Vale S.A. | CIK:0000917851 | 3

  • Filed: 4/13/2018
  • Entity registrant name: Vale S.A. (CIK: 0000917851)
  • Generator: Merrill
  • SEC filing page: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917851/000104746918002777/0001047469-18-002777-index.htm
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  • ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFairValueMeasurementExplanatory

     

    Due to the short-term cycle, it is assumed that the fair value of cash and cash equivalents balances, financial investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their book values. For the measurement and determination of fair value, the Company uses various methods including market, income or cost approaches, in order to estimate the value that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.  The financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified and disclosed in accordance with the following levels:

     

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices on an active, liquid and visible market for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date;

     

    Level 2 - Quoted prices (adjusted or unadjusted) for identical or similar assets or liabilities on active markets; and

     

    Level 3 - Assets and liabilities, for which quoted prices, do not exist, or where prices or valuation techniques are supported by little or no market activity, unobservable or illiquid.