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Marketable Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Marketable Investments | (3) Marketable Investments The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable investments, all of which are classified as available-for-sale (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, 2014 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Market Value |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  | $ | 55,005 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | (133 | ) |  | $ | 54,885 |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Market Value |
State and municipal obligations |  | $ | 6,809 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,814 |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  |  | 74,179 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | (92 | ) |  |  | 74,199 |
Total |  | $ | 80,988 |  |  | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | (92 | ) |  | $ | 81,013 |
The following table summarizes the maturity periods of the marketable securities in the Company’s portfolio as of December 31, 2014.
|  | FY 2015 |  |  | FY2016 |  |  | FY2017 |  |  | Total |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  | $ | 21,076 |  |  | $ | 16,109 |  |  | $ | 17,700 |  |  | $ | 54,885 |
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and market value of Forrester’s available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporary, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, 2014 |
|  | Less Than 12 Months |  |  | 12 Months or Greater |
|  | Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  | $ | 38,175 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Less Than 12 Months |  |  | 12 Months or Greater |
|  | Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Market Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  | $ | 30,645 |  |  | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Realized gains or losses on sales of the Company’s federal obligations, state and municipal bonds and corporate bonds were not significant for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012. During 2013 the Company sold its entire portfolio of ARS (par value $11.0 million) for a realized loss of $1.9 million that is included in gains (losses) on investments, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets (cash equivalents and marketable investments) measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
|  | As of December 31, 2014 |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Money market funds (1) |  | $ | 1,794 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,794 |
Federal agency and corporate obligations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54,885 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54,885 |
Total |  | $ | 1,794 |  |  | $ | 54,885 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 56,679 |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Money market funds (1) |  | $ | 6,897 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,897 |
State and municipal obligations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,814 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,814 |
Federal agency and corporate obligations (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 80,449 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 80,449 |
Total |  | $ | 6,897 |  |  | $ | 87,263 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 94,160 |
(1) | Included in cash and cash equivalents.
(2) | $6.2 million included in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2013 as original maturities at the time of purchase were 90 days or less.
Level 2 assets consist of the Company’s entire portfolio of federal, state, municipal and corporate bonds. Level 2 assets have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, typically utilizing third party pricing services or other market observable data. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation methods, including both income and market based approaches and observable market inputs to determine value. These observable market inputs include reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events. At December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company held no Level 3 assets. Prior to October 30, 2013 the Company held state and municipal bonds with an auction reset feature (auction rate securities or “ARS”). In February 2008, auctions began to fail for these securities and continued to fail throughout 2013. On October 30, 2013 the Company sold its entire portfolio of ARS for net proceeds of $9.1 million and realized a loss on the sale of $1.9 million. Level 3 assets at December 31, 2012 consisted entirely of ARS. While the Company received interest income on its ARS investments at each interest reset date (which occurred at either 7 or 35 day intervals for each security), these investments traded infrequently and therefore did not have a readily determinable market value. Interest rates on the securities ranged from 0.1% to 0.4% and 0.1% to 0.5% during 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company valued the ARS using a discounted cash flow model that included unobservable inputs including estimates of interest rates, discount rates and expected holding periods of the securities, which is considered a Level 3 valuation. The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial assets for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
|  | ARS |
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 8,970 |
Sales |  |  | (9,108 | )
Gains included in other comprehensive income |  |  | 138 |
Losses transferred out of other comprehensive loss |  |  | 1,892 |
Losses included in earnings |  |  | (1,892 | )
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | — |

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