Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the accounting guidance establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2—Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity.

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The Company’s Level 1 assets include institutional money-market funds that are classified as cash equivalents and marketable investments in U.S. government and agency debt, which are valued primarily using quoted market prices. The Company’s Level 2 assets include its marketable investments in time deposits, foreign government and agency debt, municipal debt securities, corporate debt securities and asset backed securities as the market inputs used to value these instruments consist of market yields, reported trades and broker/dealer quotes, which are corroborated with observable market data. In addition, the severance pay fund is classified as Level 2 assets as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments.

The tables below set forth, by level, the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The tables do not include assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value (in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements at May 5, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Items measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	93,108	$	—	$	—	$	93,108
Time deposits	—		9,385		—		9,385
U.S. government and agency debt	248,901		—		—		248,901
Municipal debt securities	—		5,290		—		5,290
Corporate debt securities	—		35,424		—		35,424
Short-term investments:
Time deposits	—		100,000		—		100,000
U.S. government and agency debt	193,703		—		—		193,703
Foreign government and agency debt	—		1,796		—		1,796
Municipal debt securities	—		1,314		—		1,314
Corporate debt securities	—		386,482		—		386,482
Asset backed securities	—		28,758		—		28,758
Other non-current assets:
Severance pay fund	—		868		—		868
Total assets	$	535,712	$	569,317	$	—	$	1,105,029



	Fair Value Measurements at February 3, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Items measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	18,503	$	—	$	—	$	18,503
Time deposits	—		65,117		—		65,117
U.S. government and agency debt	51,589		—		—		51,589
Municipal debt securities	—		5,290		—		5,290
Corporate debt securities	—		127,076		—		127,076
Short-term investments:
Time deposits	—		150,000		—		150,000
U.S. government and agency debt	247,741		—		—		247,741
Foreign government and agency debt	—		6,987		—		6,987
Municipal debt securities	—		2,728		—		2,728
Corporate debt securities	—		503,079		—		503,079
Asset backed securities	—		42,255		—		42,255
Other non-current assets:
Severance pay fund	—		896		—		896
Total assets	$	317,833	$	903,428	$	—	$	1,221,261

- 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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