Item 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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Item 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Quarterly Results of Operations

Three Months Ended
20162015
December 31, 2016September 30, 2016June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015September 30, 2015June 30, 2015March 31, 2015
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited )
Net revenues$293,203$278,589$269,362$238,720$230,276$207,636$209,488$198,086
Gross profit220,249209,202205,216180,627172,810157,576158,634151,090
Income from operations68,37262,07965,13653,33459,33938,04642,32548,924
Net income47,62151,36750,14840,54648,87727,61631,35036,177
Net income per share:
Basic$0.60$0.64$0.63$0.51$0.61$0.35$0.39$0.45
Diluted$0.59$0.63$0.62$0.50$0.60$0.34$0.39$0.44
Shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic79,66779,97779,95179,83179,48179,80880,25780,459
Diluted81,24881,46681,28181,32081,05181,09281,39481,824

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting55
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm56
Consolidated Statements of Operations57
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income58
Consolidated Balance Sheets59
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity60
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows61
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements62

REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of Align is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed by, or under supervision of, our CEO and CFO, and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

•pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Align;
•provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of Align are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Align; and
•provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Align's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

Based on its assessment, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2016, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

/S/ JOSEPH M. HOGAN
Joseph M. Hogan
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 28, 2017
/S/ JOHN F. MORICI
John F. Morici
Chief Financial Officer
February 28, 2017

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Align Technology, Inc.:

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a) (1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Align Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

February 28, 2017

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Net revenues$1,079,874$845,486$761,653
Cost of net revenues264,580205,376183,210
Gross profit815,294640,110578,443
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative490,653390,239332,068
Research and development75,72061,23752,799
Total operating expenses566,373451,476384,867
Income from operations248,921188,634193,576
Interest and other income (expense), net(6,355)(2,533)(3,207)
Net income before provision for income taxes and equity in losses of investee242,566186,101190,369
Provision for income taxes51,20042,08144,537
Equity in losses of investee, net of tax1,684——
Net income$189,682$144,020$145,832
Net income per share:
Basic$2.38$1.80$1.81
Diluted$2.33$1.77$1.77
Shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic79,85679,99880,754
Diluted81,48481,52182,283

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Net income$189,682$144,020$145,832
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment(670)(154)(196)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax712(686)(238)
Other comprehensive income (loss)42(840)(434)
Comprehensive income$189,724$143,180$145,398

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

December 31,
20162015
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$389,275$167,714
Marketable securities, short-term250,981359,581
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and returns of $4,310 and $2,472, respectively247,415158,550
Inventories27,13119,465
Prepaid expenses and other current assets38,17626,700
Total current assets952,978732,010
Marketable securities, long-term59,783151,370
Property, plant and equipment, net175,167136,473
Equity method investments45,061—
Goodwill and intangible assets, net81,99879,162
Deferred tax assets67,84451,416
Other assets13,3208,202
Total assets$1,396,151$1,158,633
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$28,596$34,354
Accrued liabilities134,332107,765
Deferred revenues191,407129,553
Total current liabilities354,335271,672
Income tax payable45,13337,512
Other long-term liabilities1,2941,523
Total liabilities400,762310,707
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 6 and 8)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value (5,000 shares authorized; none issued)——
Common stock, $0.0001 par value (200,000 shares authorized; 79,553 and 79,500 issued and outstanding, respectively)88
Additional paid-in capital864,871821,507
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net(938)(980)
Retained earnings131,44827,391
Total stockholders’ equity995,389847,926
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,396,151$1,158,633

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

Common StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), NetRetained Earnings (Deficit)Total
SharesAmount
Balances at December 31, 201380,583$8$729,578$294$(95,910)$633,970
Net income————145,832145,832
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from investments———(238)—(238)
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment———(196)—(196)
Issuance of common stock relating to employee equity compensation plans1,536—18,028——18,028
Tax withholdings related to net share settlement of restricted stock units——(7,608)——(7,608)
Common stock repurchased and retired(1,914)—(17,804)—(80,429)(98,233)
Net tax benefits from stock-based awards——21,393——21,393
Stock-based compensation——39,823——39,823
Balances at December 31, 201480,2058783,410(140)(30,507)752,771
Net income————144,020144,020
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from investments———(686)—(686)
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment——(10)(154)—(164)
Issuance of common stock relating to employee equity compensation plans991—11,325——11,325
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units——(20,716)——(20,716)
Common stock repurchased and retired(1,696)—(15,669)—(86,122)(101,791)
Net tax benefits from stock-based awards——10,224——10,224
Stock-based compensation——52,943——52,943
Balances at December 31, 201579,5008821,507(980)27,391847,926
Net income————189,682189,682
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from investments———712—712
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment———(670)—(670)
Issuance of common stock relating to employee equity compensation plans1,163—13,778——13,778
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units——(29,857)——(29,857)
Common stock repurchased and retired(1,110)—(10,593)—(85,625)(96,218)
Net tax benefits from stock-based awards——15,888——15,888
Stock-based compensation——54,148——54,148
Balances at December 31, 201679,553$8$864,871$(938)$131,448$995,389

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income$189,682$144,020$145,832
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred taxes(16,401)(11,424)4,088
Depreciation and amortization24,00218,00417,856
Stock-based compensation54,14852,94339,823
Net tax benefits from stock-based awards15,88810,22421,393
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements(16,773)(10,396)(21,393)
Equity in losses of investee1,684——
Other non-cash operating activities12,03113,79910,106
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(94,444)(40,775)(27,229)
Inventories(7,663)(3,563)(1,999)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(9,390)(3,726)(2,924)
Accounts payable(3,395)7,5752,887
Accrued and other long-term liabilities37,62919,46222,692
Deferred revenues60,65641,85415,767
Net cash provided by operating activities247,654237,997226,899
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment(70,576)(53,451)(24,092)
Purchase of marketable securities(405,612)(447,092)(437,152)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities387,873304,125176,810
Purchase of equity method investments(46,745)——
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities216,11930,01182,990
Other investing activities(8,211)46(183)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities72,848(166,361)(201,627)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock13,77811,32518,028
Common stock repurchases(96,218)(101,791)(98,233)
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements16,77310,39621,393
Employees’ taxes paid upon the vesting of restricted stock units(29,857)(20,716)(7,608)
Net cash used in financing activities(95,524)(100,786)(66,420)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(3,417)(3,007)(1,934)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents221,561(32,157)(43,082)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year167,714199,871242,953
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$389,275$167,714$199,871

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description

Align Technology, Inc. (“We”, “Our”, or “Align”) was incorporated in April 1997 in Delaware and focuses on designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative, technology-rich products to help dental professionals achieve the clinical results they expect and deliver effective, convenient cutting-edge dental treatment options to their patients. We are headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide. Our international headquarters is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We have two operating segments: (1) Clear Aligner, known as the Invisalign System, and (2) Scanners and Services ("Scanner"), known as the iTero intraoral scanner and OrthoCAD services.

Basis of Presentation and Preparation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Align and our wholly-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances.

