The fair values of the non-U.S. assets were: (a) North American Companies represents U.S. and Canadian large cap equity funds, which are managed and track their respective benchmarks (FTSE All-World USA Index and FTSE All-World Canada Index). (b) Global Equity represents actively managed, global equity funds taking a top-down strategic view on the different regions by analyzing companies based on fundamentals, market-driven, thematic and quantitative factors to generate alpha. (c) U.K. Government Gilt Index represents U.K. government issued fixed income investments which are passively managed and track their respective benchmarks. (d) U.K. Corporate Bond Index represents U.K. corporate bond investments, which are passively managed and track the iBoxx Over 15 years £ Non- Gilt Index. (e) Global Fixed Income Bond represents investment funds that are actively managed, diversified and invested in traditional government bonds, high-quality corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and emerging market debt. (f) Liability-Driven Investment seeks to invest in fixed income securities that collectively closely match those found in discount curves used to value the plan's liabilities. (g) Multi-asset seeks an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in a diversified portfolio of strategies, including equities and fixed income. (h) Buy-in contract represents an asset held by the Netherlands plan, whereby the cost of providing benefits is funded by the contract. The fair value of the asset as January 1, 2018 was $24.5 million with contributions and currency adjustments resulting in a fair value of $23.6 million at December 31, 2018. The fair value of this asset is based on the current present value of accrued benefits and will fluctuate based on changes in the obligations associated with covered plan members as well as the assumptions used in the present value calculation. (i) Includes assets held by plans outside the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Details, including Level III rollforward details are not material. 97 At December 31, 2018 At December 31, 2017 Hierarchical Levels Hierarchical Levels Total I II III Total I II III (Amounts in thousands) (Amounts in thousands) Cash $ 15,105 $ 15,105 $ — — $ 6,815 $ 6,815 $ — $ — Commingled Funds: Equity securities North American Companies(a) 6,603 — 6,603 — 7,119 — 7,119 — Global Equity(b) 4,648 — 4,648 — 8,951 — 8,951 — Fixed income securities U.K. Government Gilt Index(c) 99,482 — 99,482 — 103,230 — 103,230 — U.K. Corporate Bond Index(d) 1,192 — 1,192 — 1,316 — 1,316 — Global Fixed Income Bond(e) 4,110 — 4,110 — 5,350 — 5,350 — Liability-Driven Investment(f) 20,004 — 20,004 — 21,837 — 21,837 — Other Types of Investments: Multi-asset(g) 44,147 — 44,147 — 55,503 — 55,503 — Buy-in Contract(h) 23,616 — — 23,616 24,484 — — 24,484 Other(i) 13,268 — — 13,268 14,128 — — 14,128 $ 232,175 $ 15,105 $ 180,186 $ 36,884 $ 248,733 $ 6,815 $ 203,306 $ 38,612