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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Debt Securities

The following tables summarize the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities aggregated by investment category (in thousands):

As of December 31, 2021Classification as of December 31, 2021
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents
Marketable
Securities
Other
Assets,
Noncurrent
Funds
Receivable
(2)
Certificates of deposit$395,351 $— $— $395,351 $31,117 $364,234 $— $— 
Government bonds(1)
850 13 — 863 — 863 — — 
Commercial paper1,156,963 — — 1,156,963 163,959 993,004 — — 
Corporate debt securities917,718 220 (3,147)914,791 41,439 862,901 10,451 — 
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
34,019 338 (321)34,036 — 34,036 — — 
Total
$2,504,901 $571 $(3,468)$2,502,004 $236,515 $2,255,038 $10,451 $— 

(1)Includes U.S. government and government agency debt securities
(2)Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers
As of March 31, 2022Classification as of March 31, 2022
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
Cash and
Cash
Equivalents
Marketable
Securities
Other
Assets,
Noncurrent
Funds
Receivable
(2)
Certificates of deposit
$533,669 $— $— $533,669 $60,919 $472,750 $— $— 
Government bonds(1)
464,399 44 (12)464,431 — 350,450 — 113,981 
Commercial paper
1,104,688 — (16)1,104,672 265,857 838,815 — — 
Corporate debt securities
794,433 36 (6,073)788,396 35,914 741,971 10,511 — 
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
33,046 10 (1,381)31,675 — 31,675 — — 
Total
$2,930,235 $90 $(7,482)$2,922,843 $362,690 $2,435,661 $10,511 $113,981 

(1)Includes U.S. government and government agency debt securities
(2)Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers

As of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, the Company does not have any available-for-sale debt securities for which the Company has recorded credit related losses.

Before reclassifications of gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive loss on the condensed consolidated balance sheets to other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, were not material. Realized gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to other expense, net were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022.

Debt securities in an unrealized loss position had an estimated fair value of $801.5 million and unrealized losses of $3.5 million as of December 31, 2021, and an estimated fair value of $772.7 million and unrealized losses of $7.5 million as of March 31, 2022. An immaterial
amount of securities were in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months as of December 31, 2021, and $32.1 million of securities were in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months as of March 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2022
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Due within one year$2,845,872 $2,843,140 
Due in one year to five years62,033 58,720 
Due within five to ten years19,828 18,550 
Due beyond ten years2,502 2,433 
Total$2,930,235 $2,922,843 

Equity Investments

Gains and Losses on Marketable Equity Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the marketable equity investments were sold, and the Company realized a net loss of $14.3 million. The realized net loss was recorded in other expense, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Investments Without Readily Determinable Fair Values

The Company holds investments in privately-held companies in the form of equity securities without readily determinable fair values and in which the Company does not have a controlling interest or significant influence. These investments had a net carrying value of $75.0 million as of both December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, and are classified within other assets, noncurrent on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These investments were initially recorded using the measurement alternative at cost and are subsequently adjusted to fair value for impairments and price changes from observable transactions in the same or similar security from the same issuer.

The following table summarizes the total carrying value of equity investments without readily determinable fair values (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20212022
Carrying value, beginning of period$78,074 $74,993 
Downward adjustments for observable price changes and impairments— — 
Carrying value, end of period$78,074 $74,993 

As of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, there were no upward adjustments for price changes to the Company’s equity investments without readily determinable fair values. The Company did not record any realized gains or losses for the Company’s equity investments without readily determinable fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022. The Company recorded no impairment charges for both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022.

The following table summarizes the cumulative impairment charges of equity investments without readily determinable fair values (in thousands):

As of
December 31,
2021
March 31,
2022
Cumulative downward adjustments for observable price changes and impairment$56,217 $56,217 

Investments Accounted for Under the Equity Method
As of December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, the carrying values of the Company’s equity method investments were $17.4 million and $16.2 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company recorded unrealized gains (losses) of $0.4 million and $(1.3) million, respectively, within other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, representing its proportionate share of net income or loss based on the investee’s financial results. The Company recorded no impairment charges related to the carrying value of equity method investments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2022.