Note 4 - Fair Values of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section

820,

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,

establishes a

three

tier level hierarchy for fair value measurements which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes

three

levels of inputs that

may

be used to measure fair value:

Level

Quoted prices (unadjusted) or identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level

Significant other observable inputs other than Level

prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level

Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized exchanges (Level

inputs) or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level

inputs).

Cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities are reflected in the balance sheets at their estimated fair values primarily due to their short-term nature. There were

transfers of assets of liabilities between Level

and Level

and

transfers in or out of Level

during

2016

2015

except for the change in the earn-out milestone liability included in earnings.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarized below:

	Total Fair Value on the Balance Sheet		Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Recurring items as of December 31, 2016
Investment securities, available for sale	$	1,680,000	$	1,680,000	$	─	$	─

Recurring items as of December 31, 2015
Investment securities, available for sale	$	10,799,890	$	10,799,890	$	─	$	─

Liabilities:
Recurring items as of December 31, 2016
Earn-out milestone liability (Note 12)	$	13,188,226	$	─	$	─	$	13,188,226

Recurring items as of December 31, 2015
Earn-out milestone liability (Note 12)	$	13,921,412	$	─	$	─	$	13,921,412

- 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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