Title: Fair Value Measurements Revisited Herschel Mann Texas Tech University
1Fair Value MeasurementsRevisitedHerschel
MannTexas Tech University
2- FASB Statement 157
- Fair Value Measurements
3FASB Statement 157
- Guidance on determining fair value evolved
piecemeal and is inconsistent - SFAS 157
- Defines fair value
- Establishes a framework for measuring fair value
- Expands disclosure requirements about fair value
- SFAS 157 applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements it does not require any new fair
value measurements.
4FASB Statement 157
- Selected scope exceptions
- SFAS 123R share-based payment transactions
- ARB 43, Chapter 4, Inventory Pricing
- Does not eliminate the practicability exceptions
to fair value measurements in accounting
pronouncements within the scope of SFAS 157 - APB 29
- SFAS 87, 106, 107, 140, 141, 143, 146, 153
- FIN 45, 47
5FASB Statement 157
- Fair value is the price that would be received to
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date - A fair value measurement is for a particular
asset or liability - A fair value measurement assumes that the
transaction to sell the asset or transfer the
liability occurs in the principal market or, in
the absence of a principal market, the most
advantageous market - A fair value measurement assumes the highest and
best use of the asset by market participants
6FASB Statement 157
- Valuation techniques used to measure fair value
should maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs - Fair value hierarchy
- Level 1 inputs quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets or liabilities - Level 2 inputs those other than quoted prices
that are observable for the asset or liability - Level 3 inputs unobservable inputs
7FASB Statement 157
- SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. - SFAS 157 must be applied prospectively.
- FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS 157
to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008
for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities, except for items that are recognized
or disclosed at fair value in the financial
statements on a recurring basis (at least
annually).
8- FASB Statement 159
- The Fair Value Option for Financial
- Assets and Financial Liabilities
9FASB Statement 159
- SFAS 159 allows entities to choose to measure
eligible items at fair value (the fair value
option) - The entity must report unrealized gains and
losses on these opted items in earnings - The decision to elect the fair value option is
- Applied instrument by instrument
- Irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs)
- Applied only to an entire instrument and not to
only specified risks, cash flows, or portions of
that instrument
10FASB Statement 159
- Entities may elect the fair value option for the
following items - A recognized financial asset and financial
liability - A firm commitment that would otherwise not be
recognized at inception and that involves only
financial instruments - A written loan commitment
- The rights and obligations under an insurance
contract that is not a financial instrument but
whose terms permit the insurer to settle by
paying a third party to provide those goods or
services
11FASB Statement 159
- The rights and obligations under a warranty that
is not a financial instrument but whose terms
permit the warrantor to settle by paying a third
party to provide those goods or services - A host financial instrument resulting from the
separation of an embedded nonfinancial derivative
instrument from a nonfinancial hybrid instrument
under paragraph 12 of SFAS 133 (example is an
instrument in which the value of the bifurcated
embedded derivative is payable in cash, services,
or merchandise but the debt host is payable only
in cash)
12FASB Statement 159
- The following recognized financial assets and
financial liabilities are not eligible items - An investment in a subsidiary that the entity is
required to consolidate - An interest in a variable interest entity that an
entity is required to consolidate - Employers and plans obligations for pension
benefits, other postretirement benefits,
postemployment benefits, employee stock option
and stock purchase plans and other forms of
deferred compensation arrangements - Financial assets and financial liabilities
recognized under leases - Deposit liabilities, withdrawable on demand, of
banks, savings and loan associations, credit
unions, and other similar depository institutions - Financial instruments that are, in whole or in
part, classified by the issuer as a component of
shareholders equity
13FASB Statement 159
- The following recognized financial assets and
financial liabilities are not eligible items - An investment in a subsidiary that the entity is
required to consolidate - An interest in a variable interest entity that an
entity is required to consolidate - Employers and plans obligations for pension
benefits, other postretirement benefits,
postemployment benefits, employee stock option
and stock purchase plans and other forms of
deferred compensation arrangements - Financial assets and financial liabilities
recognized under leases - Deposit liabilities, withdrawable on demand, of
banks, savings and loan associations, credit
unions, and other similar depository institutions - Financial instruments that are, in whole or in
part, classified by the issuer as a component of
shareholders equity
14FASB Statement 159
- An entity may decide whether to elect the fair
value option for each eligible item on its
election date, which is the date that one of the
following occurs - The entity first recognizes the eligible item
- The entity enters into an eligible firm
commitment - Financial assets that have been reported at fair
value with unrealized gains and losses included
in earnings because of specialized principles
cease to qualify for that specialized accounting - The accounting treatment for an investment in
another entity changes because the investment
becomes subject to the equity method or the
investor ceases to consolidate a subsidiary or a
variable interest entity but retains an interest
15FASB Statement 159
- An event that requires an eligible item to be
