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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 3 Months Ended
May 05, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
As required, financial assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
The carrying amounts of Cash and cash equivalents and Accounts payable as reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
(in millions)
 
May 5,
2018
 
February 3,
2018
 
April 29,
2017
Level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4.0

Deferred compensation plan assets
 
21.7

 
20.7

 
19.8


Deferred compensation plan assets are held pursuant to deferred compensation plans for certain officers and executives. The deferred compensation plan assets are recorded in "Other assets" on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and a corresponding liability is recorded in "Other liabilities" on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (e.g., when there is evidence of impairment). The Company did not record any significant impairment charges during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018.
The aggregate fair values and carrying values of the Company’s long-term borrowings were as follows:
 
 
May 5, 2018
 
February 3, 2018
 
April 29, 2017
(in millions)
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
Level 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes and Acquisition Notes
 
$
4,268.2

 
$
4,272.4

 
$
3,684.6

 
$
3,519.9

 
$
3,745.0

 
$
3,515.5

Level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loans
 
774.2

 
779.5

 
2,187.6

 
2,170.7

 
2,817.7

 
2,791.6

The fair values of the Company’s 5.00% Senior Notes due 2021 and the Notes (collectively, the “Senior Notes”), and the fair values of the 5.25% Acquisition Notes due 2020 and 5.75% Acquisition Notes due 2023 (together, “the Acquisition Notes”) that were redeemed during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018, were determined using Level 1 inputs as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are available. The fair value of the Company’s Term Loan Facility and the fair values of the Term Loan A-1 and Term Loan B-2, which the Company prepaid in full during the 13 weeks ended May 5, 2018, were determined using Level 2 inputs as quoted prices are readily available from pricing services, but the prices are not published. The carrying values of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility at May 5, 2018 and the Company’s Tranche A Revolving Credit Facility at February 3, 2018 and April 29, 2017, approximated their fair values because the interest rates vary with market interest rates.