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Fair Value Measurement | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurement | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The following table summarizes financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
(In Thousands) | March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Deferred Compensation Liability | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11,773 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (12,927 | ) |  | $ | — |
The Company maintains the Aaron’s, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, which is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of management, highly compensated employees and non-employee directors. The liability is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The liability representing benefits accrued for plan participants is valued at the quoted market prices of the participants’ investment elections, which consist of equity and debt "mirror" funds. As such, the Company has classified the deferred compensation liability as a Level 2 liability. Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis The following table summarizes non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
(In Thousands) | March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets Held for Sale | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,853 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,118 |  |  | $ | — |
Assets classified as held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell, and any adjustment is recorded in other operating income, net or restructuring expenses (if the asset is a part of the 2016 or 2017 restructuring program) in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. The highest and best use of the assets held for sale is as real estate land parcels for development or real estate properties for use or lease; however, the Company has chosen not to develop or use these properties. Certain Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value The following table summarizes the fair value of assets (liabilities) that are not measured at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, but for which the fair value is disclosed:
(In Thousands) | March 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Perfect Home Notes 1 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20,466 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20,385 |
Fixed-Rate Long-Term Debt 2 | — |  |  | (271,429 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (273,476 | ) |  | — |
1 | The Perfect Home Notes are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company periodically reviews the carrying amount utilizing company-specific transactions or changes in Perfect Home’s financial performance to determine if the Notes are impaired. On December 5, 2017, Perfect Home entered into an agreement with a third party to obtain alternative sources of senior debt financing. In light of the additional financing obtained by Perfect Home and the Company's subordinated security interest in the assets of Perfect Home, which consists primarily of outstanding loans receivable, merchandise inventory and cash, the Company estimated that the carrying amount of its Perfect Home notes approximates fair value and, therefore, no impairment was considered to have occurred as of March 31, 2018.
2 | The fair value of fixed-rate long-term debt is estimated using the present value of underlying cash flows discounted at a current market yield for similar instruments. The carrying amount of fixed-rate long-term debt was $265.0 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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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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