measured at fair value at the time of the event
but does not require fair value measurement at
each reporting date after that (excluding the
recognition of impairment) -
16FASB Statement 159
- Examples of events that require remeasurement of
eligible items at fair value, initial recognition
of eligible items, or both, and thereby create an
election date for the fair value option are - Business combinations
- Consolidation or deconsolidation of a subsidiary
or variable interest entity - Significant modifications of debt
17FASB Statement 159
- The fair value option may be elected for a single
eligible item without electing it for other
identical items, with the following four
exceptions - If multiple advances are made to one borrower
pursuant to a single contract and the individual
advances lose their identify and become part of a
larger loan balance, the fair value option should
be applied only to the larger balance and not to
each advance individually - If the fair value option is applied to an
investment that would otherwise be accounted for
under the equity method, it must be applied to
all of the investors financial interests in that
entity
18FASB Statement 159
- If the fair value option is applied to an
eligible insurance or reinsurance contract, it
should be applied to all claims and obligations
under that contract - If the fair value option is elected for an
insurance contract for which integrated or
nonintegrated contract features or coverages are
issued, the fair value option must be applied to
those other features or coverages
19FASB Statement 159
- Assets and liabilities reported at fair value
under SFAS 159 must be reported separately from
the carrying amounts of similar assets and
liabilities measured using another measurement
attribute - Present the aggregate of fair value and
non-fair-value amounts in the same line item in
the balance sheet and parenthetically disclose
the amount measured at fair value included in the
aggregate amount - Present two separate line items to display the
fair value and non-fair-value carrying amounts - Cash receipts and payments related to items
measured at fair value should be classified
according to their nature in statements of cash
flows
20FASB Statement 159
- SFAS 159 became effective as of the beginning of
each reporting entitys first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007.
21Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(EESA) signed into law on October 3, 2008 - Section 133 mandated that the SEC conduct a study
on mark-to-market accounting standards as
provided by SFAS 157 (in consultation with the
Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the
Treasury) - EESA mandated that six key issues be addressed
22Six Key Issues Addressed in Response to EESA
- Effects of fair value accounting standards on
financial institutions balance sheets - Impact of fair value accounting on bank failures
in 2008 - Impact of fair value accounting on the quality of
financial information to investors - Process used by the FASB in developing accounting
standards - Alternatives to fair value accounting standards
- Advisability and feasibility of modifications to
fair value accounting standards
23Recommendations in SEC Response
- SFAS 157 should be improved, but not suspended
- Existing fair value and mark-to-market
requirements should not be suspended - Additional measures should be taken to improve
the application and practice related to existing
fair value requirements (particularly as they
relate to both Level 2 and Level 3 estimates - The accounting for financial asset impairments
should be addressed
24Recommendations in SEC Response
- Implement further guidance to foster the use of
sound judgment - Accounting standards should continue to be
established to meet the needs of investors - Additional formal measures to address the
operation of existing accounting standards in
practice should be established - Address the need to simplify the accounting for
investments in financial assets
25FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-1(Issued
Before SEC Response)
- SFAS 157 does not apply under SFAS 13, Accounting
for Leases, and other accounting pronouncements
that address fair value measurements for purposes
of lease classification or measurement under SFAS
13 - This scope exception does not apply to assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business
combination that are required to be measured at
fair value under SFAS 141 or SFAS 141R,
regardless of whether those assets and
liabilities are related to leases
26FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-2(Issued
Before SEC Response)
- Defers the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2008 for
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities - except for items that are recognized or disclosed
at fair value in an entitys financial statements
on a recurring basis (at least annually) - Nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities
include all assets and liabilities other than
financial assets and financial liabilities (per
SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities)
27FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-3(Issued
Before SEC Response)
- Clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a market
that is not active - Added an illustrative example to SFAS 157
- Example relates to an entity that invested in a
AA-rated tranche of a collateralized debt
obligation security, with the underlying
collateral for the collateralized debt obligation
security being unguaranteed nonconforming
residential mortgage loans - This FSP became effective upon its issuance
28FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4(Issued After
SEC Response)
- Provides guidance for estimating fair value in
accordance with SFAS 157 when the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability have
been significantly decreased - Provides guidance on identifying circumstances
that indicate a transaction is not orderly - Applies to all assets and liabilities within the
scope of accounting pronouncements that require
or permit fair value measurements, except for the
