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Note 5 - Short-term Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]
5.
Short-Term Investments
 
The following is a summary of our short-term investments (in thousands):
 
 
   
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
 
 
 
Gross
   
Gross
   
 
 
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Estimated
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
U.S. treasury bills and government agency obligations
  $
89,255
    $
28
    $
    $
89,283
 
U.S. corporate debt securities
   
51,311
     
     
(1
)
   
51,310
 
Foreign corporate debt securities
   
5,027
     
11
     
     
5,038
 
U.S. commercial paper
   
50,176
     
     
     
50,176
 
Foreign commercial paper
   
69,972
     
     
(2
)
   
69,970
 
Total
  $
265,741
    $
39
    $
(3
)
  $
265,777
 
 
   
December 31, 2018
 
   
 
 
 
 
Gross
   
Gross
   
 
 
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Estimated
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
U.S. treasury bills and government agency obligations
  $
59,747
    $
    $
(6
)
  $
59,741
 
U.S. corporate debt securities
   
59,164
     
     
(77
)
   
59,087
 
Foreign corporate debt securities
   
5,041
     
5
     
     
5,046
 
U.S. commercial paper
   
52,800
     
     
     
52,800
 
Foreign commercial paper
   
123,870
     
     
(9
)
   
123,861
 
Total
  $
300,622
    $
5
    $
(92
)
  $
300,535
 
 
The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. We regularly monitor and evaluate the realizable value of our marketable securities. We did
not
recognize any impairment losses during the
three
months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018.
 
Realized gains and losses associated with our investments, if any, are reported in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. We recognized
$8,000
in realized gains during the
three
months ended
March 31, 2019.
We did
not
recognize any realized gains or losses during the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018.