Problem 12–17 (continued)
2017: Fair value increased to $2,700,000 during 2017, so Stewart needs to have a
positive fair value adjustment of $200,000 in the balance sheet to adjust from
Jones, Inc Investment
2016: Stewart does not plan to sell the Jones investment, and does not believe it is
more likely than not that it will have to sell the investment before fair value
recovers, so the portion of the impairment that consists of credit and noncredit
losses is relevant. Stewart must recognize the $225,000 of credit losses as an OTT
impairment in earnings, and the other $575,000 as a reduction of OCI, as follows:
Other-than-temporary impairment loss—I/S ….. 225,000
Discount on bond investment ……………………. 225,000