Fair Value Measurements

The company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” (“ASC 820”) for the company’s financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually using a fair value hierarchy that is broken down into three levels. Level inputs are defined as follows:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs for the assets or liabilities through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use to price the assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

The company categorized its cash equivalents as Level 1. The valuations for Level 1 were determined based on a “market approach” using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Valuation of these assets does not require a significant degree of judgment. The company categorized its warrants potentially settleable in cash as Level 2 inputs. The warrants are measured at market value on a recurring basis and are being marked to market each quarter-end until they are completely settled. The warrants are valued using an appropriate pricing model, using assumptions consistent with our application of ASC 718. The contingent purchase price consideration is categorized as Level 3 inputs and is measured at its estimated fair value on a recurring basis and is adjusted at each quarter-end until it is completely settled. The contingent purchase price consideration is valued based on the expected timing of milestones, the expected probability of success for each milestone and discount rates based on a corporate debt interest rate index publicly issued.

As discussed in Note 12, the Company met the relevant criteria for reporting the commercial operations as held for sale as of September 30, 2015, and as a result, assessed the commercial asset group for impairment pursuant to ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. The net carrying value of the commercial asset group was compared to its fair value as of September 30, 2105. The Company determined that the fair value using a risk adjusted net present value of deal consideration received from bids from potential acquirers, which the Company concluded was a Level 3 input. The Company determined that the carrying value exceeded its fair value and as a result recorded an $8.1 million impairment charge on assets classified as held for sale in the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015.

The following tables present information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):



Description	September 30, 2015		Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	32,618	$	32,618	$	—	$	—
Assets held for sale	17,801		—		—		17,801
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	$	50,419	$	32,618	$	—	$	17,801
Liabilities:
Warrants potentially settleable in cash	$	16,661	$	—	$	16,661	$	—
Contingent purchase price consideration	6,582		—		—		6,582
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	$	23,243	$	—	$	16,661	$	6,582



Description	December 31, 2014		Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	19,477	$	19,477	$	—	$	—
Total assets measured and recorded at fair value	$	19,477	$	19,477	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Warrants potentially settleable in cash	$	5,383	$	—	$	5,383	$	—
Contingent purchase price consideration	6,651		—		—		6,651
Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value	$	12,034	$	—	$	5,383	$	6,651

The company did not transfer any financial instruments into or out of Level 3 classification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending Level 3 liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is as follows (in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Balance, January 1, 2015	$	6,651
Change in the estimated fair value of the contingent purchase price consideration	(69		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	6,582

The fair value of the contingent purchase price consideration is measured at the end of each reporting period using Level 3 inputs in a probability-weighted, discounted cash-outflow model. The significant unobservable assumptions include the probability of achieving each milestone, the date we expect to reach the milestone, and a determination of present value factors used to discount future expected cash outflows.