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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Investments  
Investments

4. Investments

Marketable Investments

Held-to-Maturity Investments

        Marketable investments classified as held-to-maturity consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                                                                                                                                                    

As of December 31, 2015

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Government-sponsored enterprises

 

$

53,254

 

$

3

 

$

(119

)

$

53,138

 

Corporate notes and bonds

 

 

106,722

 

 

37

 

 

(67

)

 

106,692

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Total

 

$

159,976

 

$

40

 

$

(186

)

$

159,830

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Reported under the following captions on the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current marketable investments

 

$

121,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent marketable investments

 

 

38,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

 

 

$

159,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

As of December 31, 2014

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Government-sponsored enterprises

 

$

127,212

 

$

118

 

$

(39

)

$

127,291

 

Corporate notes and bonds

 

 

293,288

 

 

260

 

 

(108

)

 

293,440

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Total

 

$

420,500

 

$

378

 

$

(147

)

$

420,731

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Reported under the following captions on the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current marketable investments

 

$

297,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent marketable investments

 

 

122,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

 

 

$

420,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

        The following table summarizes gross unrealized losses and the length of time marketable investments have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Loss

 

Government-sponsored enterprises:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized loss position less than one year

 

$

48,138

 

$

(119

)

$

15,293

 

$

(39

)

Continuous unrealized loss position greater than one year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

 

 

 

48,138

 

 

(119

)

 

15,293

 

 

(39

)

Corporate notes and bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized loss position less than one year

 

 

63,840

 

 

(67

)

 

86,824

 

 

(97

)

Continuous unrealized loss position greater than one year

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,443

 

 

(11

)

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

 

 

 

63,840

 

 

(67

)

 

90,267

 

 

(108

)

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Total

 

$

111,978

 

$

(186

)

$

105,560

 

$

(147

)

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

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        We attribute the unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, to the variability in related market interest rates. We do not intend to sell these securities, nor is it more likely than not that we will be required to sell them prior to the end of their contractual terms. Furthermore, we do not believe that these securities expose us to undue market risk or counterparty credit risk. As such, we do not consider these securities to be other than temporarily impaired.

        The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of held-to-maturity marketable investments (in thousands):

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 

Due in less than one year

 

$

121,974 

 

$

121,932 

 

Due in one to two years

 

 

38,002 

 

 

37,898 

 

Due in three to five years

 

 

 

 

 

Due after five years

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

Total

 

$

159,976 

 

$

159,830 

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Investments Held at Cost

        As of December 31, 2015, we maintain in the aggregate, non-controlling equity investments of approximately $137.2 million in privately-held corporations, including a $100.0 million investment in the preferred stock of Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), which we purchased in two separate $50.0 million transactions in May 2014 and September 2015. We account for these investments under the cost method since we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over these companies and their fair values are not readily determinable. The fair value of these investments has not been estimated at December 31, 2015, as we have not identified any events or developments indicating that their carrying amounts may be impaired. We include these investments within other assets on our accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        In addition to the SGI investments noted above, we entered into a separate multi-year research and development collaboration agreement with SGI in May 2014, whereby SGI will develop engineered primary pig cells with modified genomes for use in our xenotransplantation program. This collaboration was initially focused primarily on lungs and was expanded in September 2015 to include an additional focus on kidneys. Under this agreement, each party assumes its own research and development costs and SGI may receive royalties and milestone payments from development and commercialization of organs.