FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | |
| Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
| Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company makes estimates of fair value in accounting for certain transactions, in testing and measuring impairment and in providing disclosures of fair value in its condensed consolidated financial instruments. The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments for disclosure purposes by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Fair value disclosures for assets and liabilities are grouped in three levels. The levels prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These levels are:
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are less active.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity for assets or liabilities and includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.
Estimates of fair value using levels 2 and 3 may require judgments as to the timing and amount of cash flows, discount rates, and other factors requiring significant judgment, and the outcomes may vary widely depending on the selection of these assumptions. The Company's most significant fair value estimates as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 related to the contingent consideration for Specialty Pipe & Tube, Inc. ("Specialty"), testing goodwill for impairment, the interest rate swap and disclosures of the fair values of financial instruments.
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, cash value of life insurance, accounts receivable, accounts payable and borrowings under the Company's bank debt, which are based on variable interest rates, approximate their fair value.
The Company has two Level 2 financial assets and liabilities. These are classified as Level 2 as they are not actively traded and are valued using pricing models that use observable market inputs.
The fair value of the interest rate swap contract entered into on August 21, 2012 was a liability of $252,000 and $40,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Also, the fair value of this interest rate swap contract approximates its carrying value. The fair value of the interest rate swap contract entered into on September 3, 2013 was a liability of $288,000 and $206,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The interest rate swap was priced using discounted cash flow techniques which are corroborated by using non-binding market prices. Changes in its fair value were recorded in long-term assets or liabilities, as appropriate, with corresponding offsetting entries to other income (expense). Significant inputs to the discounted cash flow model include projected future cash flows based on projected one-month LIBOR and the average margin for companies with similar credit ratings and similar maturities. The fair value of this interest rate swap contract approximates its carrying value.
The fair value of contingent consideration liabilities ("earn-out") resulting from the Palmer and Specialty acquisitions are classified as Level 3. Each quarter-end the Company re-evaluates its assumptions and adjustments to the estimated present value of the expected payments to be made, if required. The fair value of the earn-out liability to the former shareholders of Palmer was reduced to zero at April 4, 2015. Accordingly, the Company adjusted the earn-out liability and recognized a gain of approximately $2,483,000 during the first quarter of 2015. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, based upon projected revenue levels, the estimated fair value of the earn-out liability to the former owners of Specialty was zero.
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 or year ended December 31, 2015. During the first three months of 2016, there have been no changes in the fair value methodologies used by the Company.
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