Marketable Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Investments

Note 3 — Marketable Investments

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable investments (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Market Value
September 30, 2014
Available-for-sale securities
State and municipal obligations	$	1,980	$	2	$	—		$	1,982
Federal agency and corporate obligations		53,528		52		(65	)		53,515
Total	$	55,508	$	54	$	(65	)	$	55,497
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Market Value
December 31, 2013
Available-for-sale securities
State and municipal obligations	$	6,809	$	5	$	—		$	6,814
Federal agency and corporate obligations		74,179		112		(92	)		74,199
Total	$	80,988	$	117	$	(92	)	$	81,013

Realized gains and losses on securities are included in earnings and are determined using the specific identification method. Realized gains or losses on the sale of the Company’s federal agency, state, municipal and corporate obligations were not material in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

The following table summarizes the maturity periods of the marketable securities in the Company’s portfolio as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands).

	FY 2014		FY 2015		FY 2016		Thereafter		Total
State and municipal obligations	$	—	$	1,982	$	—	$	—	$	1,982
Federal agency and corporate obligations		3,531		24,219		16,192		9,573		53,515
Total	$	3,531	$	26,201	$	16,192	$	9,573	$	55,497

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and market value of Forrester’s available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporary, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2014
	Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or Greater
	Market		Unrealized		Market		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses
State and municipal bonds	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Federal agency and corporate obligations		16,102		65		—		—
Total	$	16,102	$	65	$	—	$	—
	As of December 31, 2013
	Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or Greater
	Market Value		Unrealized Losses		Market Value		Unrealized Losses
State and municipal bonds	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Federal agency and corporate obligations		30,645		92		—		—
Total	$	30,645	$	92	$	—	$	—

Fair Value

The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value on a recurring basis, including cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities. The fair values of these financial assets have been classified as Level 1, 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy as described in the accounting standards for fair value measurements.

Level 1 — Fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Fair value based on inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Fair value based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and such inputs are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets (cash equivalents and investments) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Money market funds (1)	$	931	$	—	$	—	$	931
State and municipal obligations		—		1,982		—		1,982
Federal agency and corporate obligations		—		53,515		—		53,515
Total	$	931	$	55,497	$	—	$	56,428
	As of December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Money market funds (1)	$	6,897	$	—	$	—	$	6,897
State and municipal obligations		—		6,814		—		6,814
Federal agency and corporate obligations (2)		—		80,449		—		80,449
Total	$	6,897	$	87,263	$	—	$	94,160

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents.

(2) $6.2 million are included in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2013 as original maturities at the time of purchase were 90 days or less.

Level 2 assets consist of the Company’s entire portfolio of federal, state, municipal and corporate bonds. Level 2 assets have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, typically utilizing third party pricing services or other market observable data. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation methods, including both income and market based approaches and observable market inputs to determine value. These observable market inputs include reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events.