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Cash, Cash Equivalents, And Marketable Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Cash, Cash Equivalents And Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents, And Marketable Securities

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities:

	September 30,				December 31,
	2016				2015
	(In thousands)
Cash	$	30,089			$	99,027
Money market funds	155,055				137,593
Time deposits	4,439				4,007
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury	1,577,537				1,685,882
Equity securities of public companies	2,389				890
Total	$	1,769,509			$	1,927,399
Included in Cash and cash equivalents	$	177,785			$	228,659
Included in Marketable securities	$	1,579,926			$	1,686,771
Included in Other long-term assets (Restricted cash)	$	11,798			$	11,969

The fair value of the debt securities held as of September 30, 2016 was $1.6 billion, including less than $0.5 million of gross and net unrealized gains. All of the debt securities held as of September 30, 2016 are scheduled to mature in less than one year.

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