Fair Value Measurements | Note 5 — Fair Value Measurements Current accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received on the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Guidance requires disclosure of the extent to which fair value is used to measure financial assets and liabilities, the inputs utilized in calculating valuation measurements, and the effect of the measurement of significant unobservable inputs on earnings, or changes in net assets, as of the measurement date. Guidance establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs utilized in the measurement and valuation of financial assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include Management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The use of observable and unobservable inputs is reflected in the hierarchy assessment disclosed in the table below. As of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, the Company held certain financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included derivative hedging instruments related to the purchase of certain raw materials and foreign currencies, investments in trading securities and available for sale securities. The Company’s available for sale securities principally consist of corporate bonds but also include variable rate demand notes. While the Company generally holds its available for sale investments to maturity, the Company would sell prior to maturity if it was considered beneficial to do so for tax-planning strategies or if the Company required the funds to finance a significant reinvestment in the Company, including an acquisition. As such, the Company does not classify any investments as held to maturity which is restrictive under GAAP because the use of amortized cost must be justified for each security. The fair value of the Company’s industrial revenue development bonds at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 were valued using Level 2 inputs which approximates the carrying value of $7,500 for the respective periods. Interest rates on these bonds are reset weekly based on current market conditions. The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value: Estimated Fair Value March 31, 2023 Total Input Levels Used Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash and cash equivalents $ 37,992 $ 37,992 $ — $ — Available for sale securities 262,729 4,583 258,146 — Foreign currency derivatives (233) — (233) — Commodity derivatives 51 51 — — Trading securities 76,039 59,952 16,087 — Total assets measured at fair value $ 376,578 $ 102,578 $ 274,000 $ — Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2022 Total Input Levels Used Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash and cash equivalents $ 53,270 $ 53,270 $ - $ — Available for sale securities 272,448 1,889 270,559 — Foreign currency derivatives (282) — (282) — Commodity derivatives 10 10 — — Trading securities 71,208 56,049 15,159 — Total assets measured at fair value $ 396,654 $ 111,218 $ 285,436 $ — Estimated Fair Value March 31, 2022 Total Input Levels Used Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cash and cash equivalents $ 86,800 $ 86,800 $ - $ — Available for sale securities 250,845 1,264 249,581 — Foreign currency derivatives 400 - 400 — Commodity derivatives 242 242 - — Trading securities 84,662 69,076 15,586 — Total assets measured at fair value $ 422,949 $ 157,382 $ 265,567 $ — |