INVESTMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS

Investments in Equity Securities

Marketable Equity Investments

Cadence’s investments in marketable equity securities consist of purchased shares of publicly held companies and are included in prepaid expenses and other in Cadence’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of these investments are recorded to other income (expense), net in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statements. The carrying value of marketable equity investments was $93.6 million and $80.6 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments

Cadence’s investments in non-marketable equity securities generally consist of stock or other instruments of privately held entities and are included in other assets on Cadence’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Cadence holds a 16% interest in a privately held company that is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of this investment was $109.6 million and $111.1 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Cadence records its proportionate share of net income from the investee, offset by amortization of basis differences, to other income (expense), net in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statements. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, Cadence recognized losses of $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Cadence also holds other non-marketable investments in privately held companies where Cadence does not have the ability to exercise significant influence and the fair value of the investments is not readily determinable. The carrying value of these investments was $27.1 million and $27.2 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Gains and losses on these investments were not material to Cadence’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented.

The portion of gains and losses included in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statements related to equity securities still held at the end of the period were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
	(In thousands)
Net gains recognized on equity securities	$	55,398	$	123
Less: Net gains recognized on equity securities sold	(20,367)		—
Net gains recognized on equity securities still held	$	35,031	$	123

Investments in Debt Securities

The following is a summary of Cadence’s available-for-sale debt securities recorded within prepaid expenses and other on its condensed consolidated balance sheets:

	As of March 31, 2024
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale debt securities
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities	$	51,268	$	206	$	(466)	$	51,008
Total available-for-sale securities	$	51,268	$	206	$	(466)	$	51,008

	As of December 31, 2023
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale debt securities
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities	$	49,653	$	375	$	(243)	$	49,785
Total available-for-sale securities	$	49,653	$	375	$	(243)	$	49,785

Gross unrealized gains and losses are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on Cadence's condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2024, the fair values of available-for-sale debt securities, by remaining contractual maturity, were as follows:

	(In thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—
Due after 1 year through 5 years	10,856
Due after 5 years through 10 years	16,564
Due after 10 years	23,588
Total	$	51,008

As of March 31, 2024, Cadence did not intend to sell any of its available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, and it was more likely than not that Cadence will hold the securities until maturity or a recovery of the cost basis.