Short-term and Long-term Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Short-term and Long-term Investments

Short-term and Long-term Investments

The Company’s investments are classified as available-for-sale. The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of September 30, 2014:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Aggregate Fair Value
U.S. government debt securities	$	148,632	$	116	$	—	$	148,748
Certificates of deposit	1,020		—		—		1,020
Total	$	149,652	$	116	$	—	$	149,768

The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2013:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value
U.S. government debt securities	$	178,277	$	35	$	(13	)	$	178,299
Commercial paper	7,997		—		—			7,997
Certificates of deposit	2,266		—		(1		)	2,265
Total	$	188,540	$	35	$	(14	)	$	188,561

For more information on our method for determining the fair value of our assets, see Note 2 – “Fair Value of Financial Instruments”.

The estimated fair value of available-for-sale investments classified by their contractual maturities as of September 30, 2014 was as follows:

Due within one year	$	98,380
After one year through three years	51,388
Total	$	149,768

Changes in market interest rates and bond yields cause certain investments to fall below their cost basis, resulting in unrealized losses on investments. The unrealized losses of the Company’s investments were primarily a result of unfavorable changes in interest rates subsequent to the initial purchase of these investments and have been in a loss position for less than 12 months.

As of September 30, 2014, the Company did not consider any of its investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired. When evaluating its investments for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below its cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer, the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security and whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the investment before recovery of its cost basis.