Short-term Investment Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

Short-term Investment Securities

The Company's short-term investment securities consist of available-for-sale asset-backed securities with contractual maturities of twelve months or less. These securities are stated at fair value within current assets on the Company's condensed balance sheets. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments, if any, are reflected in non-operating income (expense) in the condensed statements of operations.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $101.3 million and $100.9 million in short-term available-for-sale investment securities, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, these investments earned interest income at a weighted-average fixed rate of approximately 1.5%. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, an unrealized loss of $23 thousand and an unrealized loss of $13 thousand, net of deferred taxes of $8 thousand and $8 thousand, respectively, was recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to these investment securities. The Company has not recognized any realized gains or losses related to these securities as the Company has not transacted any sale of these securities. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $128 thousand and $105 thousand, net of tax, respectively, remained in AOCI, related to these instruments.