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Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements
Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the estimated fair value of our short-term and long-term investments, classified as available for sale, are as follows (in thousands):

Short-term 
December 31, 2015
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Commercial paper
$
38,537

 
$

 
$

 
$
38,537

Corporate bonds
179,765

 
6

 
(251
)
 
179,520

U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds
510

 

 
(2
)
 
508

Municipal securities
14,209

 
7

 
(2
)
 
14,214

U.S. government agency bonds
75,172

 

 
(53
)
 
75,119

U.S. government treasury bonds
51,763

 
1

 
(81
)
 
51,683

Total Marketable Securities, Short-Term
$
359,956

 
$
14

 
$
(389
)
 
$
359,581

Long-term 
December 31, 2015
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
U.S. government agency bonds
$
43,853

 
$

 
$
(178
)
 
$
43,675

Corporate bonds
64,012

 
9

 
(217
)
 
63,804

U.S. government treasury bonds
37,673

 

 
(107
)
 
37,566

Municipal securities
3,993

 

 
(2
)
 
3,991

Asset-backed securities
2,338

 

 
(3
)
 
2,335

Total Marketable Securities, Long-Term
$
151,869

 
$
9

 
$
(507
)
 
$
151,371

Short-term 
December 31, 2014
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
Commercial paper
$
33,998

 
$

 
$

 
$
33,998

Corporate bonds
152,055

 
27

 
(116
)
 
151,966

U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds
901

 

 

 
901

Municipal securities
9,147

 
13

 

 
9,160

U.S. government agency bonds
41,574

 
14

 
(1
)
 
41,587

U.S.government treasury bonds
15,770

 
7

 

 
15,777

Asset-backed securities
1,398

 

 

 
1,398

Total Marketable Securities, Short-Term
$
254,843

 
$
61

 
$
(117
)
 
$
254,787

Long-term 
December 31, 2014
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
U.S. government agency bonds
$
48,233

 
$
12

 
$
(28
)
 
$
48,217

Corporate bonds
57,195

 
6

 
(112
)
 
57,089

U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds
523

 

 
(2
)
 
521

U.S. government treasury bonds
20,814

 
5

 
(6
)
 
20,813

Municipal securities
9,552

 
5

 
(6
)
 
9,551

Asset-backed securities
11,713

 

 
(12
)
 
11,701

Total Marketable Securities, Long-Term
$
148,030

 
$
28

 
$
(166
)
 
$
147,892


For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, realized losses were immaterial. Cash and cash equivalents were not included in the table above as the gross unrealized gains and losses were not material. We have no material short-term or long-term investments that have been in continuous unrealized loss positions for greater than twelve months as of December 31, 2015. Amounts reclassified to earnings from unrealized gain or losses were immaterial in 2015 and 2014.

Our fixed-income securities investment portfolio consists of corporate bonds, U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds, commercial paper, municipal securities, U.S. government agency bonds, U.S. government treasury bonds and asset-backed securities that have a maximum maturity of two years. The securities that we invest in are generally deemed to be low risk based on their credit ratings from the major rating agencies. The longer the duration of these securities, the more susceptible they are to changes in market interest rates and bond yields. As interest rates increase, those securities purchased at a lower yield show a mark-to-market unrealized loss. The unrealized losses are due primarily to changes in credit spreads and interest rates. We expect to realize the full value of all these investments upon maturity or sale.  The weighted average remaining duration of these securities was approximately 9 months and 10 months as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

As the carrying value approximates the fair value for our short-term and long-term marketable securities shown in the tables above, the following table summarizes the fair value of our short-term and long-term marketable securities classified by maturity as of December 31, 2015 and 2014  (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
One year or less
 
$
359,581

 
$
254,787

Due in greater than one year
 
151,370

 
147,892

Total available for short-term and long-term marketable securities
 
$
510,951

 
$
402,679


Fair Value Measurements
We measure the fair value of our cash equivalents and marketable securities as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  We use the U.S. GAAP fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  This hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1—Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Our Level 1 assets consist of money market funds and U.S government treasury bonds. We did not hold any Level 1 liabilities as of December 31, 2015 or 2014.

Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Our Level 2 assets consist of commercial paper, corporate bonds, U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds, municipal securities, U.S. government agency bonds, asset-backed securities, and our Israeli funds that are mainly invested in insurance policies and foreign currency forward contracts. We obtain these fair values for level 2 investments from our asset manager for each of our portfolios. Our custody bank and asset managers independently use professional pricing services to gather pricing data which may include quoted market prices for identical or comparable financial instruments, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly, and we are ultimately responsible for these underlying estimates. The foreign currency forward contracts are valued using observable inputs such as quotations on forward foreign exchange rates.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow ("DCF") methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.
We did not hold any Level 3 assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The following tables summarizes our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
Description
Balance as of
December 31, 2015
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
$
70,148

 
$
70,148

 
$

Commercial paper
36,887

 

 
36,887

U.S. government Agency bonds
3,599

 
 
 
3,599

Corporate bonds
625

 

 
625

Short-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper
38,537

 

 
38,537

Corporate bonds
179,520

 

 
179,520

U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds
508

 

 
508

Municipal securities
14,214

 

 
14,214

U.S. government agency bonds
75,119

 

 
75,119

U.S. government treasury bonds
51,683

 
51,683

 

Long-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
63,804

 

 
63,804

U.S. government agency bonds
43,675

 

 
43,675

U.S. government treasury bonds
37,566

 
37,566

 

Municipal securities
3,991

 

 
3,991

Asset-backed securities
2,335

 

 
2,335

Long-term other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Israeli funds
2,436

 

 
2,436

 
$
624,647

 
$
159,397

 
$
465,250

Description
Balance as of
December 31, 2014
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
$
80,786

 
$
80,786

 
$

Commercial paper
21,997

 

 
21,997

       Corporate bonds
1,745

 
 
 
1,745

Short-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper
33,998

 

 
33,998

Corporate bonds
151,966

 

 
151,966

U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds
901

 

 
901

Municipal securities
9,160

 

 
9,160

U.S. government agency bonds
41,587

 

 
41,587

U.S. government treasury bonds
15,777

 
15,777

 

Certificate of Deposits
1,398

 
 
 
1,398

Long-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
57,089

 

 
57,089

U.S. government agency bonds
48,217

 

 
48,217

U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds
521

 

 
521

U.S. government treasury bonds
20,813

 
20,813

 

Municipal securities
9,551

 

 
9,551

Asset-backed securities
11,701

 

 
11,701

Long-term other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Israeli funds
2,307

 

 
2,307

 
$
509,514

 
$
117,376

 
$
392,138


Derivative Financial Instruments

In September 2015, we began entering into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on certain trade and intercompany receivables and payables, which are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The net loss on these forward contracts was immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding was immaterial.

The following table presents the gross notional value of all our foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 
As of December 31, 2015
 
Local Currency Amount
 
Notional Contract Amount (USD)
US dollar
$
20,700

 
$
20,700

Euro
€22,100
 
24,222

Japanese yen
¥583,000
 
4,839

Australian dollar
A$4,700
 
3,426

Hong Kong dollar
HK$
51,000

 
6,579

 
 
 
$
59,766