FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

NOTE 4:-

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In accordance with ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures", the Company measures its cash equivalents and available for sale marketable securities at fair value on recurring basis. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are classified within Level 1 or Level 2. This is because these assets are valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs.

The Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including interest receivable components consisted of the following types of instruments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

	December 31, 2015
	Fair value measurements using input type
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	853	$	-	$	-	$	853

Available-for-sale:

Foreign banks and government debentures		-		50,596		-		50,596
Corporate debentures		-		47,523		-		47,523
Corporate shares		5,698		-		-		5,698

Total financial assets	$	6,551	$	98,119	$	-	$	104,670

	December 31, 2014
	Fair value measurements using input type
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	736	$	-	$	-	$	736

Available-for-sale:

Foreign banks and government debentures		-		82,662		-		82,662
Corporate debentures		-		61,305		-		61,305

Total financial assets	$	736	$	143,967	$	-	$	144,703

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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