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Fair Value Measurements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value Measurements

Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2  
     (In thousands)  

Assets

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

   $ 176,403       $ 176,403       $ —     

Time deposits

     400,479         —           400,479   

Investments:

        

Time deposits

     22,977         —           22,977   

Corporate debt securities

     75,800         —           75,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 675,659       $ 176,403       $ 499,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Derivatives:

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 18,760       $ —         $ 18,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 are classified using the fair value hierarchy in the table below:

 

     Total      Level 1      Level 2  
     (In thousands)  

Assets

        

Cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

   $ 218,340       $ 218,340       $ —     

Time deposits

     29,126         —           29,126   

Derivatives:

     —           

Foreign currency forward contracts

     8,045         —           8,045   

Investments:

        

Corporate debt securities

     98,403         —           98,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 353,914       $ 218,340       $ 135,574   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We classify our cash equivalents and investments within Level 1 and Level 2 as we value our cash equivalents and investments using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs. Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, a Level 2 input.

As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of prime institutional money market funds with maturities of three months or less, time deposits as well as bank account balances.

We invest in investment grade corporate debt securities, all of which are classified as available for sale. As of June 30, 2016, we had $16 million of short-term and $60 million of long-term available for sale investments and the amortized cost basis of the investments approximated their fair value with gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses both of less than $1 million. As of December 31, 2015, we had $34 million of short-term and $65 million of long-term available for sale investments and the amortized cost basis of the investments approximated their fair value with both gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of less than $1 million.

We also hold time deposit investments with financial institutions. Time deposits with original maturities of less than three months are classified as cash equivalents and those with remaining maturities of less than one year are classified within short-term investments.

Derivative instruments are carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets. We use foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge certain merchant revenue exposures, foreign denominated liabilities related to certain of our loyalty programs and our other foreign currency-denominated operating liabilities. Our goal in managing our foreign exchange risk is to reduce, to the extent practicable, our potential exposure to the changes that exchange rates might have on our earnings, cash flows and financial position. Our foreign currency forward contracts are typically short-term and, as they do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, we classify the changes in their fair value in other, net. As of June 30, 2016, we were party to outstanding forward contracts hedging our liability and revenue exposures with a total net notional value of $2.5 billion. We had a net forward liability of $19 million as of June 30, 2016 recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and a net forward asset of $8 million as of December 31, 2015 recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. We recorded $20 million and $4 million in net losses from foreign currency forward contracts during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and $48 million in net losses and $15 million in net gains during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.