Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

The Company holds certain of its cash and cash equivalents in money market funds which is measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at each reporting period using Level 1 inputs, which are considered the most reliable such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The following tables show the fair value of the amounts held in money market funds at each reporting period (in thousands).



	March 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Money market fund deposits	$	18,276	$	—	$	—	$	18,276


	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Money market fund deposits	$	18,275	$	—	$	—	$	18,275

- 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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