Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

(3) Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that is expected to be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company uses a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


		Level 1:		Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

		Level 2:		Inputs other than quoted prices that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, 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:		Inputs that are generally unobservable, supported by little or no market activity, and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The categorization of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The valuation techniques used by the Company when measuring fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to its ongoing business operations, including the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency. The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts as part of its strategy to manage these risks, but does not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes or speculation. The Company executes these instruments with financial institutions that hold an investment grade credit rating. These foreign currency forward contracts do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting and are recorded on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at their fair value as of the reporting date. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments, as measured using the three-level hierarchy described above, are recognized in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy, consisted of the following (in thousands), as of:


		March 31, 2015
		Fair Value Measurements Using Input Types
	Line Item	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Non-hedging derivative assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	2,619	$	0	$	2,619

Non-hedging derivative liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	0	$	29	$	0	$	29


		December 31, 2014
		Fair Value Measurements Using Input Types
	Line Item	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Non-hedging derivative assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	1,647	$	0	$	1,647

Non-hedging derivative liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	0	$	6	$	0	$	6

The fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts is determined using Level 2 observable market inputs to extrapolate forward points to be added to or subtracted from the closing market spot rate on the reporting date, and then discounted to present value. All foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2015 were for durations of twelve months or less and consisted of the following sale contracts (in thousands):


	Notional Value Local Currency			Notional Value U.S. Dollar		Fair Value Gain (Loss) U.S. Dollar
Forward contracts to sell:
Australian Dollar		AUD	985	$	900	$	153
Brazilian Real		BRL	3,184		1,300		330
British Pound		GBP	950		1,600		191
Canadian Dollar		CAD	757		700		103
Chinese Renminbi		CNY	10,664		1,700		(23	)
Euro		EUR	3,534		4,800		998
Indian Rupee		INR	19,347		300		(5	)
Japanese Yen		JPY	131,508		1,300		202
Korean Won		KRW	881,552		850		58
Mexican Peso		MXN	4,001		300		39
Polish Zloty		PLN	4,980		1,600		290
Russian Rouble		RUB	7,323		200		79
Singapore Dollar		SGD	500		400		36
South African Rand		ZAR	6,769		600		50
Swedish Krona		SEK	1,698		250		53
Swiss Franc		CHF	268		300		24
Turkish New Lira		TRY	230		100		13
United Arab Emirates Dirham		AED	738		200		(1	)

				$	17,400	$	2,590

Changes in the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts (in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Recognized in Income
		Three Months Ended March 31,
	Location	2015		2014
Non-hedging derivative instruments:
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts	Other income (expense), net	$	949	$	(40	)

Realized loss on foreign currency forward contracts	Other income (expense), net	$	0	$	(255	)

There were no transfers among the levels within the fair value hierarchy during each of the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had no assets or liabilities that were required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

The Company also estimates the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, accrued compensation and employee benefits, and accrued restructuring costs. The Company considers the carrying value of these instruments in the financial statements to approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

- 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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