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During 2014 and 2013, the Company transferred $97.1 million and $101.1 million, respectively, of Canadian retail
motorcycle finance receivables for proceeds of $85.0 million and $88.6 million, respectively. This transaction is treated as a
secured borrowing, and the transferred assets are restricted as collateral for payment of the debt.
For the years ended December€31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded interest expense of $3.5 million and $3.4
million, respectively, on the secured notes. Interest expense on the Canadian Conduit is included in financial services interest
expense. The weighted average interest rate of the outstanding Canadian Conduit was 2.03% at both December€31, 2014 and
2013.
As the Company participates in and does not consolidate the Canadian bank-sponsored, multi-seller conduit VIE, the
maximum exposure to loss associated with this VIE, which would only be incurred in the unlikely event that all the finance
receivables and underlying collateral have no residual value, is $27.5 million at December€31, 2014. The maximum exposure is
not an indication of the Company's expected loss exposure.
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7. €€€€Fair Value Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value in the financial statements; some of these are measured on a
recurring basis while others are measured on a non-recurring basis. Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are
those that are adjusted to fair value each time a financial statement is prepared. Assets and liabilities measured on a non-
recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value when required by particular events or circumstances. In determining the
fair value of assets and liabilities, the Company uses various valuation techniques. The availability of inputs observable in the
market varies from instrument to instrument and depends on a variety of factors including the type of instrument, whether the
instrument is actively traded, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. For many financial instruments, pricing
inputs are readily observable in the market, the valuation methodology used is widely accepted by market participants, and the
valuation does not require significant management discretion. For other financial instruments, pricing inputs are less observable
in the market and may require management judgment.
The Company assesses the inputs used to measure fair value using a three-tier hierarchy. The hierarchy indicates the
extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. 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. The Company uses the market approach to derive the fair value for its level
2 fair value measurements. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using publicly quoted spot and forward prices;
commodity contracts are valued using publicly quoted prices, where available, or dealer quotes; interest rate swaps are valued
using publicized swap curves; and investments in marketable securities and cash equivalents are valued using publicly quoted
prices.
Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management's 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 following tables.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of December€31 (in thousands):
Balance as of 2014
Quoted€Prices€ in
Active€Markets€for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents $737,024 $482,686 $254,338 $—
Marketable securities 91,140 33,815 57,325 —
Derivatives 32,244 — 32,244 —
Total $860,408 $516,501 $343,907 $—
Liabilities:
Derivatives $2,027 $—$2,027 $—