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Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Company's recurring financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements
The Company's recurring financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements are as follows:

 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2015
Description
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 


Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
 
$
101,960

 
$
101,960

 
$

 
$

Certificates of deposit
 
3,465

 

 
3,465

 

Bonds
 
12,368

 
12,368

 

 

Investment securities available for sale
 

 
 
 
 
 

Equity securities
 
106,976

 
106,976

 

 

Mutual funds invested in fixed income securities
 
54,864

 
54,864

 

 

Fixed income securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Government securities
 
35,433

 

 
35,433

 

Corporate securities
 
54,741

 

 
54,741

 

U.S. mortgage backed securities
 
6,351

 

 
6,351

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
14,537

 

 
14,537

 

U.S. asset backed securities
 
13,360

 

 
13,360

 

Index-linked U.S. bonds
 
2,114

 

 
2,114

 

Total fixed income securities
 
126,536

 

 
126,536

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants (1)
 
577

 

 

 
577

Total
 
$
406,746

 
$
276,168

 
$
130,001

 
$
577

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt
 
$
149,739

 
$

 
$

 
$
149,739

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Warrants are 1,000,000 warrants to purchase Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (“LTS”) common stock received on November 4, 2011 which were carried at $577 as of September 30, 2015 and are included in “Other assets.” The Company recognized a loss of $1,765 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 related to the change in fair value of the Warrants.

 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014
Description
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 


Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
 
$
205,180

 
$
205,180

 
$

 
$

Certificates of deposit
 
3,462

 

 
3,462

 

Bonds
 
4,868

 
4,868

 

 

Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equity securities
 
154,192

 
153,666

 
526

 

Mutual funds invested in fixed income securities
 
59,826

 
59,826

 

 

Fixed income securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

U.S. Government securities
 
35,446

 

 
35,446

 

Corporate securities
 
56,248

 
7,397

 
48,851

 

U.S. Government and federal agency
 
4,770

 

 
4,770

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
16,508

 

 
16,508

 

U.S. asset-backed securities
 
16,955

 

 
16,955

 

Index-linked U.S. bonds
 
2,098

 

 
2,098

 

Total fixed income securities
 
132,025

 
7,397

 
124,628

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants (1)
 
2,342

 

 

 
2,342

Total
 
$
561,895

 
$
430,937

 
$
128,616

 
$
2,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt
 
$
169,386

 
$

 
$

 
$
169,386

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Warrants include 1,000,000 of LTS Warrants received on November 4, 2011 which were carried at $2,342 as of December 31, 2014 and are included in “Other assets.” The Company recognized income of $584 for the year ended December 31, 2014 related to the change in fair value of the Warrants. The Company recognized income of $868 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Unobservable inputs related to the valuations of the Level 3 assets and liabilities
The unobservable inputs related to the valuations of the Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows at September 30, 2015:

 
 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
Fair Value at
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
2015
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range (Actual)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrant
 
$
577

 
Option model
 
Stock price
 
$
2.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise price
 
$
1.68

 
 
 
 
 
 
Term (in years)
 
1.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
39.23
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend rate
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-free return
 
0.70
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt
 
$
149,739

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Assumed annual stock dividend
 
5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assumed annual cash dividend
 
$
1.60

 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock price
 
$
22.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible trading price (as a percentage of par value)
 
111.63
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
18.72
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-free rate
 
Term structure of US Treasury Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Implied credit spread
 
6.0% - 6.5% (6.14%)


The unobservable inputs related to the valuations of the Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31, 2014:

 
 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
Fair Value at
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
2014
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range (Actual)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants
 
$
2,342

 
Option model
 
Stock price
 
$
3.95

 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise price
 
$
1.68

 
 
 
 
 
 
Term (in years)
 
1.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
44.42
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend rate
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-free return
 
0.70
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt
 
$
169,386

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Assumed annual stock dividend
 
5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assumed annual cash dividend
 
$
1.60

 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock price
 
$
21.31

 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible trading price
 
106.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
16.00
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Implied credit spread
 
6.25% - 7.25% (6.75%)