Investments | 7. INVESTMENTS Debt Securities and Other Investments At March 31, 2019, we held the following debt securities and other investments, recorded at either fair value or cost: Amortized Gross Unrealized Carrying (In thousands) Cost Gains Losses Value Corporate bonds $ 15,964 $ 69 $ (24 ) $ 16,009 Municipal fixed-rate bonds 951 — (13 ) 938 Asset-backed bonds 7,171 13 (9 ) 7,175 Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds 4,561 6 (26 ) 4,541 U.S. government bonds 4,238 — (11 ) 4,227 Foreign government bonds 2,159 — (2 ) 2,157 Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value $ 35,044 $ 88 $ (85 ) $ 35,047 Restricted investment held at cost 25,600 Other investments held at cost 1,180 Total carrying value of available-for-sale investments $ 61,827 At December 31, 2018, we held the following debt securities and other investments, recorded at either fair value or cost: Amortized Gross Unrealized Carrying (In thousands) Cost Gains Losses Value Corporate bonds $ 20,777 $ 19 $ (112 ) $ 20,684 Municipal fixed-rate bonds 1,339 — (26 ) 1,313 Asset-backed bonds 5,230 5 (14 ) 5,221 Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds 3,833 2 (44 ) 3,791 U.S. government bonds 9,271 1 (66 ) 9,206 Foreign government bonds 592 — (8 ) 584 Available-for-sale debt securities held at fair value $ 41,042 $ 27 $ (270 ) $ 40,799 Restricted investment held at cost 25,600 Other investments held at cost 397 Total carrying value of available-for-sale investments $ 66,796 As of March 31, 2019, our debt securities had the following contractual maturities: (In thousands) Corporate bonds Municipal fixed-rate bonds Asset- backed bonds Mortgage / Agency- backed bonds U.S. government bonds Foreign government bonds Less than one year $ 3,127 $ — $ 872 $ — $ 1,691 $ — One to two years 8,389 — 387 289 — 1,196 Two to three years 4,493 938 976 — 1,324 961 Three to five years — — 3,105 827 1,212 — Five to ten years — — 1,038 303 — — More than ten years — — 797 3,122 — — Total $ 16,009 $ 938 $ 7,175 $ 4,541 $ 4,227 $ 2,157 Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Realized gains and losses on sales of debt securities are computed under the specific identification method. The following table presents gross realized gains and losses related to our debt securities: Three Months Ended March 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Gross realized gains on debt securities $ 41 $ — Gross realized losses on debt securities (19 ) (73 ) Total gain (loss) recognized, net $ 22 $ (73 ) Our investment policy provides limitations for issuer concentration, which limits, at the time of purchase, the concentration in any one issuer to 5% of the market value of our total investment portfolio. At March 31, 2019, we held a $25.6 million restricted certificate of deposit that is carried at cost. This investment serves as a collateral deposit against the principal amount outstanding under loans made to ADTRAN pursuant to an Alabama State Industrial Development Authority revenue bond (the Bond), which totaled $25.6 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the Bond using a level 2 valuation technique was approximately $25.5 million and $25.4 million, respectively, based on a debt security with a comparable interest rate and maturity and a Standard and Poor’s credit rating of AAA. We have the right to set-off the balance of the Bond with the collateral deposit in order to reduce the balance of the indebtedness. The Bond matures on January 1, 2020, and bears interest at the rate of 2% per annum. In conjunction with this program, we are eligible to receive certain economic incentives from the state of Alabama that reduce the amount of payroll withholdings we are required to remit to the state for those employment positions that qualify under this program. We are required to make payments in the amounts necessary to pay the interest on the amounts currently outstanding. It is our intent to make annual principal payments in addition to the interest amounts that are due. The restricted funds held as collateral against the principal amount of the Bond will be used to pay the outstanding principal and interest upon the Bond’s maturity on January 1, 2020. Marketable Equity Securities Our marketable equity securities consist of publicly traded stock, funds and certain other investments measured at fair value or cost (where appropriate). On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-01, which requires us to measure all equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value, with any changes in fair value recognized in net investment gain (loss). Upon adoption, we reclassified $3.2 million of net unrealized gains related to marketable equity securities from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings. ASU 2016-01 also provides a measurement alternative for equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value in which investments can be recorded at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for observable price changes for an identical or similar investment. We elected to record our equity investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value using the measurement alternative method. The carrying value of this investment was $3.4 million and $0 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for our marketable equity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Realized gains (losses) on equity securities sold $ (14 ) $ 398 Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities held 5,918 (422 ) Total gain (loss) recognized, net $ 5,904 $ (24 ) As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, gross unrealized losses related to individual investments in a continuous loss position for twelve months or longer were not significant. We have categorized our cash equivalents and our investments held at fair value into a three-level fair value hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique for the cash equivalents and investments as follows: Level 1 - Values based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market; Level 2 - Values based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; Level 3 - Values based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs include information supplied by investees. Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2019 Using (In thousands) Cost or Fair Value Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Cash equivalents Money market funds $ 1,279 $ 1,279 $ — $ — Commercial paper 6,547 — 6,547 — Cash equivalents 7,826 1,279 6,547 — Available-for-sale debt securities Corporate bonds 16,009 — 16,009 — Municipal fixed-rate bonds 938 — 938 — Asset-backed bonds 7,175 — 7,175 — Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds 4,541 — 4,541 — U.S. government bonds 4,227 4,227 — — Foreign government bonds 2,157 — 2,157 — Marketable equity securities — Marketable equity securities – various industries 30,725 30,725 — — Equity in escrow 174 174 — — Deferred compensation plan assets 20,416 20,416 — — Total debt and equity securities at fair value 86,362 55,542 30,820 — Other investments held at cost Other investments 3,375 — — — Total other investments held at cost 3,375 — — — Total $ 97,563 $ 56,821 $ 37,367 $ — Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 Using (In thousands) Cost or Fair Value Quoted Prices in Active Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Cash equivalents Money market funds $ 1,554 $ 1,554 $ — $ — Cash equivalents 1,554 1,554 — — Available-for-sale debt securities Corporate bonds 20,684 — 20,684 — Municipal fixed-rate bonds 1,313 — 1,313 — Asset-backed bonds 5,221 — 5,221 — Mortgage/Agency-backed bonds 3,791 — 3,791 — U.S. government bonds 9,206 9,206 — — Foreign government bonds 584 — 584 — Marketable equity securities Marketable equity securities – various industries 26,763 26,763 — — Equity in escrow 253 253 — — Deferred compensation plan assets 18,256 18,256 — — Total debt and equity securities at fair value 86,071 54,478 31,593 — Total $ 87,625 $ 56,032 $ 31,593 $ — The fair value of our Level 2 securities is calculated using a weighted average market price for each security. Market prices are obtained from a variety of industry standard data providers, security master files from large financial institutions, and other third-party sources. These multiple market prices are used as inputs into a distribution-curve-based algorithm to determine the daily market value of each security. |