13. Fair value of financial instruments

The Company applies various valuation approaches in determining the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities within a hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the source of inputs as follows:

Level 1— Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2— Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3— Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

The availability of observable inputs can vary among the various types of financial assets and liabilities. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for financial statement disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities of 90 days or less at the time of purchase, that are readily convertible into cash. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company held $172.5 million and $70.8 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents, consisting primarily of money market funds of $169.7 million and $67.7 million, respectively, and the remaining in non-interest bearing checking accounts. The carrying value approximates the fair value. The fair value of these money market funds was determined by using quoted prices for identical investments in an active market (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy).

The following is a summary of the carrying values and estimated fair values of the 2015 notes and the facility financing obligation (i.e., the 2019 notes and Tranche B notes) (in millions):


	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying value		Estimated fair value		Carrying value		Estimated fair value
2015 notes	$	99.1	$	113.9	$	98.4	$	102.2
Facility financing obligation	$	72.6	$	75.3	$	102.3	$	107.0

Senior Convertible Notes

The estimated fair value of the 2015 notes was calculated based on model-derived valuations whose inputs were observable, such as the Company’s stock price, and non-observable, such as the Company’s longer-term historical volatility, which was estimated to be 85% (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). As there is no current observable market for the 2015 notes, the Company determined the estimated fair value using a convertible bond valuation model within a lattice framework. The convertible bond valuation model combined expected cash outflows with market-based assumptions regarding risk-adjusted yields, stock price volatility and recent price quotes and trading information regarding Company issued debt instruments and shares of common stock into which the notes are convertible.

Facility Agreement

As discussed in Note 11 — Facility Agreement, in connection with the Facility Agreement, the Company issued 2019 notes and Milestone Rights and recorded the Commitment Asset on July 1, 2013. In addition, on February 28, 2014, the Company entered into the First Amendment, and recorded the Tranche B Commitment Asset, which represented the increase in borrowing capacity that the Company received as consideration for the modifications made to the Facility Agreement and the Tranche 1 notes and Tranche 3 notes. As there is no current observable market for the 2019 notes or Tranche B notes, the Company determined the estimated fair value using a bond valuation model based on a discounted cash flow methodology. The bond valuation model combined expected cash flows associated with principal repayment and interest based on the contractual terms of the debt agreement discounted to present value using a selected market discount rate of 12.7% at December 31, 2013 for the 2019 notes and a selected market discount rate of 11.9% at the inception of the Tranche B notes (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). On September 30, 2014, the market discount rate was recalculated at 12.4% for the Tranche 1 notes and the Tranche 4 notes and 11.9% for the Tranche B notes. The Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 notes were fully converted by the end of the first quarter of 2014.

The estimated fair value of the Milestone Rights was calculated using the income approach in which the cash flows associated with the specified contractual payments were adjusted for both the expected timing and the probability of achieving the milestones discounted to present value using a selected market discount rate (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). The expected timing and probability of achieving the milestones, starting in 2014, was developed with consideration given to both internal data, such as progress made to date and assessment of criteria required for achievement, and external data, such as market research studies. The discount rate (17.5%) was selected based on an estimation of required rate of returns for similar investment opportunities using available market data. As of September 30, 2014, the fair value of the Milestone Rights is estimated at $23.1 million.

The fair value of the Commitment Asset was estimated using the income approach by estimating the fair value of the future tranches using a market debt rate (12.0%) commensurate with the risk of the future tranches and the fair value of the cash expected to be received by the Company and assessing the probability of the commitments being funded in the future based on the operational hurdles required for funding being met (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). At September 30, 2014, as Deerfield had purchased all four tranches of 2019 notes in the aggregate principal amount of $160.0 million, the carrying value of the Commitment Asset was zero.

The fair value of the Tranche B Commitment Asset was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis under the income approach. Specifically, the fair value was determined by estimating the fair value of the future tranche using a market yield (11.9%) commensurate with the risk of the future tranche and the fair value of the cash expected to be received by the Company and assessing the probability of the commitment being funded in the future based on the operational hurdles required for funding being met as well as consideration of alternative funding options (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). As of the date it was recorded, the Tranche B Commitment Asset was valued at $2.9 million.

On May 6, 2014, Deerfield purchased $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of Tranche B notes in accordance with the provisions of the Facility Agreement, as amended. Accordingly, the $1.2 million portion of the Commitment Asset associated with the $20.0 million purchased was derecognized and recorded as debt discount on the Tranche B notes. Consequently, the remaining carrying value of the Tranche B Commitment Asset was $1.8 million. As of September 30, 2014, because there have been no material changes to the established estimates, the carrying value of the Tranche B Commitment Asset approximates its respective estimated fair value.

There were no material re-measurements to fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 of financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between the fair value measurement levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.