Short-term Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Short-term investments at December 31, 2020 consisted of mutual funds, certificates of deposit and U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities. Short-term investments at December 31, 2019 consisted of mutual funds. Short-term investments are recorded at fair value, based on current market valuations. Unrealized gains and losses on the Company's debt securities are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of other comprehensive loss until realized. Realized gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale equity securities are included in non-operating other income (expense) on the consolidated statements of operations and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of the securities sold. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded gross realized gain on investments of $744,000 and $594,000, respectively, and gross realized loss on investments of $1.3 million and $118,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded net unrealized gain on available for sale equity securities of $1.7 million. There was no material unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale equity securities recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019. No material balances were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Interest and dividends on investments classified as available-for-sale are included in interest income in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 12 available-for-sale securities in a gross unrealized loss position, of which none were in such position for longer than 12 months.

The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:


		As of December 31, 2020
	Contractual Maturity (in years)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Mutual funds	---	$	153,177,675	$	2,339,639	$	(644,140)	$	154,873,174

Certificates of deposit	Less than 1	3,000,000		26,260		(10,000)		3,016,260
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	*	3,062,256		—		(36,755)		3,025,501

		$	159,239,931	$	2,365,899	$	(690,895)	$	160,914,935


		As of December 31, 2019
	Contractual Maturity (in years)	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Mutual funds	---	$	66,599,219	$	754,709	$	(15,911)	$	67,338,017

*No single maturity date.

The Company periodically reviews its portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities to determine if any investment is impaired due to credit loss or other potential valuation concerns. For the debt securities where the fair value of the investment is less than the amortized cost basis, the Company has assessed at the individual security level for various quantitative factors including, but not limited to, the nature of the investments, changes in credit ratings, interest rate fluctuations, industry analyst reports, and the severity of impairment. Unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2020 were primarily due to changes in interest rates, including credit spreads from perceived increased credit risks as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, and not due to increased credit risks associated with specific securities. The Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be at maturity. Based on the credit quality of the available-for-sale debt securities that are in an unrealized loss position, and the Company’s estimates of future cash flows to be collected from those securities, the Company believes the unrealized losses are not credit losses. Accordingly, at December 31, 2020, the Company has not recorded an allowance for credit losses related to its available-for-sale debt securities.