Short-term Investments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Short-term Investments

4. Short-term Investments

During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company realized losses of $66,000 and $11,000, respectively, from the sale of short-term investments.  These realized losses are recorded in Other Income on the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company had no short-term investments at September 30, 2019.  At September 30, 2018, the Company’s short-term investments were composed of the following (in thousands):

	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	$	17,851	$	—	$	(60	)	$	17,791
Government bonds		7,702		—		(22	)		7,680
Total	$	25,553	$	—	$	(82	)	$	25,471