Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

3. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value:

	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2017 Using:
(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	33,035	$	—	$	33,035
Marketable securities		—		144,624		—		144,624
	$	—	$	177,659	$	—	$	177,659

	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016 Using:
(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	9,830	$	—	$	9,830
Marketable securities		—		179,414		—		179,414
	$	—	$	189,244	$	—	$	189,244

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s cash equivalents that are invested in money market funds are valued based on Level 2 inputs. The Company measures the fair value of marketable securities, which consist of U.S. government obligations, commercial paper, and corporate bonds, using Level 2 inputs and primarily relies on quoted prices in active markets for similar marketable securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

The carrying values of accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these balances.

The Company has a term loan outstanding under its 2015 credit facility with MidCap Financial Funding XIII Trust and Silicon Valley Bank (the “2015 term loan”). The amount outstanding on its 2015 term loan is reported at its carrying value in the accompanying balance sheet. The Company determined the fair value of the 2015 term loan using an income approach that utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis based on current market interest rates for debt issuances with similar remaining years to maturity, adjusted for credit risk. The 2015 term loan was valued using Level 2 inputs as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The result of the calculation yielded a fair value that approximates its carrying value.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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