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Fair Value Measurements | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, except for the Company's investment funds sponsored by LSV, is determined in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s Level 1 financial assets consist mainly of investments in open-ended mutual funds that are quoted daily. Level 2 financial assets consist of Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) mortgage-backed securities held by the Company's wholly-owned limited purpose federal thrift subsidiary, SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC), Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and other U.S. government agency short-term notes and investment grade commercial paper held by SIDCO. The financial assets held by SIDCO were purchased as part of a cash management program requiring only short term, top-tier investment grade government and corporate securities. The financial assets held by SPTC are debt securities issued by GNMA and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. These securities were purchased for the sole purpose of satisfying applicable regulatory requirements and have maturity dates which range from 2020 to 2041. The Company has retrospectively adopted ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (ASU 2015-07) during 2016 for all periods presented. The fair value of the Company's investment funds sponsored by LSV is measured using the net asset value per share (NAV) as a practical expedient. The NAVs of the funds are calculated by the funds' independent custodian and are derived from the fair values of the underlying investments as of the reporting date. The funds allow for investor redemptions at the end of each calendar month. In accordance with ASU 2015-07, this investment has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of the Company's Level 2 financial assets held by SIDCO and SPTC are based upon securities pricing policies and procedures utilized by third-party pricing vendors. The Company had no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at December 31, 2016 or 2015. There were no transfers of financial assets between levels within the fair value hierarchy during 2016. Valuation of GNMA, Other U.S. Government Agency Securities and Investment Grade Commercial Paper All of the Company's investments in GNMA, FHLB and other U.S. government agency securities and investment grade commercial paper are held in accounts at well-established financial institutions. The Company's selection of a financial institution for the purpose of purchasing securities considered a number of various factors including, but not limited to, securities pricing policies and procedures utilized by that financial institution. Each financial institution utilizes the services of independent pricing vendors. These vendors utilize evaluated and industry accepted pricing models that vary by asset class and incorporate available trade, bid and other market information to determine the fair value of the securities. The market inputs, listed in approximate order of priority, include: benchmark yields, reported trade, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data. The Company evaluated the information regarding the pricing methodologies and processes utilized by the independent pricing vendors during the selection process of the financial institution. The Company analyzed this information for the purpose of classifying the securities into the appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy and to ensure that each pricing model for each asset class provided the fair value of those specific securities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company continually monitors the price of each security for any unanticipated deviations from the previously quoted price or deviations from anticipated changes in a security's price based upon an assessment of market factors and other factors relative to a specific issue expected to affect a security's price. In the event of any unanticipated deviations in a security's price, additional analysis is conducted which may include the comparison of the security's price as determined by other independent pricing vendors. The Company's investments in GNMA, FHLB and other U.S. government agency securities and investment grade commercial paper have been recorded at the prices provided by the independent pricing vendor without adjustment. The fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities of the Company was determined using the following inputs:
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 9,581 |  |  | $ | 9,581 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed-income available-for-sale securities |  | 74,452 |  |  | — |  |  | 74,452 |
Fixed-income securities owned |  | 21,339 |  |  | — |  |  | 21,339 |
Investment funds sponsored by LSV (1) |  | 4,858 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 110,230 |  |  | $ | 9,581 |  |  | $ | 95,791 |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
|  | December 31, 2015 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 10,657 |  |  | $ | 10,657 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed-income available-for-sale securities |  | 70,637 |  |  | — |  |  | 70,637 |
Fixed-income securities owned |  | 21,235 |  |  | — |  |  | 21,235 |
Investment funds sponsored by LSV (1) |  | 4,039 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 106,568 |  |  | $ | 10,657 |  |  | $ | 91,872 |
(1) The fair value amounts presented in the tables above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (See Note 6).

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