exemptions identified in SFAS 157 (e.g.,
share-based payments)
29FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4(Selected
Items)
- This FSP does not change the requirements in
paragraphs 24-27 of SFAS 157, which provides
guidance on the use of Level 1 inputs - Thus, it does not apply to quoted prices for an
identical asset or liability in an active market
(Level 1 input) - For example, although the volume and level of
activity for an asset or liability may
significantly decrease, transactions for the
asset or liability may still occur with
sufficient frequency and volume to provide
pricing information on an ongoing basis
30FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 12)
- An entity must evaluate the following factors to
determine whether there has been a significant
decrease in the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability when compared with normal
market activity for the asset or liability (or
similar assets or liabilities) - There are few recent transactions
- Price quotations are not based on current
information - Price quotations vary substantially, either over
time or among market makers - Indexes that previously were highly correlated
with the fair values of the asset or liability
are demonstrably uncorrelated with recent
indications of fair value for that asset or
liability
31FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par 12)
- There is a significant increase in implied
liquidity risk premiums, yields, or performance
indicators for observed transactions or quoted
prices when compared with the entitys estimate
of expected future cash flows, considering all
available market data about credit and other
nonperformance risk for the asset or liability - There is a wide bid-ask spread or significant
increase in the bid-ask spread - There is a significant decline or absence of a
market for new issuances (that is, a primary
market) for the asset or liability or similar
assets or liabilities - Little information is released publicly (e.g., a
principal to principal market)
32FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 13)
- If the entity concludes there has been a
significant decrease in the volume and level of
activity for the asset or liability in relation
to normal market activity for the asset or
liability (or similar assets or liabilities),
transactions or quoted prices may not be
determinative of fair value (for example, there
may be increased instances of transactions that
are not orderly). - In that case, further analysis of the
transactions or quoted prices is needed, and a
significant adjustment to the transactions or
quoted prices is needed, and a significant
adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices
may be necessary.
33FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 14)
- SFAS 157 does not prescribe a methodology for
making significant adjustments to transactions or
quoted prices when estimating fair value. - If there has been a significant decrease in the
volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability, a change in valuation technique or the
use of multiple valuation techniques may be
appropriate. - When weighting indications of fair value
resulting from the use of multiple valuation
techniques, a reporting entity shall consider the
reasonableness of the range of fair value
estimates. - The objective is to determine the point within
that range that is most representative of fair
value under current market conditions. - A wide range of fair value estimates may be an
indication that further analysis is needed.
34FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 15)
- Even in circumstances where there has been a
significant decrease in the volume and level of
activity for the asset or liability and
regardless of the valuation technique(s) used,
the objective of a fair value measurement remains
the same. - Fair value is the price that would be received to
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced
liquidation or distressed sale) between market
participants at the measurement date under
current market conditions.
35FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 15-16)
- Determining the price at which willing market
participants would transact at the measurement
date under current market conditions if there has
been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability
depends on the facts and circumstances and
requires the use of significant judgment. - However, a reporting entitys intention to hold
the asset or liability is not relevant in
estimating fair value. - Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an
entity-specific measurement. - A reporting entity shall evaluate the
circumstances to determine whether the
transaction is orderly based on the weight of
evidence.
36FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 17)
- The determination of whether a transaction is
orderly (or not orderly) is more difficult if
there has been a significant decrease in the
volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability. - Accordingly, a reporting entity shall consider
the following guidance - If the weight of the evidence indicates the
transaction is not orderly, a reporting entity
shall place little, if any, weight (compared with
other indications of fair value) on that
transaction price when estimating fair value or
market risk premiums. - If the weight of the evidence indicates the
transaction is orderly, a reporting entity shall
consider that transaction price when estimating
fair value or market risk premiums. The amount
of weight placed on that transaction price when
compared with other indications of fair value
will depend on the facts and circumstances such
as the volume of the transaction, the
comparability of the transaction to the asset or
liability being measured at fair value, and the
proximity of the transaction to the measurement
date.
37FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4 (Par. 17)
- If a reporting entity does not have sufficient
information to conclude that the transaction is
orderly or that the transaction is not orderly,
it shall consider that transaction price when
estimating fair value or market risk premiums.