In connection with the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, we evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date through the financial statement issuance date and determined that all material transactions have been recorded and disclosed properly.

Out of Period Adjustment

In 2014, we recorded an out of period correction that resulted in an increase in the provision for income taxes of $1.8 million. We do not believe the decrease to net income related to the out of period adjustment is material to the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 or to any prior years' consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States of America (“U.S.”) requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to the fair values of financial instruments, long-lived assets and goodwill, equity method investments, useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, equity losses of investee, income taxes and contingent liabilities, among others. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We measure our cash equivalents, marketable securities, Israeli fund and long-term notes receivable at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1 – Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider currency on hand, demand deposits, time deposits, and all highly liquid investments with an original or remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are held in various financial institutions in the U.S. and internationally.

Restricted Cash

Our restricted cash balance as of December 31, 2016 was $3.7 million, of which $3.3 million was classified as a long-term asset and $0.4 million as a current asset. Our restricted cash balance as of December 31, 2015 was $3.5 million, of which $3.3 million was classified as a long-term asset and $0.2 million as a current asset. The restricted cash primarily consisted of funds reserved for legal requirements.

Marketable Securities

We invest primarily in money market funds, commercial paper, corporate bonds, U.S. government agency bonds, asset-backed securities, municipal securities, U.S. government treasury bonds and certificates of deposits.

Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. Marketable securities classified as current assets have maturities of less than one year. Unrealized gains or losses on such securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net in stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses from maturities of all such securities are reported in earnings and computed using the specific identification cost method. Realized gains or losses and charges for other-than-temporary declines in value, if any, on available-for-sale securities are reported in interest and other income (expense), net as incurred. We periodically evaluate these investments for other-than-temporary impairment.

Variable Interest Entities

We have interests in entities determined to be variable interest entity (“VIE”). If we determine we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we would consolidate the VIE into our financial statements. In determining if we are the primary beneficiary, we evaluate whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide or receive product and process technology, product supply, operations services, equity funding, financing, and other applicable agreements and circumstances. Our assessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE require significant assumptions and judgments. We have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of our VIE investments; therefore, we do not consolidate their results into our consolidated financials.

Investments in Privately Held Companies

Investments in privately held companies in which we can exercise significant influence but do not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity method investments are reported on our balance sheet as a single amount, and we record our share of their operating results within equity in losses of investee, net of tax in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations associated with certain assets and liabilities. These forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments and do not subject us to material balance sheet risk due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The gains and losses on these forward contracts are intended to offset the gains and losses in the underlying foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities being economically hedged. We do not enter into foreign currency forward contracts for trading or speculative purposes. The net gain or loss from the settlement of these foreign currency forward contracts is recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Foreign Currency

For our international subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, we analyze on an annual basis or more often if necessary, if a significant change in facts and circumstances indicate that the primary economic currency has changed. For certain European and Asia Pacific subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, adjustments from translating financial statements from the local currency to the U.S. dollar reporting currency are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net in the stockholders’ equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheet. This foreign currency translation adjustment reflects the translation of the balance sheet at period end exchange rates, and the income statement at an average exchange rate in effect during the period. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no material amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net related to the translation of our foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements. The foreign currency revaluation that are derived from monetary assets and liabilities stated in a currency other than functional currency are included in interest and other income (expense), net. For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we had foreign currency net losses of $8.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

Certain Risks and Uncertainties

Our operating results depend to a significant extent on our ability to market and develop our products. The life cycles of our products are difficult to estimate due, in part, to the effect of future product enhancements and competition. Our inability to successfully develop and market our products as a result of competition or other factors would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our cash and investments are held primarily by two financial institutions. Financial instruments which potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. We invest excess cash primarily in money market funds, commercial paper, corporate bonds, U.S. government agency bonds, asset-backed securities, municipal securities, U.S. government treasury bonds and certificates of deposits. If the carrying value of our investments exceeds the fair value, and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, we will be required to write down the value of our investments, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, the performance of certain securities in our investment portfolio correlates with the credit condition of the U.S. economy. We provide credit to customers in the normal course of business. Collateral is not required for accounts receivable, but ongoing evaluations of customers’ credit worthiness are performed. We maintain reserves for potential credit losses and such losses have been within management’s expectations. No individual customer accounted for 10% or more of our accounts receivable at December 31, 2016 or 2015, or net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 or 2014.

We have certain credit risk under our Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan Agreement") with SmileDirectClub, LLC ("SDC"). We perform ongoing evaluation of credit worthiness of SDC. If the fair value of equity investment is deemed to be other-than temporary impaired, we will be required to write down the value of our investments, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition (Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes of Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our Loan Agreement with SDC).

In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulates the design, manufacture, distribution, pre-clinical and clinical study, clearance and approval of medical devices. Products developed by us may require approvals or clearances from the FDA or other international regulatory agencies prior to commercialized sales. There can be no assurance that our products will receive any of the required approvals or clearances. If we were denied approval or clearance or such approval was delayed, it may have a material adverse impact on us.

We have manufacturing operations located outside the U.S. We currently rely on our treatment facility in Costa Rica to prepare digital treatment plans using a sophisticated, internally developed computer-modeling program. In addition, we manufacture our clear aligners and distribute our intraoral scanners at our facilities in Juarez, Mexico, and we produce our handheld scanner wand in Or Yehuda, Israel. Our reliance on international operations exposes us to related risks and uncertainties, including difficulties in staffing and managing international operations such as hiring and retaining qualified personnel; controlling production volume and quality of manufacture; political, social and economic instability, particularly as a result of increased levels of violence in Juarez, Mexico and Or Yehuda, Israel; interruptions and limitations in telecommunication services; product and material transportation delays or disruption; trade restrictions and changes in tariffs; import and export license requirements and restrictions; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and potential adverse tax consequences. If any of these risks materialize, our international manufacturing operations, as well as our operating results, may be harmed.

We purchase certain inventory from sole suppliers. Additionally, we rely on a limited number of hardware manufacturers. The inability of any supplier or manufacturer to fulfill our supply requirements could materially and adversely impact our future operating results.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost computed using either standard cost, which approximates actual cost, or average cost on a first-in-first-out basis. Excess and obsolete inventories are determined primarily based on future demand forecasts, and write-downs of excess and obsolete inventories are recorded as a component of cost of revenues.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Construction in progress ("CIP") is related to the construction or development of property (including land) and equipment that have not yet been placed in service for their intended use. Upon sale or retirement, the asset’s cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the general ledger and any related gains or losses are reflected in expenses. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Refer to Note 3 "Balance Sheet Components" of the Notes of Consolidated Financial Statements for details on estimated useful lives.

Goodwill and Finite-Lived Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired in business combinations and is allocated to the respective reporting units based on relative synergies generated. For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, all goodwill is attributed to our Clear Aligner reporting unit.

Our intangible assets primarily consist of intangible assets acquired as part of the Cadent acquisition. These assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from one to fifteen years, reflecting the period in which the economic benefits of the assets are expected to be realized.

Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

Goodwill

We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually on November 30th or more frequently if indicators are present, an event occurs or circumstances changes that suggest an impairment may exist and that it would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The allocation of goodwill to the respective reporting units is based on relative synergies generated as a result of an acquisition.

We perform an initial assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In performing the qualitative assessment, we identify and consider the significance of relevant key factors, events, and circumstances that affect the fair value of our reporting units. These factors include external factors such as macroeconomic, industry, and market conditions, as well as entity-specific factors, such as our actual and planned financial performance. We also give consideration to the difference between the reporting unit fair value and carrying value as of the most recent date a fair value measurement was performed. If, after assessing the totality of relevant events and circumstances, we determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value and there is no indication of impairment, no further testing is performed; however, if we conclude otherwise, the first step of the two-step impairment test is performed by estimating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing it with its carrying value, including goodwill.

Step one of the goodwill impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit against its carrying amount, including the goodwill allocated to each reporting unit. We determine the fair value of our reporting units based on the present value of estimated future cash flows under the income approach of the reporting units as well as various price or market multiples applied to the reporting unit's operating results along with the appropriate control premium under the marketing approach, both of which are classified as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy as described in Note 2. If the carrying amount of the reporting

unit is in excess of its fair value, step two requires the comparison of the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill against the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill. Any excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is recorded as an impairment loss.

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate long-lived assets (including finite-lived intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. An asset or asset group is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the future undiscounted net cash flows the asset or asset group is expected to generate. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include significant negative industry or economic trends, significant loss of customers and changes in the competitive environment. If an asset or asset group is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair market value. Our estimates of future cash flows attributable to our long-lived assets require significant judgment based on our historical and anticipated results and are subject to many assumptions. The estimation of fair value utilizing a discounted cashflow approach includes numerous uncertainties which require our significant judgment when making assumptions of expected growth rates and the selection of discount rates, as well as assumptions regarding general economic and business conditions, and the structure that would yield the highest economic value, among other factors. Refer to Note 5 "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" of the Notes of Consolidated Financial Statements for details on intangible long-lived assets.

There were no triggering events in 2016 that would cause impairments of our goodwill or long-lived assets.

Development Costs for Internal Use Software

Internally developed software includes enterprise-level business software that we customized to meet our specific operational needs. Such capitalized costs include external direct costs utilized in developing or obtaining the applications and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees, who are directly associated with the development of the applications. Internally developed software costs capitalized during the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $13.2 million and $25.4 million, respectively, related to our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") project which we placed into production during 2016 and amortize over 10 years.

The costs to develop software that is marketed externally have not been capitalized as we believe our current software development process is essentially completed concurrent with the establishment of technological feasibility. As such, all related software development costs are expensed as incurred and included in research and development expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Product Warranty

Clear Aligner

We warrant our Invisalign products against material defects until the aligner case is complete. We warrant SmileDirectClub, LLC (“SDC”) products against material defects for one year. We accrue for warranty costs in cost of net revenues upon shipment of products. The amount of accrued estimated warranty costs is primarily based on historical experience as to product failures as well as current information on replacement costs. Actual warranty costs could differ materially from the estimated amounts. We regularly review the accrued balances and update these balances based on historical warranty cost trends.

Scanners and Services

We warrant our intraoral scanners for a period of one year, which include materials and labor. We accrue for these warranty costs based on average historical repair costs. An extended warranty may be purchased for additional fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Returns

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for customers that are not able to make payments and allowances for sales returns. We periodically review these allowances, including an analysis of the customers’ payment history and information regarding the customers’ creditworthiness, as well as historical sales returns as a percentage of revenue. Actual write-offs have not materially differed from the estimated allowances.

Revenue Recognition

We measure and allocate revenue according to the accounting guidance for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements-a consensus of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Emerging Issues Task Force.

Multiple-Element Arrangements (“MEAs”): Arrangements with customers may include multiple deliverables, including any combination of products/equipment and services. The deliverables included in the MEAs are separated into more than one unit of accounting when (i) the delivered product/equipment has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, and (ii) delivery of the undelivered service element(s) is probable and substantially in our control. Arrangement consideration is then allocated to each unit, delivered or undelivered, based on the relative selling price of each unit of accounting based first on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if it exists, second on third-party evidence (“TPE”) if it exists, or on best estimated selling price (“BESP”) if neither VSOE or TPE exist.

•VSOE - In most instances, this applies to products and services that are sold separately in stand-alone arrangements. We determine VSOE based on pricing and discounting practices for the specific product or service when sold separately, considering geographical, customer, and other economic or marketing variables, as well as renewal rates or stand-alone prices for the service element(s).
•TPE - If we cannot establish VSOE of selling price for a specific product or service included in a multiple-element arrangement, we use third-party evidence of selling price. We determine TPE based on sales of comparable amount of similar products or service offered by multiple third parties considering the degree of customization and similarity of product or service sold.
•BESP - The best estimated selling price represents the price at which we would sell a product or service if it were sold on a stand-alone basis. When VSOE or TPE does not exist for all elements, we determine BESP for the arrangement element based on sales, cost and margin analysis, as well as other inputs based on our pricing practices. Adjustments for other market and company specific factors are made as deemed necessary in determining BESP. We regularly review our estimates of selling price and maintain internal controls over the establishment and update of these estimates.

Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, title and risk of loss have passed to customers based on the shipping terms, and allowances for discounts, returns, and customer incentives can be reliably estimated. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers are provided for in the same period that the related product sales are recorded.

Clear Aligner

We enter into arrangements (“treatment plans”) that involve multiple future product deliverables. Invisalign Full, Invisalign Teen, and Invisalign Assist products ("Comprehensive Products") include optional additional aligners at no charge for a period of up to five years after initial shipment. Invisalign Teen also includes up to six optional replacement aligners in the price of the product and may be ordered by the dental professional any time throughout treatment. Invisalign Lite ("Non-Comprehensive Products") includes one optional case refinement in the price of the product. Case refinement is a finishing tool used to adjust a patient's teeth to the desired final position and may be elected by the dental professional at any time during treatment; however, it is generally ordered in the last stages of orthodontic treatment.

We determined that our treatment plans, except Invisalign Assist with progress tracking, comprise the following deliverables which also represent separate units of accounting: initial aligners, additional aligners, case refinement, and replacement aligners. We allocate revenue for each treatment plan based on each unit's relative selling price based on BESP and recognize the revenue upon shipment of each unit in the treatment plan.

For Invisalign Assist with the progress tracking feature, aligners and services are provided to the dental professional every nine stages (“a batch”). We are able to reliably estimate the number of batches which are expected to be shipped for each case based upon our historical experience. The amounts allocated to this deliverable are recognized on a prorated basis as each batch is shipped.

Scanners and Services

We recognize revenues from the sales of iTero intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM services. CAD/CAM services include scanning services, extended warranty for the intraoral scanners, a range of iTero restorative services, and OrthoCAD services such as OrthoCAD iRecord. We sell intraoral scanners and services through both our direct sales force and distribution partners. The intraoral scanner sales price includes one year of warranty, and for additional fees, the customer may select an unlimited scanning service agreement over a fixed period of time or extended warranty periods. When intraoral scanners are sold with either an unlimited scanning service agreement and/or extended warranty, we allocate revenue based on each element's relative selling price. We estimate the selling price of each element, as if it is sold on a stand-alone basis, taking into consideration historical prices as well as our discounting strategies.

