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Cash, Cash Equivalents, And Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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:

	March 31,				December 31,
	2017				2016
	(In thousands)
Cash	$	32,943			$	39,183
Money market funds	192,524				134,790
Time deposits	5,907				4,632
Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury	1,561,918				1,626,764
Equity securities of public companies	2,372				2,174
Total	$	1,795,664			$	1,807,543
Included in Cash and cash equivalents	$	454,592			$	231,945
Included in Marketable securities	1,331,780				1,565,962
Included in Other long-term assets (Restricted cash)	9,292				9,636
Total	$	1,795,664			$	1,807,543

The fair value of the debt securities held as of March 31, 2017 was $1.6 billion, including less than $0.5 million of gross and net unrealized gains. All of the debt securities held as of March 31, 2017 are scheduled to mature in less than one year.

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