FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

NOTE 6—FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Equity securities without readily determinable fair values

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the Company’s investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values totaled $14.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively, and is included in “Other non-current assets” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The cumulative downward adjustments (including impairments) to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values held as of December 31, 2020, since the adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, were $2.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no adjustments to the carrying value of equity securities without readily determinable fair values. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized impairments of $4.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, which are included in “Other income (expense), net” in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	December 31, 2020
	Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Total Fair Value Measurements

	(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	147,615	$	—	$	147,615
Time deposits	—		50,000		50,000
Total	$	147,615	$	50,000	$	197,615


	December 31, 2019
	Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Total Fair Value Measurements

	(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	150,865	$	—	$	150,865
Time deposits	—		30,000		30,000


Total	$	150,865	$	30,000	$	180,865

Financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes

The following table presents the carrying value and the fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes.


	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

	(In thousands)

Long-term debt, net (a)	$	(3,840,930)	$	(6,267,976)	$	(3,240,016)	$	(3,904,406)

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(a)At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of long-term debt, net includes unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs of $51.6 million and $52.5 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the fair value of long-term debt, net is estimated using observable market prices or indices for similar liabilities, which are Level 2 inputs.

- 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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