Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments | 3. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments The Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments as of April 2, 2016 consisted of municipal bonds, money market funds, variable-rate demand notes, corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds, asset-back securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and international government bonds. The Company’s long-term investments consisted of auction-rate securities. In fiscal 2008, auctions for many of the Company’s auction-rate securities failed because sell orders exceeded buy orders. As of April 2, 2016, the Company held $8.0 million par value auction-rate securities, all of which have experienced failed auctions. The underlying assets of the securities consisted of student loans and municipal bonds, of which $6.0 million were guaranteed by the U.S. government and the remaining $2.0 million were privately insured. As of April 2, 2016, $6.0 million of the auction-rate securities had credit ratings of AA and $2.0 million had a credit rating of A. These securities have contractual maturity dates ranging from 2033 to 2046 at April 2, 2016. The Company is receiving the underlying cash flows on all of its auction-rate securities. The principal amounts associated with failed auctions are not expected to be accessible until a successful auction occurs, the issuer redeems the securities, a buyer is found outside of the auction process or the underlying securities mature. The Company does not expect to need access to the capital represented by any of its auction-rate securities prior to their maturities. The Company does not intend to sell, and believes it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell, its auction-rate securities before their anticipated recovery in market value or final settlement at the underlying par value. The Company believes that the credit ratings and credit support of the security issuers indicate that they have the ability to settle the securities at par value. As such, the Company has determined that no other-than-temporary impairment losses existed as of April 2, 2016. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments consisted of the following (in thousands): April 2, 2016 Cost Gross Gross Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents: Cash on hand $ 76,197 $ — $ — $ 76,197 Available-for-sale securities: Money market funds 40,720 — — 40,720 Municipal bonds 5,724 — — 5,724 Certificates of deposit 2,849 — — 2,849 Commercial paper 1,200 — — 1,200 Total available-for-sale securities 50,493 — — 50,493 Total cash and cash equivalents $ 126,690 $ — $ — $ 126,690 Short-term investments: Available-for-sale securities: Municipal bonds $ 85,668 $ (14 ) $ 55 $ 85,709 Variable-rate demand notes 18,395 — — 18,395 Corporate bonds 8,021 (18 ) — 8,003 U.S. government bonds 6,004 — 5 6,009 Asset-backed securities 3,995 — 3 3,998 Commercial paper 2,489 — — 2,489 International government bonds 2,220 — 1 2,221 Total short-term investments $ 126,792 $ (32 ) $ 64 $ 126,824 Long-term investments: Available-for-sale securities: Auction rate securities $ 8,000 $ (1,155 ) $ — $ 6,845 Total long-term investments $ 8,000 $ (1,155 ) $ — $ 6,845 January 2, 2016 Cost Gross Gross Fair Value Cash and cash equivalents: Cash on hand $ 59,071 $ — $ — $ 59,071 Available-for-sale securities: — Money market funds 37,721 — — 37,721 Commercial paper 11,272 — — 11,272 Certificates of deposit 2,845 — — 2,845 U.S. government agency 1,599 — — 1,599 Municipal bonds 1,576 — 1 1,577 Total available-for-sale securities 55,013 — 1 55,014 Total cash and cash equivalents $ 114,084 $ — $ 1 $ 114,085 Short-term investments: Available-for-sale securities: Municipal bonds $ 93,506 $ (32 ) $ 42 $ 93,516 Commercial paper 11,176 — — 11,176 Variable-rate demand notes 8,995 — — 8,995 Certificates of deposit 8,000 — — 8,000 U.S. government agency 3,997 — 1 3,998 International government bonds 2,227 (7 ) — 2,220 Corporate bonds 999 (3 ) — 996 Total short-term investments $ 128,900 $ (42 ) $ 43 $ 128,901 Long-term investments: Available-for-sale securities: Auction rate securities $ 8,000 $ (874 ) $ — $ 7,126 Total long-term investments $ 8,000 $ (874 ) $ — $ 7,126 The available-for-sale investments that were in a continuous unrealized loss position, aggregated by length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, were as follows (in thousands): Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total As of April 2, 2016 Fair Gross Fair Gross Fair Gross Municipal bonds $ 27,767 $ (11 ) $ 2,708 $ (3 ) $ 30,475 $ (14 ) Corporate bonds 8,003 (18 ) — — 8,003 (18 ) Auction rate securities — — 6,845 (1,155 ) 6,845 (1,155 ) $ 35,770 $ (29 ) $ 9,553 $ (1,158 ) $ 45,323 $ (1,187 ) Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total As of January 2, 2016 Fair Gross Fair Gross Fair Gross Municipal bonds $ 29,271 $ (30 ) $ 1,198 $ (2 ) $ 30,469 $ (32 ) Auction rate securities — — 7,126 (874 ) 7,126 (874 ) International government bonds 2,220 (7 ) — — 2,220 (7 ) Corporate bonds 996 (3 ) — — 996 (3 ) $ 32,487 $ (40 ) $ 8,324 $ (876 ) $ 40,811 $ (916 ) The gross unrealized losses as of April 2, 2016 and January 2, 2016 were due primarily to the illiquidity of the Company’s auction-rate securities and, to a lesser extent, to changes in market interest rates. The following summarizes the contractual underlying maturities of the Company’s Cost Fair Due in one year or less $ 114,458 $ 114,470 Due after one year through ten years 41,002 41,022 Due after ten years 29,825 28,670 $ 185,285 $ 184,162 |