Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017



3.	Fair Value Measurements

We account for our financial assets in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The fair value measurement disclosures are grouped into three levels based on valuation factors:


•	Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets using identical assets


•	Level 2 - significant other observable inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other observable inputs


•	Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs

Fair Value of Instruments Measured and Recognized at Fair Value

The following tables summarize the levels of fair value measurements of our financial assets:



	Fair Value Measurements
			(in thousands)
	December 31, 2017		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	360,746	$	360,746	$	—	$	—
Municipal bonds	1,960		—		1,960		—
Total	$	362,706	$	360,746	$	1,960	$	—



	Fair Value Measurements
			(in thousands)
	December 31, 2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	283,322	$	283,322	$	—	$	—
Municipal bonds	1,851		—		1,851		—
Total	$	285,173	$	283,322	$	1,851	$	—

The municipal bond securities valued as Level 2 investments are primarily pre-refunded municipal bonds that are secured by escrow funds containing U.S. Government securities. Our valuation techniques used to measure fair value for these securities during the period consisted primarily of third party pricing services that utilized actual market data such as trades of comparable bond issues, broker/dealer quotations for the same or similar investments in active markets and other observable inputs.

The following is a summary of our available-for-sale marketable securities:



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
			(in thousands)
December 31, 2017
Municipal bonds	$	1,965	$	—	$	(5	)	$	1,960

December 31, 2016
Municipal bonds	$	1,854	$	—	$	(3	)	$	1,851

As of December 31, 2017, the contractual maturities of our marketable securities were as follows:



	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Less than one year	$	1,860	$	1,856
One to five years	105		104
Total	$	1,965	$	1,960

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, deposits and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

At December 31, 2017, the carrying value of our borrowings under our revolving credit facility approximates fair value and was classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Please read Note 7, "Long-Term Debt," for additional information.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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