Short-Term and Long-Term Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Short-term and Long-term Investments
The following tables represent our short-term and long-term investments in available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, based on contractual years to maturity:
 
March 31, 2018
 
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Short-term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. treasury securities
$
158,727

 
$

 
$
(255
)
 
$
158,472

U.S. agency securities
21,407

 

 
(94
)
 
21,313

Corporate bonds
62,058

 

 
(191
)
 
61,867

Total short-term investments
242,192

 

 
(540
)
 
241,652

Long-term investments

 

 

 

U.S. treasury securities
99,562

 

 
(502
)
 
99,060

U.S. agency securities
8,576

 

 
(71
)
 
8,505

Corporate bonds
50,332

 

 
(400
)
 
49,932

Total long-term investments
158,470

 

 
(973
)
 
157,497

Total short-term and long-term investments
$
400,662

 
$

 
$
(1,513
)
 
$
399,149

 
December 31, 2017
 
Amortized Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Short-term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper
$
9,970


$


$


$
9,970

U.S. treasury securities
160,206

 

 
(121
)
 
160,085

U.S. agency securities
9,917

 

 
(24
)
 
9,893

Corporate bonds
46,901

 
3

 
(65
)
 
46,839

Total short-term investments
226,994

 
3

 
(210
)
 
226,787

Long-term investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. treasury securities
79,371

 

 
(202
)
 
79,169

U.S. agency securities
18,570

 

 
(102
)
 
18,468

Corporate bonds
50,880

 

 
(153
)
 
50,727

Total long-term investments
148,821

 

 
(457
)
 
148,364

Total short-term and long-term investments
$
375,815

 
$
3

 
$
(667
)
 
$
375,151