Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

16. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value standard also establishes a three-level hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability on the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

· Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market. The Company’s Level 1 assets consist of investments in U.S. Treasury money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities.

· Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

· Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.

The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels required under ASC 820, the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

	Fair Value Measurement Using
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Investments in U.S. Treasury money market funds*	$	35,111	$	—	$	—
Investments in U.S. Treasury securities maturities < three months*	$	—	$	—	$	—
Investments in U.S. Treasury securities maturities < 1 year	$	423,746	$	—	$	—

The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels required under ASC 820, the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013:

	Fair Value Measurement Using
	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Investments in U.S. Treasury money market funds*	$	203,828	$	—	$	—

* Investments in U.S. Treasury money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities with maturities less than three months are reflected in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying Balance Sheets.