The percentage of investment in reverse repurchase agreements which are collateralized by deposits.

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Represents amount of transfers between fair value measurement levels.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes 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.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Financial Instruments
Transfers between fair value measurement levels	$ 0		$ 0
Minimum \| Reverse repurchase agreements \| Government Securities and Obligations
Financial Instruments
Percentage of investment amount to collateralized deposits value	102
Recurring
Financial Instruments
Total assets	$ 38,500	$ 33,180
Recurring \| Level 1
Financial Instruments
Total assets	6,144	5,956
Recurring \| Level 2
Financial Instruments
Total assets	32,356	27,224
Recurring \| Money market funds
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	6,144	5,956
Recurring \| Money market funds \| Level 1
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	6,144	5,956
Recurring \| Corporate debt securities
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	7,506	1,948
Short-term investments	1,850	7,276
Recurring \| Corporate debt securities \| Level 2
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	7,506	1,948
Short-term investments	1,850	7,276
Recurring \| Reverse repurchase agreements
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	2,000	3,000
Short-term investments	21,000	15,000
Recurring \| Reverse repurchase agreements \| Level 2
Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents	2,000	3,000
Short-term investments	$ 21,000	$ 15,000