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Fair Value
 6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
Fair Value  
Fair Value

Note 11 – Fair Value

 

The fair value hierarchy of our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis is as follows:

 

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant Other

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Observable

 

 

 

Fair Values at

 

for Identical Assets

 

Market Inputs

 

Description

 

August 31, 2012

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market accounts

 

$

1,119

 

$

1,119

 

$

-

 

Foreign currency contracts and currency swaps

 

36

 

-

 

36

 

Total assets

 

$

1,155

 

$

1,119

 

$

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt - fixed rate (1)

 

$

104,559

 

$

-

 

$

104,559

 

Long-term debt - floating rate

 

75,000

 

-

 

75,000

 

Interest rate swap

 

7,148

 

-

 

7,148

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

322

 

-

 

322

 

Total liabilities

 

$

187,029

 

$

-

 

$

187,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant Other

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Observable

 

 

 

Fair Values at

 

for Identical Assets

 

Market Inputs

 

Description

 

February 29, 2012

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market accounts

 

$

801

 

$

801

 

$

-

 

Note receivable (1)

 

737

 

-

 

737

 

Total assets

 

$

1,538

 

$

801

 

$

737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt - fixed rate (1)

 

$

104,450

 

$

-

 

$

104,450

 

Long-term debt - floating rate

 

75,000

 

-

 

75,000

 

Interest rate swap

 

8,553

 

-

 

8,553

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

163

 

-

 

163

 

Total liabilities

 

$

188,166

 

$

-

 

$

188,166

 

 

(1)         Note receivable and debt values are reported at estimated fair value in these tables, but are recorded in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets at the undiscounted value of remaining principal payments due.

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items.

 

Money market accounts are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets and are classified as Level 1 assets.

 

We classify our note receivable as a Level 2 asset and our fixed and floating rate debt as Level 2 liabilities because the estimation of the fair market value of these financial assets and liabilities requires the use of discount rates based upon current market rates of interest for obligations with comparable remaining terms. Such comparable rates are significant other observable market inputs. The fair market value of the note receivable was computed using a discounted cash flow analysis and a discount rate of 6.95 percent at February 29, 2012. The fair market value of the fixed rate debt was computed using a discounted cash flow analysis and discount rate of 2.48 percent at August 31, 2012 (one Senior Note) and rates ranging from 0.54 to 3.54 percent at February 29, 2012 (multiple Senior Notes), depending on the term of the loan. All other long-term debt has floating interest rates, and its book value approximates its fair value as of the reporting date.

 

We use derivatives for hedging purposes and our derivatives are primarily foreign currency contracts, a foreign currency swap and an interest rate swap. We determine the fair value of our derivative instruments based on Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Company’s other non-financial assets include goodwill and other intangible assets, which we classify as Level 3 assets. These assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as part of the Company’s impairment assessments and as circumstances require.