Scanner revenue, net of related discounts and allowances, is recognized when products or equipment have been shipped and no significant obligations for installation or training remain. For certain distributors who provide installation and training to the customer, we recognize scanner revenue when the intraoral scanner is shipped to the distributor assuming all of the other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Discounts are deducted from revenue at the time of sale. Returns of products, excluding warranty related returns, are infrequent and insignificant.

Service revenue, including iTero restorative and all OrthoCAD services are recognized upon delivery or ratably over the contract term as the specified services are performed. If a customer selects a pay per use basis for scanning service fees, the revenue is recognized as the service is provided.

We offer customers an option to purchase extended warranties on certain products. We recognize revenue on these extended warranty contracts ratably over the life of the contract. The costs associated with these extended warranty contracts are recognized when incurred.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling charges to customers are included in net revenues, and the associated costs incurred are recorded in cost of revenues.

Legal Proceedings and Litigations

We are involved in legal proceedings on an ongoing basis. If we believe that a loss arising from such matters is probable and can be reasonably estimated, we accrue the estimated liability in our financial statements. If only a range of estimated losses can be determined, we accrue an amount within the range that, in our judgment, reflect the most likely outcome; if none of the estimates within that range is a better estimate than any other amount, we accrue the low end of the range.

Research and Development

Research and development expense is expensed as incurred and includes the costs associated with the research and development of new products and enhancements to existing products. These costs primarily include personnel-related costs including stock-based compensation and outside consulting expenses associated with the research and development of new products and enhancements to existing products and allocations of corporate overhead expenses including facilities and IT.

Advertising Costs

The cost of advertising and media is expensed as incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, advertising costs totaled $36.0 million, $23.4 million and $26.9 million, respectively.

Common Stock Repurchase

We repurchase our own common stock from time to time in the open market when our Board of Directors approve a stock repurchase program. We account for these repurchases under the accounting guidance for equity where we allocate the total

repurchase value that are in excess over par between additional paid in capital and retained earnings. All shares repurchased are retired.

Operating Leases

We currently lease office spaces, automobiles and equipment under operating leases with original lease periods of up to 9 years. Certain of these leases have free or escalating rent payment provisions and lease incentives provided by the landlord. We recognize rent expense under such leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease as certain leases have adjustments for market provisions.

Income Taxes

We make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial statement purposes.

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves us estimating our current tax exposure under the applicable tax laws and assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

We account for uncertainty in income taxes pursuant to authoritative guidance based on a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on audit based on its technical merits, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. We adjust reserves for our uncertain tax positions due to changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit, or refinement of estimates due to new information. To the extent that the final outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact our tax provision in our Consolidated Statement of Operation in the period in which such determination is made.

We assess the likelihood that we will be able to realize our deferred tax assets. Should there be a change in our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase in the period in which we determine that it is more likely than not that we cannot realize our deferred tax assets. We consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. If it is more likely than not that we will not realize our deferred tax assets, we will increase our provision for taxes by recording a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets that we estimate will not ultimately be realizable. The available positive evidence at December 31, 2016 included historical operating profits and a projection of future income sufficient to realize most of our remaining deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2016, it was considered more likely than not that our deferred tax assets would be realized with the exception of certain foreign loss carryovers as we are unable to forecast sufficient future profits to realize the deferred tax assets.

As of December 31, 2016, U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes associated with the repatriation of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries on a cumulative total of $438.0 million was not provided as we intend to reinvest these earnings indefinitely in our foreign subsidiaries. If these earnings were distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise, or if the shares of the relevant foreign subsidiaries were sold or otherwise transferred, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credit, and foreign withholding taxes. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred income tax liability related to these earnings is not practicable.

Accounting guidance for stock-based compensation prohibits recognition of a deferred income tax asset for excess tax benefits due to stock option exercises that have not yet been realized through a reduction in income taxes payable. We follow the tax law ordering method to determine when excess tax benefits have been realized and consider only the direct impacts of awards when calculating the amount of windfalls or shortfalls.

Stock-Based Compensation

We recognize stock-based compensation cost for only those shares ultimately expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of employee stock purchase plan shares. We estimate the fair value of market-performance based restricted stock units using a Monte Carlo simulation model which requires the input of assumptions, including expected term, stock price volatility and the risk-free rate of return. In addition, judgment is also required in estimating the number of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. Forfeitures are estimated based on historical experience at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Comprehensive income, including unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency translation adjustments, are reported net of their related tax effect.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-9, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," (Topic 606) to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of the standard is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for the goods or services. The new standard defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing GAAP including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. In addition, the new standard requires that reporting companies disclose the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We are required to adopt this standard starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 using either of two methods: (i) retrospective to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within the standard; or (ii) retrospective with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined per the standard. We plan to adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 by applying the full retrospective method. Our ability to adopt using the full retrospective method is dependent on the completion of our analysis of information necessary to restate prior period financial statements. We are continuing to assess the impact of the adoption of this update on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In April 2016, the FASB released ASU No. 2016-10, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," to clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the principles for those areas of the ASU 2014-9 issued in May 2014. The effective date and the transition requirement of the amendments in this update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of Topic 606.

In May 2016, the FASB released ASU No. 2016-12, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," to address certain issues in the Topic 606 guidance on assessing the collectability, presentation of sales taxes, non-cash consideration, and completed contracts and contract modifications at transition. The ASU provides narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients to the ASU 2014-9 issued in May 2014. The effective date and the transition requirement of the amendments in this update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of Topic 606.

In December 2016, the FASB released ASU No. 2016-20, "Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers," to clarify certain aspects of guidance in the Topic 606 including its scope, disclosure requirements and contract cost accounting, while retaining the principles for those areas of the ASU 2014-9 issued in May 2014. The effective date and the transition requirement of the amendments in this update are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of Topic 606.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842). The FASB issued this update to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. We plan to adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 by electing practical expedients available in the standard. While we are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements, we expect the adoption will have a material increase in the assets and liabilities of our consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" (Topic 718). This ASU affects entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The ASU is designed to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment award transactions, which include the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, classification on the statements of cash flows and forfeiture rate calculations. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years. We plan to adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, and the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (Topic 326). The FASB issued this update to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The amendments in this update replace the existing guidance of incurred loss impairment methodology with an approach that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the update is permitted as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments" (Topic 230). This FASB clarifies the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statements of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In October, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory," (Topic 740) which requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. Prior to the issuance of this ASU, existing guidance prohibited the recognition of current and deferred income taxes for an intra-entity asset transfer until the asset had been sold to an outside party. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. We plan to early adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2017 by applying the modified retrospective approach with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings at the beginning of the first quarter of 2017. The adoption will impact our consolidated balance sheet but we do not expect the impact to be material.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash," which provides guidance to address the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statements of cash flows. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, but any adjustments must be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The new standard must be adopted retrospectively. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this new pronouncement on our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Note 2. Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the estimated fair value of our short-term and long-term marketable securities, classified as available for sale, are as follows (in thousands):

