Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

8 — Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of our assets and liabilities subject to recurring fair value measurements are as follows:


	Fair Value at June 30, 2019
			Quoted Prices		Significant
			in Active		Other		Significant
			Market for		Observable		Unobservable
	Fair		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Corporate bonds:
U.S. corporations	$	4,453,130	$	—	$	4,453,130	$	—
International corporations		929,731		—		929,731		—
Total	$	5,382,861	$	—	$	5,382,861	$	—


	Fair Value at December 31, 2018
			Quoted Prices		Significant
			in Active		Other		Significant
			Market for		Observable		Unobservable
	Fair		Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Corporate bonds:
U.S. corporations	$	5,429,336	$	—	$	5,429,336	$	—
International corporations		920,579		—		920,579		—
Total	$	6,349,915	$	—	$	6,349,915	$	—

Our corporate bonds are valued by a third-party custodian at closing prices from secondary exchanges or pricing vendors on the valuation date.

There were no transfers into or out of any Levels during the six months ended June 30, 2019 or the year ended December 31, 2018.

- 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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