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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Mattel’s financial assets and liabilities include the following:
|  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (a) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,743 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,743 |
Auction rate security (b) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30,960 |  |  |  | 30,960 |
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,743 |  |  | $ | 30,960 |  |  | $ | 64,703 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (a) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,398 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,398 |
|  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (a) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,310 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,310 |
Auction rate security (b) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28,895 |  |  |  | 28,895 |
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,310 |  |  | $ | 28,895 |  |  | $ | 31,205 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts (a) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,613 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,613 |
(a) | The fair value of the foreign currency forward exchange contracts is based on dealer quotes of market forward rates and reflects the amount that Mattel would receive or pay at their maturity dates for contracts involving the same notional amounts, currencies, and maturity dates.
(b) | The fair value of the auction rate security is estimated using a discounted cash flow model based on (i) estimated interest rates, timing, and amount of cash flows, (ii) credit spreads, recovery rates, and credit quality of the underlying securities, (iii) illiquidity considerations, and (iv) market correlation.
Reconciliation of Fair Value of Assets Measured Using Level 3 Inputs | The following table presents information about Mattel’s auction rate security measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs:
|  | Level 3 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 15,630 |
Unrealized gain |  |  | 3,626 |
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 19,256 |
Unrealized gain |  |  | 9,639 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 28,895 |
Unrealized gain |  |  | 2,065 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 30,960 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19279-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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