(3) Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

For assets and liabilities required to be reported at fair value, GAAP provides a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs, other than quoted market prices included within Level 1, are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company does not have any recurring assets or liabilities measured at fair value that would be considered Level 3.

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are as follows:

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On April 29, 2019, the Company terminated its previous variable forward and entered into a new 3-year variable forward with respect to 642,850 LendingTree shares. The variable forward was executed at the LendingTree closing price on April 29, 2019 of $376.35 per share and has a floor price of zero and has a cap price of $254.00 per share. The fair value of the variable forward was derived from a Black-Scholes-Merton model using observable market data as the significant inputs.

The indemnification liability is due to Liberty Interactive LLC ("LI LLC") and pertains to the ability of holders of LI LLC’s 1.75% exchangeable debentures due 2046 (the "1.75% Exchangeable Debentures") to exercise their exchange right according to the terms of the 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures on or before October 5, 2023. Such amount will equal the difference between the exchange value and par value of the 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures at the time the exchange occurs. The indemnification obligation recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 represents the fair value of the estimated exchange feature included in the 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures primarily based on observable market data as significant inputs (Level 2). As of September 30, 2020, a holder of the 1.75% Exchangeable Debentures has the ability to exchange and, accordingly, such indemnification obligation is included as a current liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Financial Instruments, net

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following:

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The Company has elected to account for its exchangeable senior debentures using the fair value option. Changes in the fair value of the exchangeable senior debentures recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations are primarily due to market factors primarily driven by changes in the fair value of the underlying shares into which the

debt is exchangeable. The Company isolates the portion of the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to the change in the instrument specific credit risk and recognizes such amount in other comprehensive income. The change in the fair value of the exchangeable senior debentures attributable to changes in the instrument specific credit risk were losses of $9.0 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a gain of $16.8 million and a loss of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The cumulative change was a gain of $11.2 million as of September 30, 2020.