FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The Company records its cash equivalents, Capped Call Transactions, and investments in privately-held companies at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

As a basis for classifying the fair value measurements, a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which classifies the fair value measurements based on the inputs used in measuring fair value, was established as follows:

•Level 1 - observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

•Level 2 - significant other inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

•Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs on which there is little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

The Company’s cash equivalents are composed of money market funds which are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s investments in privately-held companies are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Capped Call Transactions at the end of each reporting period is determined using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. These valuation models use various market-based inputs, including stock price, remaining contractual term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield, as applicable. The Company applies significant judgment in its determination of expected volatility. The Company considers both historical and implied volatility levels of the underlying equity security and apply limited consideration of historical peer group volatility levels.

The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were:


	March 31, 2020														December 31, 2019
(in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents ⁽¹⁾	$	460,475	$	—	$	—	$	460,475	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Investments in privately-held companies ⁽²⁾	$	—	$	—	$	6,338	$	6,338	$	—	$	—	$	4,871	$	4,871
Capped Call Transactions ^{(2) (3)}	$	—	$	33,308	$	—	$	33,308	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

(1) Composed of investments in money market funds. (2) Included in other long-term assets. (3) See "6. Debt" for additional information.

Change in investments in privately-held companies:


(in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Balance as of January 1,	$	4,871
New investments	1,490
Sales of investments	(1,424)
Currency translation adjustments	(73)
Fair value adjustment	1,474
Balance as of end of period	$	6,338

For certain other financial instruments, including cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, the carrying value approximates fair value due to the relatively short maturity of these items.

The fair value of the Company’s Notes was recorded at $515.9 million upon issuance, which reflected the principal amount of the Notes less the fair value of the conversion feature. The fair value of the debt component was determined based on a discounted cash flow model. The discount rate used reflected both the time value of money and credit risk inherent in the Notes. The carrying value of the Notes will be accreted, over the remaining term to maturity, to their principal value of $600 million.

The fair value of the Notes (inclusive of the conversion feature which is embedded in the Notes) was approximately $533 million as of March 31, 2020. The fair value was determined based on the quoted price of the Notes in an over-the-counter market on the last trading day of the reporting period and has been classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. See "6. 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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