Short-term

December 31, 2016Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
Commercial paper$42,397$—$(6)$42,391
Corporate bonds122,78822(121)122,689
Municipal securities5,852—(5)5,847
U.S. government agency bonds28,9039(4)28,908
U.S. government treasury bonds45,1467(7)45,146
Certificates of deposit6,000——6,000
Total Marketable Securities, Short-Term$251,086$38$(143)$250,981

Long-term

December 31, 2016Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
U.S. government agency bonds$6,805$—$(16)$6,789
Corporate bonds40,8898(85)40,812
U.S. government treasury bonds12,0165(16)12,005
Asset-backed securities177——177
Total Marketable Securities, Long-Term$59,887$13$(117)$59,783

Short-term

December 31, 2015Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
Commercial paper$38,537$—$—$38,537
Corporate bonds179,7656(251)179,520
U.S. dollar dominated foreign corporate bonds510—(2)508
Municipal securities14,2097(2)14,214
U.S. government agency bonds75,172—(53)75,119
U.S. government treasury bonds51,7631(81)51,683
Total Marketable Securities, Short-Term$359,956$14$(389)$359,581

Long-term

December 31, 2015Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
U.S. government agency bonds$43,853$—$(178)$43,675
Corporate bonds64,0129(218)63,803
U.S. government treasury bonds37,673—(107)37,566
Municipal securities3,993—(2)3,991
Asset-backed securities2,338—(3)2,335
Total Marketable Securities, Long-Term$151,869$9$(508)$151,370

Cash and cash equivalents are not included in the table above as the gross unrealized gains and losses are not material. We have no short-term or long-term investments that have been in a continuous material unrealized loss position for greater than twelve months as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Amounts reclassified to earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net related to unrealized gains or losses were not material in 2016 and 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, realized gains or losses were not material.

Our fixed-income securities investment portfolio consists of corporate bonds, U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds, commercial paper, municipal securities, U.S. government agency bonds, U.S. government treasury bonds, certificates of deposit and asset-backed securities that have a maximum effective maturity of 27 months. The securities that we invest in are generally deemed to be low risk based on their credit ratings from the major rating agencies. The longer the duration of these securities, the more susceptible they are to changes in market interest rates and bond yields. As interest rates increase, those securities purchased at a lower yield show a mark-to-market unrealized loss. The unrealized losses are due primarily to changes in credit spreads and interest rates. We expect to realize the full value of all these investments upon maturity or sale. The weighted average remaining duration of these securities was approximately 7 months and 9 months as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

As the carrying value approximates the fair value for our short-term and long-term marketable securities shown in the tables above, the following table summarizes the fair value of our short-term and long-term marketable securities classified by maturity as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

December 31,
20162015
One year or less$250,981$359,581
Due in greater than one year59,783151,370
Total available for short-term and long-term marketable securities$310,764$510,951

Fair Value Measurements

We measure the fair value of our cash equivalents and marketable securities as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We use the GAAP fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 assets consist of money market funds and U.S. government treasury bonds. We did not hold any Level 1 liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Our Level 2 assets consist of commercial paper, corporate bonds, municipal securities, certificates of deposit, U.S. government agency bonds, asset-backed securities and our Israeli funds that are mainly invested in insurance policies. We obtain fair values for our Level 2 investments. Our custody bank and asset managers independently use professional pricing services to gather pricing data which may include quoted market prices for identical or comparable financial instruments, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly, and we are ultimately responsible for these underlying estimates. We did not hold any Level 2 liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation. Our Level 3 assets consist of long-term notes receivable and are included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheet. In 2016, we entered into a long-term notes receivable for $2.0 million and we

recognized $0.05 million in earnings during 2016 as a result of a change in its fair value. As of December 31, 2016, the fair value of long-term notes receivable was approximately $2.05 million. We did not hold any Level 3 liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

The following tables summarize our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

DescriptionBalance as of December 31, 2016Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$87,179$87,179$—$—
Commercial paper2,499—2,499—
Corporate bonds750—750—
Short-term investments:
Commercial paper42,391—42,391—
Corporate bonds122,689—122,689—
Municipal securities5,847—5,847—
U.S. government agency bonds28,908—28,908—
U.S. government treasury bonds45,14645,146——
Certificates of deposit6,000—6,000—
Long-term investments:
U.S. government agency bonds6,789—6,789—
Corporate bonds40,812—40,812—
U.S. government treasury bonds12,00512,005——
Asset-backed securities177—177—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Israeli funds2,956—2,956—
Other assets:
Long-term notes receivable2,047——2,047
$406,195$144,330$259,818$2,047
DescriptionBalance as of December 31, 2015Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$70,148$70,148$—
Commercial paper36,887—36,887
U.S. government agency bonds3,599—3,599
Corporate bonds625—625
Short-term investments:
Commercial paper38,537—38,537
Corporate bonds179,520—179,520
U.S. dollar denominated foreign corporate bonds508—508
Municipal securities14,214—14,214
U.S. government agency bonds75,119—75,119
U.S. government treasury bonds51,68351,683—
Long-term investments:
U.S. government agency bonds43,675—43,675
Corporate bonds63,803—63,803
U.S. government treasury bonds37,56637,566—
Municipal securities3,991—3,991
Asset-backed securities2,335—2,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets:
Israeli funds2,436—2,436
$624,646$159,397$465,249

Derivative Financial Instruments

We have in the past and may in the future enter into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations associated with certain assets and liabilities. The net loss on these forward contracts was not material for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The net gain or loss from the settlement of these foreign currency forward contracts is recorded in interest and other income (expenses), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. We had no material foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Certain investments in private companies contain embedded derivatives, which do not require bifurcation as we have elected to measure these investments at fair value.

Note 3. Balance Sheet Components

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
20162015
Raw materials$9,793$9,950
Work in process10,7737,067
Finished goods6,5652,448
Total Inventories$27,131$19,465

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
Generally Used Estimated Useful Life20162015
Clinical and manufacturing equipmentUp to 10 years$153,938$128,044
Computer hardware3 years27,97825,843
Computer software3 years59,99721,451
Furniture and fixtures5 years10,3068,855
Leasehold improvementsLease term (1)22,37020,172
Building20 years7,2724,227
Land—3,0723,072
CIP—25,94842,846
Total310,881254,510
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization and impairment charges(135,714)(118,037)
Total Property, plant and equipment, net$175,167$136,473

(1) Shorter of remaining lease term or estimated useful lives of assets.