However, that transaction price may not be
determinative of fair value (that is, that
transaction price may not be the sole or primary
basis for estimating fair value or market risk
premiums.) A reporting entity shall place less
weight on transactions on which a reporting
entity does not have sufficient information to
conclude whether the transaction is orderly when
compared with other transactions that are known
to be orderly. - In its determinations, a reporting entity need
not undertake all possible efforts, but shall not
ignore information that is available without
undue cost and effort. - A reporting entity would be expected to have
sufficient information to conclude whether a
transaction is orderly when it is party to the
transaction.
38FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4
- Effective Date and Transition
- FSP FAS157-4 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and
must be applied prospectively. - Early adoption is permitted for periods ending
after March 15, 2009. - If an entity elects to adopt early either FSP FAS
115-2 and FAS 124-2 or FSP FAS 107-1 and APB
28-1, it also is required to adopt early this
FSP.
39FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1
- This FSP
- addresses the determination as to when an
investment is considered impaired - whether that impairment is other than temporary
- the measurement of an impairment loss
- Issued November 3, 2005
40FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 1 Determine
Whether an Investment is Impaired
- Impairment must be assessed at the individual
security level - Individual security level means the level and
method of aggregation used by the reporting
entity to measure realized and unrealized gains
and losses on its debt and equity securities. - An investment is impaired if its fair value is
less than its cost - Cost includes adjustments made to the cost basis
of an investment for accretion, amortization,
previous other-than-temporary impairments, and
hedging. - Except as otherwise provided in this FSP, an
investor must assess whether an investment is
impaired in each reporting period.
41FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 1 Determine
Whether an Investment is Impaired
- An investor may not combine separate contracts (a
debt security and a guarantee or other credit
enhancement) for purposes of determining whether
a debt security is impaired or can contractually
be prepaid or otherwise settled in such a way
that the investor would not recover substantially
all of its cost. - For investments other than cost-method
investments, if the fair value of the investment
is less than its cost, proceed to Step 2 (i.e.,
evaluate whether an impairment is other than
temporary)
42FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 1 Determine
Whether an Investment is Impaired
- Since the fair value of cost-method investments
is not readily determinable, the evaluation of
whether an investment is impaired should be
determined as follows - If an investor has estimated the fair value of a
cost-method investment, that estimate should be
used to determine if the investment is impaired
for the reporting periods in which the investor
estimates fair value. - If the investor has not estimated the fair value
of a cost-method investment, the investor must
evaluate whether an event or change in
circumstances has occurred in that period that
may have a significant adverse effect on the fair
value of the investment (an impairment
indicator). - If an impairment indicator is present, the
investor must estimate the fair value of the
investment.
43FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 1 Determine
Whether an Investment is Impaired
- Examples of impairment indicators
- A significant deterioration in the earnings
performance, credit rating, asset quality, or
business prospects of the investee - A significant adverse change in the regulatory,
econo9mic, or technological environment of the
investee - A significant adverse change in the general
market condition of either the geographic area or
the industry in which the investee operates - A bona fide offer to purchase (whether solicited
or unsolicited), an offer by the investee to
sell, or a completed auction process for the same
or similar security for an amount less than the
cost of the investment - Factors that raise significant concerns about the
investees ability to continue as a going
concern, such as negative cash flows from
operations, working capital deficiencies, or
noncompliance with statutory capital requirements
of debt covenants.
44FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 2 Evaluate
Whether an Impairment Lossis Other Than Temporary
- If in Step 1, when the fair value of the
investment is less than its cost at the balance
sheet date for which impairment is assessed, the
impairment is either temporary or other than
temporary. - An investor should apply other guidance that is
pertinent to the determination of whether an
impairment is other than temporary (such as
paragraph 16 of SFAS 115).
45FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1Step 3 If the
Impairment is Other Than Temporary, Recognize an
Impairment Loss Equal to the Difference between
the Investments Cost and Its Fair Value
- If the impairment loss is other than temporary,
an impairment loss should be recognized in
earnings equal to the entire difference between
the investors cost and
its fair value at
the balance sheet date of the reporting period in
which the assessment is made. - The fair value of the investment would then
become the new cost basis of the investment and
should not be adjusted for subsequent recoveries
in fair value. - In periods subsequent to the recognition of an
other-than-temporary loss for debt securities, an
investor should account for the
other-than-temporarily impaired debt security as
if the debt security had been purchased at the
measurement date of the other-than-temporary
impairment.
46FSP FAS 115-1and FAS 124-1
- Effective Date and Transition
- The guidance in this FSP must be applied to
reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2005.
47FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2
- Issued April 9, 2009
- The recognition guidance in this FSP applies to
debt securities classified as available-for-sale
and held-to-maturity that are subject to other
than-temporary impairment guidance within - SFAS 115
- FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1
- EITF Issue 99-20, as amended by FSP EITF 99-20-1
- AICPA Statement of Position 03-3
48FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Evaluating Whether an
Impairment of a Debt Security Is Other Than
Temporary
- If the fair value of a debt security is less than
its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet
date, an entity shall assess whether the
impairment is other than temporary. - If an entity has decided to sell the debt
security, an other-than-temporary impairment
shall be considered to have occurred. - If an entity does not intend to sell the debt
security, the entity should consider available
evidence to assess whether it more likely than
not will be required to sell the security before
the recovery of the amortized cost basis. If so,
an other-than-temporary impairment shall be
considered to have occurred.
49FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Evaluating Whether an
Impairment of a Debt Security Is Other Than
Temporary
- If the entity does not expect to recover the
entire amortized cost basis, the entity would be
unable to assert that it will recover its
amortized cost basis even if it does not intend
to sell the security. Therefore, an
other-than-temporary impairment shall be
considered to have occurred. - In assessing whether the entire cost basis of the
security will be recovered, an entity must
compare the present value of cash flows expected
to be collected from the security with the
amortized cost basis of the security. - If present value of cash flows expected to be
collected is less than the amortized cost basis
of the security, the entire amortized cost basis
of the security will not be recovered (that is, a
credit loss exists), and an other-than-temporary
impairment shall be considered to have occurred.
50FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Determination of the
Amount of an Other-Than Temporary Impairment
Recognized in Earnings and OCI
- When an other-than-temporary impairment loss has
occurred, the amount that should be recognized in
earnings depends on whether an entity intends to
sell the security or more likely than not will be
required to sell the security before recovery of
its amortized cost basis less any current-period
credit loss. - If it intends to sell the security or more likely
than not will be required to sell it before
recovery of its amortized cost basis less any
current-period credit loss, the
other-than-temporary impairment must be
recognized in earnings equal to the entire
difference between the investments amortized
cost basis and its fair value at the balance
sheet date. - If an entity does not intend to sell the security
and it is not more likely than not that the
entity to be required to sell the security before
recovery of its amortized cost basis less any
current-period credit loss, the
other-than-temporary shall be separated into (a)
the amount representing the credit loss and (b)
the amount related to all other factors.
51FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Determination of the
Amount of an Other-Than Temporary Impairment
Recognized in Earnings and OCI
- The amount of the total other-than-temporary
impairment related to the credit loss must be
recognized in earnings. The amount of the total
other-than-temporary impairment related to other
factors must be recognized in OCI, net of
applicable taxes. - The previous amortized cost less the
other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
earnings shall become the new amortized cost
basis of the investment. - The new amortized cost basis shall not be
adjusted for subsequent recoveries in fair value. - However, the amortized cost basis should be
adjusted for accretion and amortization as
prescribed in this FSP.
52FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Accounting for Debt
Securities after an Other-Than Temporary
Impairment
- An entity shall account for the
other-than-temporarily-impaired debt security as
if the debt security had been purchased on the
measurement date of the other-than-temporary
impairment at an amortized cost basis equal to
the previous amortized cost basis less the
other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
earnings. - Debt securities classified as available-for-sale
- Subsequent increases and decreases (if not an
additional other-than-temporary impairment) in
the fair value of the available-for-sale
securities shall be included in OCI. - Debt securities classified as held-to-maturity
- The other-than-temporary impairment recognized in
OCI shall be accreted from OCI to the amortized
cost of the debt security over the remaining life
of the debt security in a prospective manner on
the basis of the amount and timing of future
estimated cash flows. - That accretion shall increase the carrying value
of the security and shall continue until the
security is sold, the security matures, or there
is an additional other-than-temporary impairment
that is recognized in earnings.
53FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Presentation
- In periods in which an entity has an
other-than-temporary impairment, the entity must
present the total other-than-temporary impairment
in the statement of earnings with an offset for
the amount that is recognized in OCI. - An entity also must separately present, in the
financial statement where the components of
accumulated OCI are reported, amounts recognized
therein related to held-to-maturity and
available-for-sale debt securities for which a
portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has
been recognized in earnings.
54FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2Effective Date and
Transition
- This FSP is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009,
with early adoption permitted for periods ending
after March 15, 2009. Earlier adoption is
prohibited.
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