Columbia Sportswear Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measures

Fair Value Measures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

FAIR VALUE MEASURES

Certain assets and liabilities are reported at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, under a three-tier fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:



Level 1 –	observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active liquid markets;
Level 2 –	inputs, other than the quoted market prices in active markets, that are observable, either directly or indirectly; or observable market prices in markets with insufficient volume and/or infrequent transactions; and
Level 3 –	unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data available, that require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents
Money market funds	$	79,266	$	—	$	—	$	79,266
Time deposits	25,167		—		—		25,167
Short-term investments
Mutual fund shares	537		—		—		537
Other current assets
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	—		8,694		—		8,694
Other non-current assets
Mutual fund shares	5,247		—		—		5,247
Total assets measured at fair value	$	110,217	$	8,694	$	—	$	118,911

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents
Money market funds	$	175,624	$	—	$	—	$	175,624
Time deposits	25,111		9,526		—		34,637
Certificates of deposit	—		735		—		735
Reverse repurchase agreements	—		45,000		—		45,000
U.S. Government-backed municipal bonds	—		9,898		—		9,898
Available-for-sale short-term investments⁽¹⁾
Short-term municipal bond fund	15,004		—		—		15,004
Certificates of deposit	—		9,546		—		9,546
Variable-rate demand notes	—		52,105		—		52,105
U.S. Government-backed municipal bonds	—		14,764		—		14,764
Other short-term investments
Mutual fund shares	336		—		—		336
Other current assets
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	—		4,892		—		4,892
Non-current assets
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	—		24		—		24
Mutual fund shares	4,855		—		—		4,855
Total assets measured at fair value	$	220,930	$	146,490	$	—	$	367,420
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$	—	$	1,152	$	—	$	1,152
Other long-term liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	—		95		—		95
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	1,247	$	—	$	1,247

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents
Money market funds	$	153,382	$	—	$	—	$	153,382
Time deposits	25,092		—		—		25,092
U.S. Government-backed repurchase agreements	—		25,000		—		25,000
U.S. Government-backed municipal bonds	—		3,218		—		3,218
Available-for-sale short-term investments⁽¹⁾
Certificates of deposit	—		1,470		—		1,470
Variable-rate demand notes	—		27,320		—		27,320
Other short-term investments
Mutual funds shares	259		—		—		259
Other current assets
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	—		1,929		—		1,929
Other non-current assets
Mutual fund shares	4,560		—		—		4,560
Total assets measured at fair value	$	183,293	$	58,937	$	—	$	242,230
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$	—	$	599	$	—	$	599
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	599	$	—	$	599


⁽¹⁾	Investments have remaining maturities greater than three months but less than two years and are available for use in current operations.

Level 1 instrument valuations are obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets. Level 2 instrument valuations are obtained from inputs, other than quoted market prices in active markets, that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace and quoted prices in markets with limited volume or infrequent transactions.

Non-recurring fair value measurements:

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded an impairment in its EMEA segment for its European distribution center in Cambrai, France, writing the assets down to their estimated fair value of $19,300,000. Significant factors and estimates used in the evaluation and fair value determination include management's plans for future operations, recent operating results, projected cash flows and third-party valuation estimates. This nonrecurring fair value measurement was developed using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Third-party valuation estimates were developed using local market data for sales transactions of similar facilities.

There were no material assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2014 or 2013.

- 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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