Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Pursuant to the accounting guidance for fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, consideration is given to the principal or most advantageous market and assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The accounting guidance for fair value measurement also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:


•	Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 – inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.


•	Level 3 – unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists.

Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value



	Fair Value Measurements (in millions)
	Successor						Predecessor
	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3	Total		Level 1	Level 2		Level 3	Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents (a)	—	$	212.2	—	$	212.2	—	$	312.7	—	$	312.7
Deferred compensation asset (b)	—	3.2		—	3.2		—	3.1		—	3.1

Liabilities:
Deferred compensation obligation (b)	—	3.0		—	3.0		—	3.0		—	3.0


(a)	Cash equivalents consist of funds invested in institutional money market funds. These investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy because the publicly reported Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of one dollar does not necessarily reflect the fair value of the underlying securities.

(b)

The deferred compensation obligation represents the balance of deferred compensation plus net investment earnings. The deferred compensation plan is informally funded through a rabbi trust using variable universal life insurance. The cash surrender value of the life insurance policies is designed to track the deemed investments of the plan participants. Investment crediting options consist of institutional and retail investment funds. The deemed investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy because (i) of the indirect method of investing and (ii) unit prices of institutional funds are not quoted in active markets.

There have been no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.

Other Financial Instruments

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the balance sheet carrying amounts for accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities (excluding the deferred compensation obligation described above), and payables under SWU purchase agreements approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of the instruments.

The balance sheet carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's New Notes and former Old Notes follow (in millions):



	Successor				Predecessor
	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
8% PIK toggle notes	$	240.4	$	121.2	$	—	$	—
Convertible senior notes, excluding accrued interest	—		—		530.0		184.1

The estimated fair values of the 8% PIK toggle notes and the convertible senior notes was based on trading prices at the end of December of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are classified as using Level 1 inputs in the fair value measurement.

Fresh Start Accounting

Upon the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy, Centrus applied the provisions of fresh start accounting to its financial statements, including the allocation of the reorganization value to its individual assets based on their estimated fair values. Details are provided in Note 4, Fresh Start Accounting.

- 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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