FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

6. FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available. The three levels of inputs required by the standard that the Company uses to measure fair value are summarized below.

● Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

● Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 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 for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

● Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

ASC 820 requires the use of observable market inputs (quoted market prices) when measuring fair value and requires a Level 1 quoted price to be used to measure fair value whenever possible.

The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated among the appropriate levels within the fair value hierarchy at:

September 30, 2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash	$	719,429	$	—	$	—	$	719,429
Money market funds		319,984		—		—		319,984
Certificates of deposit		—		19,959		—		19,959
Commercial paper		—		91,445		—		91,445
U.S. government agency securities		—		76,657		—		76,657
U.S. treasuries		—		467,153		—		467,153
Foreign currency derivatives		—		(770)		—		(770)
Total	$	1,039,413	$	654,444	$	—	$	1,693,857
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,039,413	$	35,317	$	—	$	1,074,730
Short-term investments		—		599,326		—		599,326
Accounts receivable, net		—		185		—		185
Investments		—		20,571		—		20,571
Accrued liabilities		—		(955)		—		(955)
Total	$	1,039,413	$	654,444	$	—	$	1,693,857

December 31, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash	$	518,178	$	—	$	—	$	518,178
Money market funds		191,131		—		—		191,131
Certificates of deposit		—		28,049		—		28,049
Commercial paper		—		96,867		—		96,867
Variable rate demand notes		—		21,680		—		21,680
Municipal securities		—		167,224		—		167,224
U.S. government agency securities		—		73,634		—		73,634
U.S. treasuries		—		247,162		—		247,162
Foreign currency derivatives		—		(687)		—		(687)
Total	$	709,309	$	633,929	$	—	$	1,343,238
Amounts included in:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	709,309	$	88,648	$	—	$	797,957
Short-term investments		—		533,063		—		533,063
Accounts receivable, net		—		329		—		329
Investments		—		12,905		—		12,905
Accrued liabilities		—		(1,016)		—		(1,016)
Total	$	709,309	$	633,929	$	—	$	1,343,238

All of the Company’s short-term and long-term investments are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  The Company’s valuation of its Level 1 investments is based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical securities. The Company’s valuation of its Level 2 investments is based on other observable inputs, specifically a market approach which utilizes valuation models, pricing systems, mathematical tools and other relevant information for the same or similar securities. The Company’s valuation of its Level 2 foreign currency exchange contracts is based on quoted market prices of the same or similar instruments, adjusted for counterparty risk. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the nine-months ended September 30, 2020 or during the year-ended December 31, 2019, and there were no changes in the Company’s valuation techniques.