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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments
5) Investments

The fair value of short-term investments with maturities or estimated lives of less than one year consists of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013  

Available-for-sale investments:

     

Time deposits and certificates of deposit

   $ 20,900       $ 64,989   

Bankers acceptance drafts

     82         491   

Commercial paper

     —           53,434   

Corporate obligations

     24,020         18,351   

Municipal bonds

     2,099         —     

U.S. agency obligations

     82,493         162,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  129,594      299,715   

Trading securities:

Mutual funds (1)

  —        1,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 129,594    $ 300,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The mutual funds are associated with the Company’s supplemental defined contribution retirement obligations.

The fair value of long-term available-for-sale investments with maturities or estimated lives of more than one year consists of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013  

Time deposits and certificates of deposit

   $ 48       $ 54   

Asset-backed securities

     75,674         —     

Corporate obligations

     64,669         —     

Municipal bonds

     1,254         —     

U.S. agency obligations

     15,556         60,351   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 157,201    $ 60,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized gains and (losses) aggregated by investment category for short-term and long-term available-for-sale investments:

 

     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
     Estimated Fair
Value
 

As of December 31, 2014:

           

Short-term investments:

           

Available-for-sale investments:

           

Time deposits and certificates of deposit

   $ 20,901       $ —         $ (1    $ 20,900   

Bankers acceptance drafts

     82         —           —           82   

Corporate obligations

     24,029         2         (11      24,020   

Municipal bonds

     2,100         —           (1      2,099   

U.S. agency obligations

     82,488         14         (9      82,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 129,600    $ 16    $ (22 $ 129,594   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term investments:

Time deposits

$ 48    $ —      $ —      $ 48   

Asset-backed securities

  75,778      5      (109   75,674   

Corporate obligations

  64,842      1      (174   64,669   

Municipal bonds

  1,258      —        (4   1,254   

U.S. agency obligations

  15,563      2      (9   15,556   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 157,489    $ 8    $ (296 $ 157,201   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
     Estimated Fair
Value
 

As of December 31, 2013:

           

Short-term investments:

           

Available-for-sale investments:

           

Time deposits and certificates of deposit

   $ 64,983       $ 10       $ (4    $ 64,989   

Bankers acceptance drafts

     491         —           —           491   

Commercial paper

     53,429         5         —           53,434   

Corporate obligations

     18,360         —           (9      18,351   

U.S. agency obligations

     162,430         22         (2      162,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 299,693    $ 37    $ (15 $ 299,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term investments:

Time deposits and certificates of deposit

$ 54    $ —      $ —      $ 54   

U.S. agency obligations

  60,374      9      (32   60,351   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 60,428    $ 9    $ (32 $ 60,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recognized as income on the date the stock trades “ex-dividend.” The cost of marketable securities sold is determined by the specific identification method and realized gains or losses are reflected in income and was not material in 2014, 2013 and 2012.