Depreciation and amortization was $24.0 million, $18.0 million and $17.9 million, for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

December 31,
20162015
Accrued payroll and benefits$79,214$55,430
Accrued sales and marketing expenses11,9707,071
Accrued sales rebate10,3428,486
Accrued sales tax and value added tax5,0324,801
Accrued income taxes4,2102,646
Accrued warranty3,8412,638
Accrued professional fees3,6042,775
Other accrued liabilities16,11923,918
Total Accrued Liabilities$134,332$107,765

Warranty

We regularly review the accrued balances and update these balances based on historical warranty trends. Actual warranty costs incurred have not materially differed from those accrued; however, future actual warranty costs could differ from the estimated amounts.

Clear Aligner

We warrant our Invisalign products against material defects until the aligner case is complete. We warrant SDC products against material defects for one year. We accrue for warranty costs in cost of net revenues upon shipment of products. The amount of accrued estimated warranty costs is primarily based on historical experience as to product failures as well as current information on replacement costs.

Scanners

We warrant our scanners for a period of one year from the date of training and installation. We accrue for these warranty costs which includes materials and labor based on estimated historical repair costs. Extended service packages may be purchased for additional fees.

Warranty accrual as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consists of the following activity (in thousands):

Warranty accrual, December 31, 2014$3,148
Charged to cost of revenues1,796
Actual warranty expenditures(2,306)
Warranty accrual, December 31, 20152,638
Charged to cost of revenues4,894
Actual warranty expenditures(3,691)
Warranty accrual, December 31, 2016$3,841

Note 4. Equity Method Investments

On July 25, 2016, we acquired a 17% equity interest, on a fully diluted basis, in SmileDirectClub, LLC (“SDC”) for $46.7 million, and account for this as an equity method investment. The investment is reported on our consolidated balance sheet as a single amount under equity method investments, and we record our proportional share of SDC's earnings or losses within equity in losses of investee in our consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2016, the balance of our equity method investments was $45.1 million.

Concurrently with the investment on July 25, 2016, we also entered into a supply agreement with SDC to manufacture clear aligners for SDC's doctor-led, at-home program for simple teeth straightening. The term of the supply agreement expires on December 31, 2019. We commenced supplying aligners to SDC in October 2016. The sale of aligners to SDC and the income from under the supply agreement are reported in our Clear Aligner business segment after eliminating outstanding intercompany transactions.

Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying value of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2016, all attributable to our Clear Aligner reporting unit, is as follows (in thousands):

Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014$61,369
Adjustments (1)(295)
Balance as of December 31, 201561,074
Adjustments (1)(30)
Balance as of December 31, 2016$61,044

(1) The adjustments to goodwill were a result of foreign currency translation.

Impairment of Goodwill

We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually on November 30th or more frequently if indicators are present, an event occurs or circumstances changes that suggest an impairment may exist and that it would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The allocation of goodwill to the respective reporting units is based on relative synergies generated as a result of an acquisition.

Annual Impairment Test

The remaining goodwill is entirely attributable to our Clear Aligner reporting unit. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we performed the annual goodwill impairment testing and found no impairment as the fair value of our Clear Aligner reporting unit was significantly in excess of the carrying value.

Intangible Long-Lived Assets

We amortize our intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. We evaluate long-lived assets, which includes property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value is not recoverable if it exceeds the undiscounted cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Our estimates of future cash flows attributable to our long-lived assets require significant judgment based on our historical and anticipated results and are subject to many factors. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include significant negative industry or economic trends, significant loss of customers and changes in the competitive environment of our intraoral scanning business.

There were no triggering events in 2016 that would cause impairments of our long-lived assets.

Acquired intangible long-lived assets are being amortized as follows (in thousands):

Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)Gross Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2016Accumulated AmortizationAccumulated Impairment LossNet Carrying Value as of December 31, 2016
Trademarks15$7,100$(1,631)$(4,179)$1,290
Existing technology1312,600(4,141)(4,328)4,131
Customer relationships1133,500(12,819)(10,751)9,930
Patents86,316(713)—5,603
Total Intangible Assets$59,516$(19,304)$(19,258)$20,954
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)Gross Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2015Accumulated AmortizationAccumulated Impairment LossNet Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015
Trademarks15$7,100$(1,492)$(4,179)$1,429
Existing technology1312,600(3,577)(4,328)4,695
Customer relationships1133,500(10,957)(10,751)11,792
Patents8285(113)—172
Total Intangible Assets$53,485$(16,139)$(19,258)$18,088

The total estimated annual future amortization expense for these acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2017$3,355
20183,353
20193,346
20203,336
20213,334
Thereafter4,230
Total$20,954

Note 6. Legal Proceedings

Securities Class Action Lawsuit

On November 28, 2012, plaintiff City of Dearborn Heights Act 345 Police & Fire Retirement System filed a lawsuit against Align, Thomas M. Prescott (“Mr. Prescott”), Align’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kenneth B. Arola (“Mr. Arola”), Align’s former Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock (the “Securities Action”). On July 11, 2013, an amended complaint was filed, which named the same defendants, on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of our common stock between January 31, 2012 and October 17, 2012. The amended complaint alleged that Align, Mr. Prescott and Mr. Arola violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and that Mr. Prescott and Mr. Arola violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, the amended complaint alleged that during the purported class period defendants failed to take an appropriate goodwill impairment charge related to the April 29, 2011 acquisition of Cadent Holdings, Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2011, the first quarter of 2012 or the second quarter of 2012, which rendered our financial statements and projections of future earnings materially false and misleading and in violation of U.S. GAAP. The amended complaint sought monetary damages in an unspecified amount, costs and attorneys’ fees. On December 9, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave for plaintiff to file a second amended complaint. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on January 8, 2014 on behalf of the same purported class. The second amended complaint states the same claims as the amended complaint. On August 22, 2014, the court granted our motion to dismiss without leave to amend. On September 22, 2014, Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Briefing for the appeal was completed in May 2015 and the Ninth Circuit held oral arguments in October 2016. Align intends to vigorously defend itself against these allegations. Align is currently unable to predict the outcome of this amended complaint and therefore cannot determine the likelihood of loss nor estimate a range of possible loss, if any.

Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit

On February 1, 2013, plaintiff Gary Udis filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit against several of Align’s current and former officers and directors in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The complaint alleges that our reported income and earnings were materially overstated because of a failure to timely write down goodwill related to the April 29, 2011 acquisition of Cadent Holdings, Inc., and that defendants made allegedly false statements concerning our forecasts. The complaint asserts various state law causes of action, including claims of breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and insider trading, among others. The complaint seeks unspecified damages on behalf of Align, which is named solely as nominal defendant against whom no recovery is sought. The complaint also seeks an order directing Align to reform and improve its corporate governance and internal procedures, and seeks restitution in an unspecified amount, costs, and attorneys’ fees. On July 8, 2013, an Order was entered staying this derivative lawsuit until an initial ruling on our first motion to dismiss the Securities Action. On January 15, 2014, an Order was entered staying this derivative lawsuit until an initial ruling on our second motion to dismiss the Securities Action. On October 14, 2014, an Order was entered staying this derivative lawsuit until a ruling by the Ninth Circuit in the Securities Action discussed above. Align is currently unable to predict the outcome of this complaint and therefore cannot determine the likelihood of loss nor estimate a range of possible losses, if any.

