Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

The Company accounts for certain financial assets at fair value, defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-level hierarchy is used to show the extent and level of judgment used to estimate fair value measurements.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as of September 30, 2021 (in thousands):


	Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value as of September 30, 2021

Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	89,254	$	—	$	—	$	89,254
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury Obligations		50,217		—		—		50,217
Long-term investment:
Failed Auction Security		—		—		2,598		2,598

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands):


	Using
	Significant
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total Fair Value as of December 31, 2020

Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	69,493	$	—	$	—		$	69,493
U.S. Treasury Obligations		19,998		—		—			19,998
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury Obligations		50,166		—		—			50,166
Long-term investment:
Failed Auction Security		—		—		2,517			2,517
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration obligations		—		—		(227	)		(227	)

As of September 30, 2021, there was insufficient observable auction rate security market information available to determine the fair value of the Failed Auction Security using Level 1 or Level 2 inputs. As such, the Company’s investment in the Failed Auction Security was deemed to require valuation using Level 3 inputs. Management, after consulting with advisors, valued the Failed Auction Security using analyses and pricing models similar to those used by market participants (i.e., buyers, sellers, and the broker-dealers responsible for execution of the Dutch auction pricing mechanism by which each issue’s interest rate was set). Management utilized a probability weighted discounted cash flow (“DCF”) model to determine the estimated fair value of this security as of September 30, 2021. The major assumptions used in preparing the DCF model were similar to those described in

Note 5 - Fair Value

Measurements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K.

Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of September 30, 2021 is as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Weighted Average

Failed Auction Security	$	2,598	Discounted cash flow	Cumulative probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity	0.15%
				Cumulative probability of principal return prior to maturity	94.71%
				Cumulative probability of default	5.14%
				Liquidity risk premium	5.00%
				Recovery rate in default	40.00%

The change in the estimated fair value calculated for the investment valued on a recurring basis utilizing Level 3 inputs (i.e., the Failed Auction Security) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):


Balance at the beginning of the period	$	2,517
Credit gain on available-for-sale security included in Other income (expense), net		3
Gain included in Other comprehensive income		78

Balance at the end of the period	$	2,598

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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