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Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
NOTE 4.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (“exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs).  The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
Level 1:  Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2:  Directly or indirectly observable inputs as of the reporting date through correlation with market data, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in markets that are not active.  Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities that are valued using models or other pricing methodologies that do not require significant judgment since the input assumptions used in the models, such as interest rates and volatility factors, are corroborated by readily observable data from actively quoted markets for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
 
Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data and require the use of significant management judgment.  These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management's estimates of market participant assumptions.
 
The following table summarizes financial assets, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
As of June 30, 2011
 
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
  
Significant Other Observable Inputs
  
Significant Unobservable Inputs
    
   
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Assets
            
Cash equivalents
 $7,303  $-  $-  $7,303 
Total assets at fair value
 $7,303  $-  $-  $7,303 
 
   
As of March 31, 2011
 
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
  
Significant Other Observable Inputs
  
Significant Unobservable Inputs
     
   
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Assets
                
Cash equivalents
 $2,415  $-  $-  $2,415 
Total assets at fair value
 $2,415  $-  $-  $2,415 
 
Our Level 1 financial assets are cash equivalents, comprised of money market mutual funds, which are highly liquid instruments with original or remaining maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase that are readily convertible into cash.  The fair value of our Level 1 financial assets is based on quoted market prices of the underlying security.  As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, we did not have any Level 2 or Level 3 financial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities on a recurring basis.