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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments

6. INVESTMENTS

Debt Securities and Other Investments

As of March 31, 2020, the following debt securities and other investments were included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and recorded at fair value:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

8,967

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

(87

)

 

$

8,923

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

931

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

934

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

6,052

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(76

)

 

 

5,993

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

8,389

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

(62

)

 

 

8,467

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

12,788

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

13,101

 

Other

 

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442

 

Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value

 

$

37,569

 

 

$

522

 

 

$

(231

)

 

$

37,860

 

 

As of December 31, 2019, the following debt securities and other investments were included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance sheet and recorded at fair value:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Corporate bonds

 

$

9,304

 

 

$

80

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,384

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

930

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

6,867

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

6,890

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

6,944

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

6,962

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

12,311

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

12,323

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

372

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

371

 

Variable rate demand notes

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value

 

$

37,528

 

 

$

153

 

 

$

(21

)

 

$

37,660

 

 

As of March 31, 2020, contractual maturities related to debt securities and other investments were as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Corporate

bonds

 

 

Municipal

fixed-rate

bonds

 

 

Asset-

backed

bonds

 

 

Mortgage /

Agency-

backed bonds

 

 

U.S. government

bonds

 

 

Other

 

Less than one year

 

$

3,274

 

 

$

 

 

$

101

 

 

$

 

 

$

61

 

 

$

442

 

One to two years

 

 

3,702

 

 

 

934

 

 

 

389

 

 

 

584

 

 

 

5,376

 

 

 

 

Two to three years

 

 

1,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

1,769

 

 

 

7,285

 

 

 

 

Three to five years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,174

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

 

Five to ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,505

 

 

 

1,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

4,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,923

 

 

$

934

 

 

$

5,993

 

 

$

8,467

 

 

$

13,101

 

 

$

442

 

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

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Gross realized gains on debt securities

 

$

43

 

 

$

41

 

Gross realized losses on debt securities

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(19

)

Total gain recognized, net

 

$

23

 

 

$

22

 

The Company’s 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. The Company did not purchase any available-for-sale debt security with credit deterioration during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

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).

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, an outstanding note receivable of $4.3 million was repaid and reissued in the form of debt and equity. Of the outstanding $4.3 million, $3.4 million was issued as an equity investment, which represented a non-cash investing activity. We elected to record this equity investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value using the measurement alternative. Under the measurement alternative, equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value can be recorded at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for observable price changes for an identical or similar investment. The carrying value of this investment under the measurement alternative was $3.4 million as of December 31, 2019. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, an impairment charge of $1.6 million was recorded related to this equity investment, which is included in net investment gain (loss) on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss). As a result, the carrying value of this investment was $1.8 million as of March 31, 2020. The remaining amount, $0.9 million of the original $4.3 million note receivable, was reissued as a new note receivable, which is included in long-term investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and represented a non-cash operating activity during the three months ended March 31, 2019. No impairment charge was recognized related to the note receivable as it is a secured loan. 

Realized and unrealized gains and losses related to marketable equity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Realized losses on equity securities sold

 

$

(2,436

)

 

$

(14

)

Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities held

 

 

(8,464

)

 

 

5,918

 

Total gain (loss) recognized, net

 

$

(10,900

)

 

$

5,904

 

 

U.S. GAAP establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and unobservable inputs for fair value measurement of financial instruments:


• Level 1 – Observable outputs; values based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market;

• Level 2 – Significant inputs that are observable; values based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly;

• Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs; values based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs could include information supplied by investees.

The Company’s cash equivalents and investments held at fair value are categorized into this hierarchy as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2020 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

 

$

4,826

 

 

$

4,826

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

8,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,923

 

 

 

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

934

 

 

 

 

 

 

934

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

5,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,993

 

 

 

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

8,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,467

 

 

 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

13,101

 

 

 

13,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities – various industries

 

 

24,823

 

 

 

24,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

 

17,349

 

 

 

17,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

87,464

 

 

$

62,205

 

 

$

24,817

 

 

$

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 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

 

$

1,309

 

 

$

1,309

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Available-for-sale debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

9,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,384

 

 

 

 

Municipal fixed-rate bonds

 

 

930

 

 

 

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

 

Asset-backed bonds

 

 

6,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,890

 

 

 

 

Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds

 

 

6,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,962

 

 

 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

 

12,323

 

 

 

12,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 

371

 

 

 

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

 

Variable rate demand notes

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities – various industries

 

 

35,501

 

 

 

35,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in escrow

 

 

298

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

 

21,698

 

 

 

21,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments

 

 

2,442

 

 

 

2,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

98,908

 

 

$

73,571

 

 

$

25,337

 

 

$

 

 

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.  

 

The fair value of Level 3 securities is calculated based on unobservable inputs. Quantitative information with respect to unobservable inputs consists of third-party valuations performed in accordance with ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurement. Inputs used in preparing the third-party valuation included the following assumptions, among others: estimated discount rates and fair market yields.