Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market instruments	$	2,334	$	—		$	—
Corporate bonds	—		311,140			—
Treasury bills	—		159,455			—
Asset-backed securities	—		96,560			—
Euro liquidity fund	—		46,499			—
Sovereign bonds	—		30,883			—
Agency bonds	—		13,242			—
Municipal bonds	—		7,750			—
Cash flow hedge forward contracts	—		43			—
Economic hedge forward contracts	—		1			—
Liabilities:
Economic hedge forward contracts	—		(11		)	—
Contingent consideration liabilities	—		—			(4,173		)

The Company’s money market instruments are reported at fair value based upon the daily market price for identical assets in active markets, and are therefore classified as Level 1.

The Company’s debt securities and forward contracts are reported at fair value based upon model-driven valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, and are therefore classified as Level 2. Management is responsible for estimating the fair value of these financial assets and liabilities, and in doing so, considers valuations provided by a large, third-party pricing service. For debt securities, this service maintains regular contact with market makers, brokers, dealers, and analysts to gather information on market movement, direction, trends, and other specific data. They use this information to structure yield curves for various types of debt securities and arrive at the daily valuations. The Company's forward contracts are typically traded or executed in over-the-counter markets with a high degree of pricing transparency. The market participants are generally large commercial banks.

The Company did not record an other-than-temporary impairment of these financial assets in 2016, 2015, or 2014.

The Company's contingent consideration liabilities are reported at fair value based upon probability-adjusted present values of the consideration expected to be paid, using significant inputs that are not observable in the market, and are therefore classified as Level 3. Key assumptions used in these estimates include probability assessments with respect to the likelihood of achieving certain revenue milestones, for the Manatee Works, Inc. (Manatee) and Chiaro Technologies LLC (Chiaro) acquisitions, and the likelihood of completing certain tasks for the EnShape GmbH (EnShape) acquisition. The fair values of these contingent consideration liabilities were calculated using discount rates consistent with the level of risk of achievement, and are remeasured each reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in "Other income (expense)" on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table summarizes the activity for the Company's liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs (in thousands):



Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	—
Contingent consideration resulting from Manatee acquisition	3,790
Fair value adjustment to Manatee contingent consideration	(790		)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	3,000
Payment of Manatee contingent consideration	(337		)
Fair value adjustment to Manatee contingent consideration	(463		)
Contingent consideration resulting from EnShape acquisition	1,362
Contingent consideration resulting from Chiaro acquisition	611
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	4,173

Refer to Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding acquisitions.

Financial Assets that are Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

The Company has an interest in a limited partnership, which is accounted for using the cost method. During 2016, the Company received a distribution from the Partnership that was accounted for as a return of capital and reduced the carrying value of this investment to zero. Accordingly, the Company is no longer required to measure this investment at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Non-financial Assets that are Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

Non-financial assets such as property, plant, and equipment, goodwill, and intangible assets are required to be measured at fair value only when an impairment loss is recognized. The Company did not record an impairment charge related to these assets in 2016, 2015, or 2014.

- 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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