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Fair Value Measurements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair Values

Fair value is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

In many cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. During the periods presented, there were no transfers between fair value hierarchical levels.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are categorized based on the lowest level of significant input to the valuation. The assets are measured at fair value when our impairment assessment indicates a carrying value for each of the assets in excess of the asset’s estimated fair value. Undiscounted cash flows, a Level 3 input, are utilized in determining estimated fair values. During each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we did not record any impairments on these assets required to be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. See the “Impairment of Other Intangible and Long-Lived Assets” caption of Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, for more information.

Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities not described above were as follows (in thousands):

 

     As of December 31, 2017  
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Financial assets:

            

Cash equivalents

    $ 55,634      $ 55,634      $ —        $ —    

Investments

      30,038        —          30,038        —    

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax

      618           618     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total financial assets

    $ 86,290      $ 55,634      $ 30,656      $ —    
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

We had no such items upon which to report fair value as of December 31, 2016. See Note 3, Investments, for more information on cash equivalents and investments included in the table above. Also see Note 9, Derivatives and Hedging Activities, for more information on derivative financial instruments. In addition, see Note 2 for more information regarding our accounting for fair value instruments.