Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period and are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually using a fair value hierarchy that is broken down into three levels. Level inputs are defined as follows:


Level 1	—	quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2	—	other significant observable inputs for the assets or liabilities through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.

Level 3	—	significant unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use to price the assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

The Company categorized its restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as Level 2 hierarchy. The assets classified as Level 2 have initially been valued at the applicable transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, using other market observable data. Observable market data points include quoted prices, interest rates, reportable trades and other industry and economic events. Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows, in thousands:


Description	December 31, 2015		Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Restricted cash	$	50	$	—	$	50	$	—
Cash equivalents		2,500		—		2,500		—
Short-term investments		5,500		—		5,500		—

Total	$	8,050	$	—	$	8,050	$	—


Description	December 31, 2014		Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Restricted cash	$	50	$	—	$	50	$	—
Cash equivalents		4,000		—		4,000		—

Total	$	4,050	$	—	$	4,050	$	—

- 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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