Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

18. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amount of the

Tucson St. Mary’s Hotels’ mortgage note payable a

pproximates fair value because the interest rates is primarily variable and, accordingly, approximates current market rates for instruments with similar risk and maturities. T

he fair value of remaining notes payable and long-term debt was estimated based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Trust for bank loans with similar terms and maturities.

The following table presents the estimated fair values of the Trust’s debt instruments and the associated carrying value recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at January 31, 2015 and 2014:

	2015				2014
	CARRYING AMOUNT		FAIR VALUE		CARRYING AMOUNT		FAIR VALUE
Mortgage notes payable	$	19,121,736	$	19,151,309	$	18,746,571	$	18,642,765

Notes payable to banks	$	1,226,626	$	1,226,626	$	1,018,925	$	1,018,925

Other notes payable	$	525,670	$	432,916	$	187,567	$	181,454

- 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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