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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company’s population of financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements were as follows:
Fair Value Measurements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Classification
March 31, 2025
Fair Value atUsing Fair Value Hierarchy
 March 31, 2025Level 1Level 2Level 3
Noncontrolling interest putNoncontrolling interest$14.3 $— $14.3 $— 
Cross currency swaps
Other liabilities
$135.7 $— $135.7 $— 
Interest rate swaps
Other liabilities
$65.0 $— $65.0 $— 
Cash surrender value of life insurance policiesOther assets, net$101.3 $— $101.3 $— 
Deferred compensation assetOther assets, net$40.6 $— $40.6 $— 
Deferred compensation liability
Other liabilities
$134.0 $— $134.0 $— 
Contingent considerationAccrued expenses and other/Other liabilities$34.8 $— $— $34.8 
Fair Value Measurements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Classification
December 31, 2024
Fair Value atUsing Fair Value Hierarchy
 December 31, 2024Level 1Level 2Level 3
Noncontrolling interest putNoncontrolling interest$14.3 $— $14.3 $— 
Cross currency swaps
Other liabilities
$142.7 $— $142.7 $— 
Interest rate swaps
Other liabilities
$76.8 $— $76.8 $— 
Cash surrender value of life insurance policiesOther assets, net$102.1 $— $102.1 $— 
Deferred compensation assetOther assets, net$35.7 $— $35.7 $— 
Deferred compensation liability
Other liabilities
$132.5 $— $132.5 $— 
Contingent considerationAccrued expenses and other/Other liabilities$10.8 $— $— $10.8 
Fair Value Measurement of Level 3 Liabilities:
Contingent Consideration
Balance at December 31, 2024$10.8 
Additions24.0 
Balance at March 31, 2025$34.8 
The Company has a noncontrolling interest put related to its Ontario subsidiary that has been classified as mezzanine equity in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The noncontrolling interest put is valued at its contractually determined value, which approximates fair value.
The fair values of derivative financial instruments have been determined based on market value equivalents at the balance sheet date, taking into account the current interest rate environment and therefore were classified as Level 2 measurements in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company offers certain employees the opportunity to participate in an employee-funded deferred compensation plan (DCP). A participant’s deferrals are allocated by the participant to one or more multiple measurement funds, which are indexed to externally managed funds. From time to time, to offset the cost of the growth in the participant’s investment accounts, the Company purchases life insurance policies, with the Company named as beneficiary of the policies. Changes in the cash surrender value of the life insurance policies are based upon earnings and changes in the value of the underlying investments, which are typically invested in a similar manner to the participant’s allocations. Changes in the fair value of the DCP obligation are derived using quoted prices in active markets based on the market price per unit multiplied by the number of units. The cash surrender value and the DCP obligations are classified within Level 2 because their inputs are derived principally from observable market data by correlation to the hypothetical investments.
Contingent accrued earn-out business acquisition consideration liabilities for which fair values are measured as Level 3 instruments. These contingent consideration liabilities were recorded at fair value on the acquisition date and are remeasured quarterly based on the then assessed fair value and adjusted, if necessary. The increases or decreases in the fair value of contingent consideration payable can result from changes in anticipated revenue levels and changes in assumed discount
periods and rates. As the fair value measure is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market, they are categorized as Level 3.
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, income taxes receivable, and accounts payable are considered to be representative of their respective fair values due to their short-term nature. Although recorded at amortized cost on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, the fair market value of the Company’s senior notes was $4,833.5 and $5,762.6 as of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company’s senior notes are considered Level 2 instruments, as the fair market values of these instruments are based on observable market pricing.
Interest Rate Swap
During the second quarter of 2021, the Company entered into fixed-to-variable interest rate swap agreements for its 2.70% senior notes due 2031 with an aggregate notional amount of $500.0 and variable interest rates based initially on the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate and later changed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate in 2023, plus 1.7060%.
Interest rate swap agreements, which have been used by the Company from time to time in the management of interest rate exposure, are accounted for at fair value. These derivative financial instruments are accounted for as fair value hedges that increase or decrease the value of the Company’s senior notes with the offset being recorded as a component of other long-term assets or liabilities, as applicable. As the specific terms and notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments match those of the fixed-rate debt being hedged, the derivative instruments are assumed to be perfectly effective hedges and accordingly, there is no impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Cross Currency Swaps
During the first quarter of 2024, the Company terminated its 2024 and 2025 USD to Swiss Franc cross currency swaps and entered into two new swaps, each with a notional value of $300.0 and maturity dates of 2031 and 2034, respectively.
During the third quarter of 2024, the Company entered into five new USD to Swiss Franc cross currency swaps, with an aggregate notional value of $600.0, of which $300.0 matures in 2029 and $300.0 matures in 2034.
The above instruments are designated as a hedge against the impact of foreign exchange movements on its net investment in a Swiss subsidiary. Changes in the fair value of the cross-currency swaps are charged or credited through Accumulated other comprehensive income in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The cumulative amount of the fair value hedging adjustments is recognized as currency translation within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings.
The table below provides information regarding the location and amount of pretax gains of derivatives designated in fair value hedging relationships:
Amounts included in other comprehensive income
Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Cross currency swaps$7.0 $17.0