CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

NOTE 5 — CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes our cash and cash equivalents and investments by balance sheet classification at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value ⁽¹⁾		Amortized Cost		Fair Value ⁽¹⁾
Cash and cash equivalents	$	197,356	$	197,356	$	192,165	$	192,165
Short-term investments		41,339		41,360		36,688		36,774
Long-term investments		10,790		10,896		24,964		24,832

Total cash and cash equivalents and investments	$	249,485	$	249,612	$	253,817	$	253,771

(1)	See Note 16 – Fair Value Measurements for details regarding fair value measurements.

The following table summarizes our investments by investment category at the dates indicated (in thousands):


	June 30, 2012
Investment category:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:
US treasury securities	$	10,998	$	1	$	—		$	10,999
US agency securities		3,508		9		—			3,517
Corporate notes/bonds		36,566		157		(40	)		36,683
Certificates/term deposits		1,057		—		—			1,057

Total investments	$	52,129	$	167	$	(40	)	$	52,256


	December 31, 2011
Investment category:	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities:
US treasury securities	$	6,920	$	1	$	—		$	6,921
US agency securities		5,526		25		—			5,551
Corporate notes/bonds		47,600		124		(196	)		47,528
Certificates/term deposits		1,606		—		—			1,606

Total investments	$	61,652	$	150	$	(196	)	$	61,606

The average remaining maturities of the Company’s short-term and long-term available-for-sale investments at June 30, 2012 were approximately 5 months and 23 months, respectively.

- Definition

The entire cash and cash equivalents footnote disclosure, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify. This disclosure also includes the representation of Investments in Certain Debt and Equity Securities (and certain other trading assets) which include all debt and equity securities (other than those equity securities accounted for under the equity or cost methods of accounting) with readily determinable fair values. Other trading assets include assets that are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and held for trading purposes. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise that is in the form of a security. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities (and other trading assets).

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