Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other short-term assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The capital lease obligations and convertible preferred stock warrants are also carried at fair value.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Fair value is determined based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect certain market assumptions. As a basis for considering such assumptions, GAAP establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to develop the assumptions and for measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires the Company to develop its own assumptions. This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

The following tables show assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 and the input categories associated with those assets and liabilities:

As of December 31, 2011 (in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents — Money Markets	$	35,076	$	—	$	—
Liabilities
Convertible preferred stock warrants	—		—		1,516

As of March 31, 2012 (in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents — Money Markets	$	3,636	—	—
Liabilities
Convertible preferred stock warrants	—		—	957

The Company’s investment portfolio consists of investments classified as cash equivalents. All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are invested in a U.S. treasury and federal agency-backed money market fund that approximates its face value. The fair value of the convertible preferred stock warrants as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 was determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

The following table provides a roll-forward of the fair value of the convertible preferred stock warrants categorized as Level 3 instruments, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012:

(in thousands)	Convertible preferred stock warrants
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	652
Unrealized loss included in other income (expense)	716
Balance, March 31, 2011	$	1,368

(in thousands)	Convertible preferred stock warrants
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	1,516
Unrealized gain included in other income (expense)	(559		)
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	957