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Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

7. INVESTMENTS

Debt Securities and Other Investments

At September 30, 2019, we held the following debt securities and other investments, recorded at fair value:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

10,733

 

 

$

95

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,828

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

931

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

930

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

7,222

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

7,255

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

7,366

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

7,388

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

9,160

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

9,143

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

372

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

369

 

Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value

 

$

35,784

 

 

$

163

 

 

$

(34

)

 

$

35,913

 

 

At December 31, 2018, we held the following debt securities and other investments, recorded at fair value:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

20,777

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

(112

)

 

$

20,684

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

1,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

1,313

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

5,230

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

5,221

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

3,833

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

3,791

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

9,271

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

9,206

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

592

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

584

 

Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value

 

$

41,042

 

 

$

27

 

 

$

(270

)

 

$

40,799

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, our debt securities had the following contractual maturities:

 

(In thousands)

 

Corporate

bonds

 

 

Municipal

fixed-rate

bonds

 

 

Asset-

backed

bonds

 

 

Mortgage /

Agency-

backed bonds

 

 

U.S. government

bonds

 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

Less than one year

 

$

3,154

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

One to two years

 

 

4,316

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

941

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two to three years

 

 

3,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,475

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

7,528

 

 

 

 

Three to five years

 

 

290

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,593

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

1,615

 

 

 

369

 

Five to ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,666

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

580

 

 

 

4,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,828

 

 

$

930

 

 

$

7,255

 

 

$

7,388

 

 

$

9,143

 

 

$

369

 

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as some borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Realized gains and losses on sales of debt securities are computed under the specific identification method. The following table presents gross realized gains and losses related to our debt securities:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Gross realized gains on debt securities

 

$

36

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

85

 

 

$

49

 

Gross realized losses on debt securities

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(365

)

Total gain (loss) recognized, net

 

$

29

 

 

$

(26

)

 

$

45

 

 

$

(316

)

Our investment policy provides limitations for issuer concentration, which limits, at the time of purchase, the concentration in any one issuer to 5% of the market value of our total investment portfolio.

At September 30, 2019, we held a $25.6 million restricted certificate of deposit that is carried at cost and matures on January 8, 2020. This investment serves as a collateral deposit against the principal amount outstanding under loans made to ADTRAN pursuant to an Alabama State Industrial Development Authority revenue bond (the “Bond”), which totaled $25.6 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the Bond using a level 2 valuation technique was approximately $25.6 million and $25.4 million, respectively, based on a debt security with a comparable interest rate and maturity and a Standard and Poor’s credit rating of AA+. We have the right to offset the balance of the Bond with the collateral deposit in order to reduce the balance of the indebtedness. The Bond matures on January 1, 2020, and bears interest at the rate of 2% per annum. In conjunction with this program, we are eligible to receive certain economic incentives from the State of Alabama that reduce the amount of payroll withholdings we are required to remit to the state for those employment positions that qualify under this program. We are required to make payments in the amounts necessary to pay the interest on the amounts currently outstanding. We have made annual principal payments in addition to the interest amounts that are due. The restricted funds held as collateral against the outstanding principal amount of the Bond will be used to pay the outstanding principal and interest upon the Bond’s maturity.

Marketable Equity Securities

 

Our marketable equity securities consist of publicly traded stock, funds and certain other investments measured at fair value or cost (where appropriate).

 

On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-01, which requires us to measure all equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value, with any changes in fair value recognized in net investment gain (loss). Upon adoption, we reclassified $3.2 million of net unrealized gains related to marketable equity securities from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings.

 

ASU 2016-01 also provides a measurement alternative for equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value in which investments can be recorded at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for observable price changes for an identical or similar investment. We elected to record our equity investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value using the measurement alternative method. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had a note receivable of approximately $4.3 million, which was included in other receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, this amount was repaid and reissued in the form of debt and equity. Approximately $3.4 million was issued as an equity investment, which represented a non-cash investing activity. The carrying value of this investment under the measurement alternative was $3.4 million as of September 30, 2019. The remaining amount, approximately $0.9 million, was converted into a new note receivable, which is included in other receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and represents a non-cash operating activity.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses for our marketable equity securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Realized gains (losses) on equity securities sold

 

$

(20

)

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

(83

)

 

$

1,587

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities held

 

 

(225

)

 

 

3,293

 

 

 

8,233

 

 

 

4,129

 

Total gain (loss) recognized, net

 

$

(245

)

 

$

4,533

 

 

$

8,150

 

 

$

5,716

 

 

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, gross unrealized losses related to individual investments in a continuous loss position for twelve months or longer were not material.

 

We have categorized our cash equivalents and our investments held at fair value into a three-level fair value hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique for the cash equivalents and investments as follows: Level 1 - Values based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market; Level 2 - Values based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; Level 3 - Values based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs include information supplied by investees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2019 Using

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Market for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

1,817

 

 

$

1,817

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

 

1,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,295

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

3,112

 

 

 

1,817

 

 

 

1,295

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

10,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,828

 

 

 

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

930

 

 

 

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

7,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,255

 

 

 

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

7,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,388

 

 

 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

9,143

 

 

 

9,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

369

 

 

 

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities – various industries

 

 

32,543

 

 

 

32,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in escrow

 

 

165

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

 

20,580

 

 

 

20,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt and equity securities at fair value

 

 

89,201

 

 

 

62,431

 

 

 

26,770

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

92,313

 

 

$

64,248

 

 

$

28,065

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 Using

 

(In thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Market for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

1,554

 

 

$

1,554

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

1,554

 

 

 

1,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

20,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,684

 

 

 

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

5,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,221

 

 

 

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

3,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,791

 

 

 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

9,206

 

 

 

9,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

584

 

 

 

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities – various industries

 

 

26,763

 

 

 

26,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in escrow

 

 

253

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

 

18,256

 

 

 

18,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt and equity securities at fair value

 

 

86,071

 

 

 

54,478

 

 

 

31,593

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

87,625

 

 

$

56,032

 

 

$

31,593

 

 

$

 

 

The fair value of our Level 2 securities is calculated using a weighted average market price for each security. Market prices are obtained from a variety of industry standard data providers, large financial institutions, and other third-party sources. These multiple market prices are used as inputs into a distribution-curve-based algorithm to determine the daily market value of each security.