Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

8.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement ("ASC 820") defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principle or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The levels of the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820 are:

Level 1:  inputs are quoted prices, unadjusted, in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2:  inputs are other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  A Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3:  inputs are unobservable and reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company considers the recorded value of certain of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015 based upon the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities.

The Company had $15.3 million and $5.4 million deposited in unrestricted money market accounts on December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company was contingently liable for four standby letters of credit and one surety bond totaling $1.0 million which represent advance payment and performance bonds on four contracts.  The Company has deposited the full value of the standby letters of credit into money market escrow accounts, which have been restricted in that the Company may not access these funds until the related letters of credit have expired. The cash has been recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as restricted cash and long-term restricted cash depending on the expiration date of the underlying letters of credit.

The following table presents assets and liabilities measured at fair value at December 31, 2016:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)			Total
Money market funds	$	16,435	$	-		$	-		$	16,435
Foreign exchange contracts		-		141			-			141
Total assets	$	16,435	$	141		$	-		$	16,576
Foreign exchange contracts	$	-	$	(20	)	$	-		$	(20	)
Contingent consideration liability		-		-			(2,105	)		(2,105	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(20	)	$	(2,105	)	$	(2,125	)

The following table presents assets and liabilities measured at fair value at December 31, 2015:

	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)			Total
Money market funds	$	8,979	$	-		$	-		$	8,979
Foreign exchange contracts		-		121			-			121
Total assets	$	8,979	$	121		$	-		$	9,100
Foreign exchange contracts	$	-	$	(57	)	$	-		$	(57	)
Contingent consideration liability		-		-			(3,732	)		(3,732	)
Total liabilities	$	-	$	(57	)	$	(3,732	)	$	(3,789	)

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any transfers between fair value Level 1 and Level 2.  The Company did not hold any non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis at December 31, 2016 or 2015.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any transfers into or out of the Level 3 contingent consideration liability.  The decrease in the liability during 2016 and 2015 was due to accretion of the liability and fair value adjustments, which were all recorded to income.