Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

3. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents	$	78,977	$	—	$	—	$	78,977
Total	$	78,977	$	—	$	—	$	78,977

Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	1,998	$	—	$	1,998
Commercial paper		—	$	8,091		—		8,091
Total	$	—	$	10,089	$	—	$	10,089

	December 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents	$	114,592	$	—	$	—	$	114,592
	$	114,592	$	—	$	—	$	114,592

Money market funds were valued by the Company using quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, which represent a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. The fair value of Level 2 instruments classified as cash equivalents and marketable debt securities were determined through third-party pricing services.

- 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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