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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
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Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value measurements are market-based measurements, not entity-specific measurements.  Therefore, fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  We follow a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values.  The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below:
 
·  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
·  Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.
 
·  Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable in active markets.
 
The following table provides a summary of the recognized assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
  
Balance as of
  
Basis of Fair Value Measurements
 
  
September 30, 2014
  
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash equivalents
 
$
3,644,000
  
$
3,644,000
  
$
  
$
 
                 
Liabilities:
                
Warrant liability
 
$
287,000
  
$
  
$
  
$
287,000
 

  
Balance as of
  
Basis of Fair Value Measurements
 
  
December 31, 2013
  
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
 
Assets:
        
Cash equivalents
 
$
4,644,000
  
$
4,644,000
  
$
  
$
 

We use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of our cash equivalents, which consist of money market funds that are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Refer to note 6 for discussion about determining the fair value of our warrant liability.
 
Common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with our Letter Agreement with the Lenders do not trade in an active securities market, and as such, we estimated the fair value of these warrants using the option pricing model (see note 6).  Some of the significant inputs are observable in active markets, such as common stock market price, volatility, and risk free rate.  Because some of the inputs to our valuation model are either not observable quoted prices or are not derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means, the warrant liability is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
The following table summarizes the change in our Level 3 warrant liability value:

  
Three months ended
  
Nine months ended
 
Warrant liability
 
September 30, 2014
  
September 30, 2014
 
     
Beginning balance
 
$
  
$
 
Fair value of warrants allocated from additional paid in capital
  
421,000
   
421,000
 
Decrease in fair value recognized in operating expenses
  
(134,000
)
  
(134,000
)
Ending balance
 
$
287,000
  
$
287,000