Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

4.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

At March 31, 2016, the Company’s financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, foreign currency forward contract, trade and notes receivables and accounts payable. Due to the short-term maturities of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and accounts payable, the carrying amounts approximate fair value on the respective balance sheet dates.

The Company measures its short-term investments and derivative instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value measurement of the Company’s short-term investments and derivative instruments was determined using the following inputs (in thousands):

	As of March 31, 2016
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable (Level 3)		Totals
Short-term investments
Corporate bonds	$	10,694	$	—	$	—	$	10,694
Government bonds		4,204		—		—		4,204
Foreign currency forward contract		—		5		—		5
Total	$	14,898	$	5	$	—	$	14,903

	As of September 30, 2015
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable (Level 3)		Totals
Short-term investments
Corporate bonds	$	15,161	$	—		$	—	$	15,161
Government bonds		2,951		—			—		2,951
Foreign currency forward contract		—		(18	)		—		(18	)
Total	$	18,112	$	(18	)	$	—	$	18,094

The Company applies fair value techniques on a non-recurring basis in evaluating potential impairment losses related to long-lived assets.

- 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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