Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 2—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including cash equivalents, available-for sale-securities and the contingent consideration liability. The fair value of these assets and contingent liability was determined based on a three-tier hierarchy under the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

The fair value measurements of our cash equivalents, available-for-sale marketable securities and contingent consideration liability are identified at the following levels within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

	September 30, 2014
	Fair Value Measurements
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	7,193	$	7,193	$	—	$	—
Total		7,193		7,193		—		—
Marketable securities:
Commercial paper securities		36,247		—		36,247		—
Corporate debt securities		20,611		—		20,611		—
U.S. government sponsored entity debt    securities		163,410		—		163,410		—
Total		220,268		—		220,268		—
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	227,461	$	7,193	$	220,268	$	—
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liability	$	1,700	$	—	$	—	$	1,700
Total	$	1,700	$	—	$	—	$	1,700

	December 31, 2013
	Fair Value Measurements
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	6,934	$	6,934	$	—	$	—
Total		6,934		6,934		—		—
Marketable securities:
U.S. government sponsored entity debt    securities		121,290		—		121,290		—
Total cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	128,224	$	6,934	$	121,290	$	-
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration liability	$	1,570	$	—	$	—	$	1,570
Total	$	1,570	$	—	$	—	$	1,570

Investments

The Company generally classifies its debt instruments as Level 2. Instruments can be classified as Level 2 when observable market prices for identical securities that are traded in less active markets are used. When observable market prices for identical securities are not available, such instruments are priced using benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, matrix pricing and valuation models. These valuation models are proprietary to the pricing providers or brokers and incorporate a number of inputs, including, listed in approximate order of priority: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications. For certain security types, additional inputs may be used, or some of the standard inputs may not be applicable. Evaluators may prioritize inputs differently on any given day for any security based on market conditions, and not all inputs listed are available for use in the evaluation process for each security evaluation on any given day.

Contingent Consideration Liability

In October 2013, the Company acquired Ceregene and recorded a liability for the estimated fair value of contingent consideration payments to former Ceregene stockholders, as outlined under the terms of the merger agreement with Ceregene. These contingent payments are owed if the Company grants a third-party license to develop and commercialize certain product candidates acquired from Ceregene, or if the Company commercializes any of such product candidates itself. The fair value of this liability is estimated using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow analysis. Such valuations require significant estimates and assumptions including but not limited to: determining the timing and estimated costs to complete the in-process projects, projecting regulatory approvals, estimating future cash flows and developing appropriate discount rates. The Company has classified this liability as Level 3.

Subsequent changes in the fair value of this contingent consideration liability is recorded to the “Change in fair value of contingent liability” expense line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as operating expenses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the recognized amount of the liability for contingent consideration increased by $0.1 million primarily as the result of the passage of time.

The following sets forth the changes in the estimated fair value for our contingent consideration liability classified as Level 3 (in thousands):

Fair value as of December 31, 2013	$	1,570
Change in fair value		130
Fair value as of September 30, 2014	$	1,700