Marcus & Millichap, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

8.	Fair Value Measurements

The Company values its investments including investments held in rabbi trust, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities, available for sale at fair value on a recurring basis. These investments carried at fair value are categorized into one of the three categories described above and consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2014
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Investments held in rabbi trust	$	4,332	$	—	$	4,332	$	—

	$	4,332	$	—	$	4,332	$	—

Cash equivalents:
Money market funds ⁽¹⁾:	$	25,310	$	25,310		—		—

	$	25,310	$	25,310		—		—

Marketable securities, available for sale
Long-term investments:
U.S. government and agency debt securities	$	4,997	$	2,980	$	2,017	$	—
Corporate debt securities		7,478		—		7,478		—
Asset-backed securities		2,277		—		2,277		—

	$	14,752	$	2,980	$	11,772	$	—

⁽¹⁾	Included in cash and cash equivalents.

The fair value of investments held in rabbi trust categorized as level 2 was $4.1 million as of December 31, 2013.

See Note 2 – “Accounting Policies” for information on fair value of the Company’s other financial instruments.

- 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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