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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The tables below present information about the Company’s financial assets that are measured and carried at fair value and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques it utilizes to determine such fair value: 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

42,920

 

 

$

42,920

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

 

125,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,907

 

 

 

 

Government and government agency

   bonds

 

 

760,235

 

 

 

760,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

43,468

 

 

 

43,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic equity investments

 

 

31,739

 

 

 

1,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,005,270

 

 

$

849,363

 

 

$

125,907

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

352,370

 

 

$

352,370

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

 

133,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,368

 

 

 

 

Government and government agency

   bonds

 

 

294,717

 

 

 

284,745

 

 

 

9,972

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

127,956

 

 

 

127,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

648

 

 

 

648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

909,059

 

 

$

765,719

 

 

$

143,340

 

 

$

 

 

The Company’s assets with fair value categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy include money market funds, government and government agency bonds, corporate bonds, certificate of deposit, and the Company’s strategic investment in Lysogene, a publicly traded company in France, as more fully described in Note 3, License and Collaboration Agreements. Certain of the government and government agency bonds and corporate bonds are publicly traded fixed income securities and are presented as cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s assets with fair value categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy consist of commercial paper and government and government agency bonds. These assets have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, through income-based approaches utilizing market observable data.

The Company’s assets with fair value categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy consists of a strategic investment in Series A preferred stock of Lacerta as more fully described in Note 3, License and Collaboration Agreements. The fair value of the asset is based on a cost approach corroborated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The most significant assumptions in the option pricing model include historical volatility of similar public companies, estimated term through Lacerta’s potential exit and a risk free rate based on certain U.S. Treasury rates.

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and revolving line of credit approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts for the term loan approximate fair value based on market activity for other debt instruments with similar characteristics and comparable risk.