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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities | Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities The following table presents certain of our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 categorized by the level of inputs used in the valuation of each asset or liability.
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|  | Total as of |  | Quoted Prices in Active |  | Significant Other |  | Unobservable
|  | December 31, |  | Markets for Identical |  | Observable Inputs |  | Inputs
Description |  | 2017 |  | Assets (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
Recurring Fair Value Measurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in available for sale securities (1) |  | $ | 162,751 |  |  | $ | 162,751 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | Our investments in available for sale securities include our 2,637,408 shares of RMR Inc. class A common stock and our 4,235,000 Five Star common shares. The fair values of these shares are based upon quoted prices at December 31, 2017 in active markets (Level 1 inputs). In performing our periodic evaluation of other than temporary impairment of our investment in Five Star for the second quarter of 2017, we determined, based on the length of time and the extent to which the market value of our Five Star investment was below our carrying value, that the decline in fair value was other than temporary at June 30, 2017. Accordingly, we recorded a $5,082 loss on impairment to reduce the carrying value of our Five Star investment to its estimated fair value during the second quarter of 2017. Our adjusted cost basis for our Five Star shares is $6,353 as of December 31, 2017. The cost basis for our RMR Inc. shares is $69,826 as of December 31, 2017. The unrealized gain of $86,572 for our RMR Inc. shares as of December 31, 2017 is included in cumulative other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated balance sheets.
In addition to the assets described in the table above, our financial instruments at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 included cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, other assets, our revolving credit facility, term loans, senior unsecured notes, secured debt and capital leases and other unsecured obligations and liabilities. The fair values of these financial instruments approximated their carrying values in our consolidated financial statements as of such dates, except as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2016
Description |  | Carrying Amount (1) |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount (1) |  | Estimated Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes |  | $ | 1,725,662 |  |  | $ | 1,810,882 |  |  | $ | 1,722,758 |  |  | $ | 1,755,715 |
Secured debt (2) |  | 794,710 |  |  | 783,353 |  |  | 1,106,183 |  |  | 1,090,515 |
|  | $ | 2,520,372 |  |  | $ | 2,594,235 |  |  | $ | 2,828,941 |  |  | $ | 2,846,230 |
(1) | Includes unamortized debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts.
(2) | We assumed certain of these secured debts in connection with our acquisitions of certain properties. We recorded the assumed mortgage debts at estimated fair value on the date of acquisition and we are amortizing the fair value adjustments, if any, to interest expense over the respective terms of the mortgage debts to reduce interest expense to the estimated market interest rates as of the date of acquisition.
We estimated the fair value of our two issuances of senior unsecured notes due 2042 and 2046 based on the closing price on the Nasdaq (a Level 1 input) as of December 31, 2017. We estimated the fair values of our four issuances of senior unsecured notes due 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024 using an average of the bid and ask price on or about December 31, 2017 (Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP). We estimated the fair values of our secured debts by using discounted cash flows analyses and currently prevailing market terms as of the measurement date (Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP). Because Level 3 inputs are unobservable, our estimated fair value may differ materially from the actual fair value.

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155941 + Details
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