Note 3 - Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

( 3 ) Fair Value Measurement

The fair value of financial instruments reflects the amounts that the Company estimates to receive in connection with the sale of an asset or paid in connection with the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company follows a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation techniques into the following

three

 levels:

Level 

1

– quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities 

Level 

2

– observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are

not

active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities

Level 

3

– unobservable inputs that are supported by little or

no

market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The following table sets forth the fair value of our financial assets measured on a recurring basis as of

September 30, 2018

and

December 31, 2017

and indicates the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands).

	As of September 30, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	4,854	$	—	$	—	$	4,854

	As of December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	12,063	$	—	$	—	$	12,063