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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities
As of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2017, our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities primarily consisted of cash, U.S. and foreign government and agency securities, AAA-rated money market funds, and other investment grade securities. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:
Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.
We measure the fair value of money market funds and equity securities based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. All other financial instruments were valued either based on recent trades of securities in inactive markets or based on quoted market prices of similar instruments and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. We did not hold any cash, cash equivalents, or marketable securities categorized as Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2017.
The following table summarizes, by major security type, our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy (in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2017
  
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
Cash
$
6,883

 
$
6,374

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,374

Level 1 securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
11,940

 
9,643

 

 

 
9,643

Equity securities
51

 
20

 
31

 

 
51

Level 2 securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign government and agency securities
337

 
282

 

 

 
282

U.S. government and agency securities
4,816

 
3,705

 
1

 
(6
)
 
3,700

Corporate debt securities
2,104

 
1,889

 
1

 
(2
)
 
1,888

Asset-backed securities
353

 
370

 
1

 
(2
)
 
369

Other fixed income securities
97

 
85

 

 

 
85

 
$
26,581

 
$
22,368

 
$
34

 
$
(10
)
 
$
22,392

Less: Restricted cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (1)
(600
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(861
)
Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities
$
25,981

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
21,531

___________________
(1)
We are required to pledge or otherwise restrict a portion of our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as collateral for standby and trade letters of credit, guarantees, debt, real estate leases, and amounts due to third-party sellers in certain jurisdictions. We classify cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities with use restrictions of less than twelve months as “Accounts receivable, net and other” and of twelve months or longer as non-current “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. See “Note 3 — Commitments and Contingencies.”
The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of our cash equivalents and marketable fixed-income securities as of March 31, 2017 (in millions):
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Due within one year
$
13,191

 
$
13,190

Due after one year through five years
2,411

 
2,407

Due after five years through ten years
197

 
196

Due after ten years
175

 
174

Total
$
15,974

 
$
15,967


Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have certain prepayment conditions.
We also hold equity warrant assets giving us the right to acquire stock of other companies. As of December 31, 2016, and March 31, 2017, these warrants had a fair value of $223 million and $257 million, and are recorded within “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. The related gain (loss) recorded in “Other income (expense), net” was $5 million and $15 million in Q1 2016 and Q1 2017. These assets are primarily classified as Level 2 assets.