Fair Value Measurements - Notes to Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

May 04, 2019

Feb. 03, 2018

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The following tables set forth information regarding the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value (in thousands) as of May 4, 2019 and February 2, 2019:

			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets for		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
		May 4, 2019	Assets		Inputs		Inputs
Description		May 4, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
State/Municipal Bonds	$	53,123	$	-	$	53,123	$	-
Corporate Bonds		82,118		-		82,118		-
U.S. Treasury/Agencies Notes and Bonds		17,353		-		17,353		-
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance		10,145		-		-		10,145
Asset-backed Securities (ABS)		24,928		-		24,928		-
Corporate Equities		750		750		-		-
Certificates of Deposit		100		100		-		-
Total Assets	$	188,517	$	850	$	177,522	$	10,145

Liabilities:
Deferred Compensation		(10,062)		-		-		(10,062)
Total Liabilities	$	(10,062)	$	-	$	-	$	(10,062)

The Company’s investment portfolio was primarily invested in corporate bonds and tax-exempt and taxable governmental debt securities held in managed accounts with underlying ratings of A or better at May 4, 2019 and February 2, 2019. The state, municipal and corporate bonds have contractual maturities which range from six days to 28.0 years. The U.S. Treasury Notes and Certificates of Deposit have contractual maturities which range from three months to two years. These securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded as Short-term investments, Restricted cash and investments and Other assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported net of taxes in Accumulated other comprehensive income. The asset-backed securities are bonds comprised of auto loans and bank credit cards that carry AAA ratings. The auto loan asset-backed securities are backed by static pools of auto loans that were originated and serviced by captive auto finance units, banks or finance companies. The bank credit card asset-backed securities are backed by revolving pools of credit card receivables generated by account holders of cards from American Express, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and Discover.

Additionally, at May 4, 2019, the Company had $0.8 million of corporate equities and deferred compensation plan assets of $10.1 million. At February 2, 2019, the Company had $0.7 million of corporate equities and deferred compensation plan assets of $9.1 million. All of these assets are recorded within Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Level 1 category securities are measured at fair value using quoted active market prices. Level 2 investment securities include corporate and municipal bonds for which quoted prices may not be available on active exchanges for identical instruments. Their fair value is principally based on market values determined by management with assistance of a third-party pricing service. Since quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are not available, these prices are determined by the pricing service using observable market information such as quotes from less active markets and/or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, among other factors.

Deferred compensation plan assets consist of life insurance policies. These life insurance policies are valued based on the cash surrender value of the insurance contract, which is determined based on such factors as the fair value of the underlying assets and discounted cash flow and are therefore classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The Level 3 liability associated with the life insurance policies represents a deferred compensation obligation, the value of which is tracked via underlying insurance funds’ net asset values, as recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. These funds are designed to mirror mutual funds and money market funds that are observable and actively traded.

The following tables summarize the change in fair value of the Company’s financial assets measured using Level 3 inputs as of May 4, 2019 and February 2, 2019 (dollars in thousands):


	Fair Value
	Measurements Using
	Significant Unobservable
	Asset Inputs (Level 3)
	Cash Surrender Value
Beginning Balance at February 2, 2019	$	9,093
Redemptions		-
Additions		706
Total gains or (losses)
Included in interest and other income (or changes in net assets)		346
Included in other comprehensive income		-
Ending Balance at May 4, 2019	$	10,145


	Fair Value
	Measurements Using
	Significant Unobservable
	Liability Inputs (Level 3)
	Deferred Compensation
Beginning Balance at February 2, 2019	$	(8,908)
Redemptions		-
Additions		(737)
Total (gains) or losses
Included in interest and other income (or changes in net assets)		(417)
Included in other comprehensive income		-
Ending Balance at May 4, 2019	$	(10,062)


	Fair Value
	Measurements Using
	Significant Unobservable
	Asset Inputs (Level 3)
	Cash Surrender Value
Beginning Balance at February 3, 2018	$	8,900
Redemptions		-
Additions		596
Total gains or (losses)
Included in interest and other income (or changes in net assets)		(403)
Included in other comprehensive income		-
Ending Balance at February 2, 2019	$	9,093


	Fair Value
	Measurements Using
	Significant Unobservable
	Liability Inputs (Level 3)
	Deferred Compensation
Beginning Balance at February 3, 2018	$	(8,951)
Redemptions		-
Additions		(105)
Total (gains) or losses
Included in interest and other income (or changes in net assets)		148
Ending Balance at February 2, 2019	$	(8,908)

			Quoted
			Prices in
			Active		Significant
			Markets for		Other		Significant
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable
		May 5, 2018	Assets		Inputs		Inputs
Description		May 5, 2018	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Assets:
State/Municipal Bonds	$	90,261	$	-	$	90,261	$	-
Corporate Bonds		47,267		-		47,267		-
U.S. Treasury Notes		4		4		-		-
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance		8,867		-		-		8,867
Privately Managed Funds		-		-		-		-
Corporate Equities		732		732		-		-
Certificates of Deposit		501		501		-		-
Total Assets	$	155,407	$	1,237	$	145,303	$	8,867

Liabilities:
Deferred Compensation		(8,738)		-		-		(8,738)
Total Liabilities	$	(8,738)	$	-	$	-	$	(8,738)