	—	$	—	$	3,670

(a) Represents the fair value of highly liquid investments with maturities greater than three months, a minimum "A-" rated fixed term deposit and are based on quoted market prices.

(b) To determine the classification of interests in long-term investments, the Company considered the nature of its investment, the extent of influence over operating and financial decisions and the availability of readily determinable fair values. The Company determined that the interests in funds at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 meet the definition of equity securities without readily determinable fair values. The Company concluded that the interests held at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 qualify for the NAV practical expedient in ASC 820. Any increases or decreases in fair value are recognized in net income in the period.

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at cost and are not re-measured to fair value on a recurring basis. These assets include finite-lived intangible assets that are tested for impairment when a triggering event occurs and goodwill that is tested for impairment annually or when a triggering event occurs. As of December 31, 2023, assets carried on the balance sheet and not re-measured to fair value on a recurring basis totaled approximately $12,878.0 million (December 31, 2022: $13,250.4 million) and are identified as Level 3 assets. These assets are comprised of goodwill of $9,022.1 million (December 31, 2022: $8,971.7 million) and intangible assets of $3,855.9 million (December 31, 2022: $4,278.7 million).

The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt was $3,793.5 million at December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: $4,650.3 million). The fair values of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Senior Secured Notes were determined based on Level 2 inputs, which are based on rates at which the debt is traded among financial institutions. The fair value of the senior secured revolving loan facility is recorded as its carrying value, due to the short term duration.

- 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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