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Fair Value Measurements
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013
Fair Value Measurements

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a hierarchy that categorizes fair value measurements into the following three levels based on the types of inputs used in measuring their fair value:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or observable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and

Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions.

The Company’s financial assets recorded at fair value are summarized below, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):

 

     February 28, 2013  
             Total                      Level 1                       Level 2                       Level 3           

Assets:

            

Money market funds

    $ 865       $ 0       $ 865       $ 0   

Time deposits

      16,733         0         16,733         0   

Term deposits

      1,021         0         1,021         0   

Callable time deposits

      28,791         0         28,791         0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 47,410       $ 0       $ 47,410       $ 0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
     August 31, 2012  
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets:

            

Money market funds

    $ 4,025       $ 0       $ 4,025       $ 0   

Term deposits

      1,033         0         1,033         0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 5,058       $ 0       $ 5,058       $ 0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Money market funds and time deposits are highly liquid investments classified as cash equivalents and term deposits and callable time deposits are classified as short-term investments in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at February 28, 2013 and August 31, 2012.

The carrying values of term deposits and callable time deposits are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value that is based on third party quotations of similar assets in active markets, and are thus classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

The carrying values of trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and the revolving line of credit approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the six months ended February 28, 2013 and February 29, 2012.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets and liabilities are recognized at fair value subsequent to initial recognition when they are deemed to be impaired. There were no nonfinancial assets and liabilities deemed to be impaired and measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of February 28, 2013 and August 31, 2012.