In addition, in the course of Align's operations, Align is involved in a variety of claims, suits, investigations, and proceedings, including actions with respect to intellectual property claims, patent infringement claims, government investigations, labor and employment claims, breach of contract claims, tax, and other matters. Regardless of the outcome, these proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of defense costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors. Although the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict and Align's view of these matters may change in the future as litigation and events related thereto unfold; Align currently does not believe that these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will materially affect Align's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 7. Credit Facility

The credit facility provides for a $50.0 million revolving line of credit, with a $10.0 million letter of credit sublimit. The credit facility requires us to comply with specific financial conditions and performance requirements. On December 13, 2016, we amended the credit facility to remove the requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash balance of $50.0 million. On February 10, 2017, we amended the credit facility and extended the maturity date to March 22, 2018. The loans bear interest, at our option, at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the daily one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus a spread of 1.75% or an adjusted LIBOR rate (based on one, three, six or twelve-month interest periods) plus a spread of 1.75%. As of December 31, 2016, we had

no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility and were in compliance with the conditions and performance requirements.

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

We lease our facilities and certain equipment and automobiles under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements that expire at various dates through 2024 and provide for pre-negotiated fixed rental rates during the terms of the lease. The terms of some of our leases provide for rental payments on a graduated scale. We recognize rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease period and accrue for any rent expense incurred but not paid. Total rent expense was $9.9 million, $8.2 million and $7.6 million, for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Minimum future lease payments for non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal YearOperating Leases
2017$12,880
201810,338
20198,466
20206,849
20216,247
Thereafter9,141
Total minimum lease payments$53,921

Other Commitments

On July 25, 2016, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with SmileDirectClub, LLC ("SDC") where we agreed to provide a loan of up to $15.0 million in one or more advances to SDC (the "Loan Facility"). Available advances under the Loan Facility are subject to a borrowing base of 80% of SDC's eligible accounts receivable, determined in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and the satisfaction of other customary conditions. The advances bear interest, paid quarterly, at the rate of 7% per annum. Advances that are repaid or prepaid may be reborrowed. All outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the advances are due and payable on July 25, 2021. SDC's obligations in respect of the Loan Agreement are collateralized by a security interest in substantially all of SDC's assets. As of December 31, 2016, no advances on the Loan Facility were issued or outstanding (Refer to Note 4 "Equity Method Investments" of the Notes of Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our investments in SDC).

We have entered into certain investments with a privately held company where we have committed to purchase up to $5.0 million in convertible promissory notes. The first convertible promissory note for $2.0 million was issued in July 2016 and is outstanding as of December 31, 2016. The remaining $3.0 million is conditioned upon achievement of various business milestones. The notes all mature on December 30, 2018 and accrue interest annually at 2.5%.

On December 19, 2016, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with LBA RIV-COMPANY XXX, LLC ("Seller") to purchase the real property located in San Jose, California (the "Property") for purchase price of $44.1 million. The Property is comprised of land, building and other fixtures as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As of December 31, 2016, $1.0 million was deposited into escrow and recorded in other current assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We had a right to inspect the Property until January 6, 2017 and if we decided to terminate the Purchase Agreement during the period, the deposit would have been refunded to us. On January 26, 2017, we paid the purchase price of $44.1 million and closed the Purchase Agreement.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2016, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Indemnification Provisions

In the normal course of business to facilitate transactions in our services and products, we indemnify certain parties: customers, vendors, lessors, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, services to be provided by us and intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and our executive officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. Several of these agreements limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim.

It is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Additionally, we have a limited history of prior indemnification claims and the payments we have made under such agreements have not had a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position. However, to the extent that valid indemnification claims arise in the future, future payments by us could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or cash flows in a particular period. As of December 31, 2016, we did not have any material indemnification claims that were probable or reasonably possible.

Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends whenever funds are legally available and when and if declared by the Board of Directors. We have never declared or paid dividends on our common stock.

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Our 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended, provides for the granting of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock units, market stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants. Shares granted on or after May 16, 2013 as an award of restricted stock, restricted stock unit, market stock units, performance share or performance unit ("full value awards") are counted against the authorized share reserve as one and nine-tenths (1 9/10) shares for every one (1) share subject to the award, and any shares canceled that were counted as one and nine-tenths against the plan reserve will be returned at the same ratio. Full value awards granted prior to May 16, 2013 were counted against the authorized share reserve as one and one half (1 1/2) share for every one (1) share subject to the award, and any shares canceled that were counted as one and one half against the plan reserve will be returned at this same ratio.

As of December 31, 2016, the 2005 Incentive Plan (as amended) has a total reserve of 27,783,379 shares for issuance of which 8,023,709 shares are available for issuance. In 2016, we added 4,500,000 shares to our pool and no shares were added to the plan in 2015. We issue new shares from our pool of authorized but unissued shares to satisfy the exercise and vesting obligations of our stock-based compensation plans.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is based on the estimated fair value of awards, net of estimated forfeitures, and recognized over the requisite service period. Estimated forfeitures are based on historical experience at the time of grant and may be revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The stock-based compensation related to all of our stock-based awards and employee stock purchases for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Cost of net revenues$3,966$3,938$3,616
Selling, general and administrative42,61240,81329,625
Research and development7,5708,1926,582
Total stock-based compensation$54,148$52,943$39,823

Stock Options

We have not granted options since 2011 and all outstanding options were fully vested in 2015. Activity for the year ended December 31, 2016, under the stock option plans are set forth below (in thousands, except years and per share amounts):

Stock Options
Number of Shares Underlying Stock OptionsWeighted Average Exercise Price per ShareWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years )Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 201549615.14
Granted——
Exercised(274)15.33
Cancelled or expired——
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016222$14.901.12$18,058
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2016222$14.901.12$18,058
Exercisable at December 31, 2016222$14.901.12$18,058

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day in 2016 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of 2016. This amount will fluctuate based on the fair market value of our stock. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $18.2 million, $7.4 million and $24.5 million, respectively. The total fair value of the options vested during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was not material.

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of nonvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is based on our closing stock price on the date of grant. A summary for the year ended December 31, 2016, is as follows (in thousands, except years and per share amounts):

Shares Underlying RSUsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueWeighted Remaining Vesting Period (in years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Nonvested as of December 31, 20152,079$49.45
Granted71467.82
Vested and released(859)45.45
Forfeited(145)53.36
Nonvested as of December 31, 20161,789$58.391.12$171,934

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (calculated by multiplying our closing stock price on the last trading day of 2016 by the number of nonvested RSUs) that would have been received by the unit holders had all RSUs been vested and released as of the last trading day of 2016. This amount will fluctuate based on the fair market value of our stock. During 2016, of the 859,410 shares vested and released, 300,031 vested shares were withheld for employee minimum statutory tax obligations, resulting in a net issuance of 559,379 shares.

