Cash and Cash Equivalents, Short-term Investments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following significant investment asset classes, with disclosure of amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):



	September 30, 2013
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Cash / Cash Equivalents		Security Classification
Cash	$	51,415	$	—	$	—	$	51,415	$	51,415	N/A
Money market fund	64,775		—		—		64,775		64,775		Available for sale
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	116,190	$	—	$	—	$	116,190	$	116,190



c	December 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Cash / Cash Equivalents		Security Classification
Cash	$	23,422	$	—	$	—	$	23,422	$	23,422	N/A
Money market fund	38,892		—		1		38,891		38,891		Available for sale
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	62,314	$	—	$	1	$	62,313	$	62,313

The money market fund is a daily-traded cash equivalent with a price of $1.00, making it a Level 1 asset class, and its carrying cost closely approximates fair value. As demand deposit (cash) balances vary with the timing of collections and payments, the money market fund can cover any surplus or deficit, and thus is considered Available-for-sale.

The following table displays the financial assets measured at fair value, on a recurring basis, with money market funds recorded within cash and cash equivalents (in thousands):



	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value
At September 30, 2013
Money market fund	$	64,775	$	—	$	—	$	64,775
Total	$	64,775	$	—	$	—	$	64,775
At December 31, 2012
Money market fund	$	38,891	$	—	$	—	$	38,891
Total	$	38,891	$	—	$	—	$	38,891

Current assets and current liabilities are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities implied.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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