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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement |
Summary of available-for-sale securities |
|  |  |  |  | Gross |  | Gross |  | Estimated |
|  |  |  |  | Unrealized |  | Unrealized |  | Fair |
|  | Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Equity Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 38,473 |  | $ | 30,856 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 69,329 |
September 30, 2017 |  | $ | 38,473 |  | $ | 31,700 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 70,173 |
Summary of assets and liabilities measured at fair value | The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities measured at fair value presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017:
|  | Fair Value |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Recurring fair value measurements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and municipal debt securities |  | $ | 15,716 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 15,716 |  | $ | — |
U.S. government and federal agency securities |  |  | 26,825 |  |  | 26,825 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total short-term investments |  |  | 42,541 |  |  | 26,825 |  |  | 15,716 |  |  | — |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 383,664 |  |  | 383,664 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Investments |  |  | 69,329 |  |  | 69,329 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other current assets |  |  | 38,226 |  |  | 38,226 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other assets |  |  | 6,798 |  |  | 6,798 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total assets measured at fair value |  | $ | 540,558 |  | $ | 524,842 |  | $ | 15,716 |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent earnout liability |  | $ | 17,356 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 17,356 |
Summary of supplemental fair value information about long-term fixed-rate debt |
|  | December 31, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in millions) |
Carrying value of long-term fixed-rate debt |  | $ | 493.2 |  | $ | 492.9 |
Fair value of long-term fixed-rate debt |  | $ | 527.8 |  | $ | 529.0 |

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