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Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Assets |
Schedule of portion of Veeco's assets (excluding cash balances) that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (in thousands)
March 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificate of deposits and time deposits |  | $ | 66,863 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 66,863
U.S. treasuries |  |  | 19,917 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19,917
Commercial paper |  |  | — |  |  | 11,257 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,257
Total |  | $ | 86,780 |  | $ | 11,257 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 98,037
Short-term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasuries |  | $ | 51,726 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 51,726
Government agency securities |  |  | — |  |  | 4,964 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,964
Corporate debt |  |  | — |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,999
Commercial paper |  |  | — |  |  | 8,526 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,526
Total |  | $ | 51,726 |  | $ | 15,489 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 67,215
December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificate of deposits and time deposits |  | $ | 65,571 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 65,571
U.S. treasuries |  |  | 3,990 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,990
Total |  | $ | 69,561 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 69,561
Short-term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasuries |  | $ | 37,184 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 37,184
Corporate debt |  |  | — |  |  | 8,516 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,516
Commercial paper |  |  | — |  |  | 2,489 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,489
Total |  | $ | 37,184 |  | $ | 11,005 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 48,189
Trading Securities And Certain Trading Asset [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  | Gross |  | Gross |  |
|  | Amortized |  | Unrealized |  | Unrealized |  | Estimated
|  | Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | Fair Value
|  | (in thousands)
March 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasuries |  | $ | 51,715 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 51,726
Government agency securities |  |  | 4,964 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,964
Corporate debt |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,999
Commercial paper |  |  | 8,526 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,526
Total |  | $ | 67,204 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 67,215
December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasuries |  | $ | 37,191 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (7) |  | $ | 37,184
Corporate debt |  |  | 8,525 |  |  | — |  |  | (9) |  |  | 8,516
Commercial paper |  |  | 2,489 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,489
Total |  | $ | 48,205 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (16) |  | $ | 48,189
Schedule of fair value and unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities in a loss position |
|  | December 31, 2018
|  |  |  | Gross
|  | Estimated |  | Unrealized
|  | Fair Value |  | Losses
|  | (in thousands)
U.S. treasuries |  | $ | 37,184 |  | $ | (7)
Corporate debt |  |  | 8,516 |  |  | (9)
Total |  | $ | 45,700 |  | $ | (16)
Schedule of inventories |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (in thousands)
Materials |  | $ | 84,711 |  | $ | 90,816
Work-in-process |  |  | 36,299 |  |  | 42,354
Finished goods |  |  | 27,093 |  |  | 23,141
Total |  | $ | 148,103 |  | $ | 156,311
Schedule of property, plant, and equipment |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (in thousands)
Land |  | $ | 5,669 |  | $ | 5,669
Building and improvements |  |  | 61,286 |  |  | 61,124
Machinery and equipment (1) |  |  | 129,864 |  |  | 128,385
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 7,041 |  |  | 9,033
Gross property, plant, and equipment |  |  | 203,860 |  |  | 204,211
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | 126,123 |  |  | 123,927
Net property, plant, and equipment |  | $ | 77,737 |  | $ | 80,284
| (1) |  | Machinery and equipment also includes software, furniture and fixtures
Schedule of intangible assets excluding goodwill |
|  | March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
|  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |
|  | Gross |  | Amortization |  |  |  | Gross |  | Amortization |  |
|  | Carrying |  | and |  | Net |  | Carrying |  | and |  | Net
|  | Amount |  | Impairment |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | Impairment |  | Amount
|  | (in thousands)
Technology |  | $ | 337,218 |  | $ | 293,528 |  | $ | 43,690 |  | $ | 337,218 |  | $ | 290,808 |  | $ | 46,410
Customer relationships |  |  | 164,595 |  |  | 137,257 |  |  | 27,338 |  |  | 164,595 |  |  | 136,126 |  |  | 28,469
In-process R&D |  |  | 13,710 |  |  | 10,530 |  |  | 3,180 |  |  | 13,710 |  |  | 10,530 |  |  | 3,180
Trademarks and tradenames |  |  | 30,910 |  |  | 24,239 |  |  | 6,671 |  |  | 30,910 |  |  | 23,899 |  |  | 7,011
Other |  |  | 3,686 |  |  | 3,634 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 3,686 |  |  | 3,607 |  |  | 79
Total |  | $ | 550,119 |  | $ | 469,188 |  | $ | 80,931 |  | $ | 550,119 |  | $ | 464,970 |  | $ | 85,149

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