Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The Company's assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the following:



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
As of December 31, 2016	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Available-for-sale marketable securities:
Corporate bonds	$	1,072,851	—		$	1,072,851
U.S. government and government agency obligations	132,340		—		132,340
Municipal bonds	7,644		—		7,644
Commercial paper	63,075		—		63,075
Certificates of deposit	42,612		—		42,612
Equity securities	49,219		$	49,219	—
	$	1,367,741	$	49,219	$	1,318,522

As of December 31, 2015
Available-for-sale marketable securities:
Corporate bonds	$	767,683	—		$	767,683
U.S. government and government agency obligations	51,209		—		51,209
Municipal bonds	17,924		—		17,924
Equity securities	31,467		$	31,467	—
	$	868,283	$	31,467	$	836,816

Marketable securities included in Level 2 are valued using quoted market prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-based valuations in which significant inputs used are observable. The Company considers market liquidity in determining the fair value for these securities. The Company did not record any charges for other-than-temporary impairment of its Level 2 marketable securities in 2016, 2015, and 2014.

There were no purchases, sales, or maturities of Level 3 marketable securities and no unrealized gains or losses related to Level 3 marketable securities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. During 2016, transfers of marketable securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $44.1 million in connection with the lapse of transfer restrictions in November 2016 on the Company's investment in Intellia common shares. During 2015, transfers of marketable securities from Level 2 to Level 1 were $91.4 million in connection with the lapse of the transfer restrictions in January 2015 on the Company's investment in Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (formerly Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.) common shares. The Company's policy for recognition of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy is to recognize any transfer at the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the determination to transfer was made. There were no other transfers of marketable securities between Levels 1, 2, or 3 classifications during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $11.2 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.875% convertible senior notes outstanding that matured in October 2016 (see Note 11). The fair value of the outstanding convertible senior notes was estimated to be $72.8 million as of December 31, 2015, and was determined based on Level 2 inputs, such as market and observable sources.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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