The total intrinsic value of RSUs vested and released during 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $59.8 million, $45.9 million and $38.9 million, respectively. The total fair value RSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $39.1 million, $30.0 million and $22.0 million, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $67.82, $57.78 and $53.72, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was $63.3 million of total unamortized compensation costs, net of estimated forfeitures, related to RSUs and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

On an annual basis, we grant market-performance based restricted stock units (“MSUs”) to our executive officers. Each MSU represents the right to one share of Align’s common stock and will be issued through our amended 2005 Incentive Plan. The actual

number of MSUs which will be eligible to vest will be based on the performance of Align’s stock price relative to the performance of the NASDAQ Composite Index over the vesting period, generally two to three years, up to 150% of the MSUs initially granted.

The following table summarizes the MSU performance as of December 31, 2016:

Number of Shares Underlying MSUs (in thousands)Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueWeighted Average Remaining Vesting Period (in years )Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Nonvested as of December 31, 201561151.41
Granted21855.77
Vested and released(270)36.73
Forfeited(39)56.41
Nonvested as of December 31, 201652060.491.1$50,021

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (calculated by multiplying our closing stock price on the last trading day of 2016 by the number of non-vested MSUs) that would have been received by the unit holders had all MSUs been vested and released as of the last trading day of 2016. This amount will fluctuate based on the fair market value of our stock. During 2016, of the 270,347 shares vested and released 136,758 shares were withheld for tax payments, resulting in a net issuance of 133,589 shares.

The total intrinsic value of MSUs vested and released during 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $17.4 million, $9.2 million and $2.9 million. The total fair value MSUs vested during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $9.9 million, $4.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, we expect to recognize $11.1 million of total unamortized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to MSUs over a weighted average period of 1.1 years.

The fair value of the MSUs is estimated at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation that includes factors for market conditions. The following weighted-average assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation were as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Expected term (in years)333
Expected volatility34.0%36.9%46.0%
Risk-free interest rate0.9%1.0%0.7%
Expected dividends———
Weighted average fair value per share at grant date$68.88$61.73$50.46

Total payments to tax authorities for payroll taxes related to RSUs, including MSUs, that vested during the period were $29.9 million, $20.7 million and $7.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, reflected as a financing activity in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In May 2010, our shareholders approved the 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2010 Purchase Plan”), replacing our 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which consists of consecutive overlapping twenty-four month offering periods with four six-month purchase periods in each offering period. Employees purchase shares at 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at either the beginning of the offering period or the end of the purchase period, whichever is lower. The 2010 Purchase Plan will continue until terminated by either the Board of Directors or its administrator. The maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2010 Purchase Plan is 2,400,000 shares. During the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we issued 196,882, 230,078 and 247,343 shares, respectively, at average prices of $48.65, $36.66 and $29.24, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, 936,867 shares remain available for future issuance.

The fair value of the option component of the 2010 Purchase Plan shares was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Expected term (in years)1.21.21.2
Expected volatility30.5%31.1%38.8%
Risk-free interest rate0.7%0.3%0.2%
Expected dividends———
Weighted average fair value at grant date$22.23$16.19$17.15

We recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.7 million, $4.1 million and $2.6 million related to our employee stock purchase plans for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, there was $0.7 million of total unamortized compensation costs related to employee stock purchases which we expect to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.3 years.

Note 10. Common Stock Repurchase Program

April 2014 Repurchase Program

On April 23, 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a stock repurchase program ("April 2014 Repurchase Program") pursuant to which we may purchase up to $300.0 million of our common stock over a three year period.

In 2014, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("2014 ASR") to repurchase $70.0 million of our common stock. The 2014 ASR was completed in July 2014. We received a total of approximately 1.4 million shares for an average purchase price per share of $51.46. During 2014, we repurchased on the open market approximately 0.6 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $50.93 per share, including commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $28.2 million.

In 2015, we entered into an accelerated share purchase agreement ("2015 ASR") to repurchase $70.0 million of our common stock. The 2015 ASR was completed in July 2015. We received a total of approximately 1.2 million shares for an average share price of $60.52. During 2015, we repurchased on the open market approximately 0.5 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $58.89 per share, including commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $31.8 million.

In 2016, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("2016 ASR") to repurchase $50.0 million of our common stock. The 2016 ASR was completed in September 2016. We received a total of approximately 0.6 million shares for an average share price of $81.89. During 2016, we repurchased on the open market approximately 0.5 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $92.58 per share, including commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $46.2 million.

All shares repurchased in 2016, 2015 and 2014 were retired.

As of December 31, 2016, we have $3.8 million remaining under the April 2014 Repurchase Program.

April 2016 Repurchase Program

On April 28, 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized an additional plan to repurchase up to $300.0 million of the Company's stock ("April 2016 Repurchase Plan"). Any purchases under this stock repurchase program may be made, from time-to-time, pursuant to open market purchases (including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans), privately-negotiated transactions, accelerated stock repurchases, block trades or derivative contracts or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As of December 31, 2016, there have not been any repurchases under this plan.

Note 11. Employee Benefit Plans

401(k) Plan

In January 1999, we adopted a defined contribution retirement plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for our U.S. employees. This plan covers substantially all U.S. employees who meet minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. In 2009, our Board of Directors authorized us to match 50% of our employee’s salary deferral contributions up to a 6% of the employee’s eligible compensation effective 2010. We contributed approximately $3.4 million, $2.7 million and $2.2 million to the 401(k) plan during the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Israeli Funds

Under the Israeli severance fund law, we are required to make payments to dismissed employees and employees leaving employment in certain circumstances. The funding is calculated based on the salary of the employee multiplied by the number of years of employment as of the applicable balance sheet date. Our Israeli employees are entitled to one month’s salary for each year of employment, or a pro-rata portion thereof. We fund the liability through monthly deposits into funds, and the values of these contributions are recorded in other current assets.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the accrued funds liability was approximately $3.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

Note 12. Income Taxes

Net income before provision for income taxes and equity in losses of investee consist of the following (in thousands):

Year ended December 31,
201620152014
Domestic$118,871$87,803$94,784
Foreign123,69598,29895,585
Net income before provision for income taxes and equity in losses of investee$242,566$186,101$190,369

The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Federal
Current$40,235$28,596$1,569
Deferred24,7946,67937,570
65,02935,27539,139
State
Current2,6033,2712,162
Deferred2,636(703)971
5,2392,5683,133
Foreign
Current8,9644,3051,596
Deferred(28,032)(67)669
(19,068)4,2382,265
Provision for income taxes$51,200$42,081$44,537

The differences between income taxes using the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and our effective tax rate are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate35.0%35.0%35.0%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit2.11.51.6
Impact of differences in foreign tax rates(6.3)(16.2)(16.4)
Valuation allowance release for Israel(12.9)——
Stock-based compensation1.21.61.0
Other items not individually material2.00.72.2
21.1%22.6%23.4%

As of December 31, 2016, approximately $438.0 million of undistributed earnings from non-U.S. operations held by our foreign subsidiaries are designated as indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. We maintain sufficient cash reserves in the U.S. and do not intend to repatriate our foreign earnings. As a result, U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on these foreign earnings. If these earnings were distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise, or if the shares of the relevant foreign subsidiaries were sold or otherwise transferred, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits and foreign withholding taxes. We intend to use the undistributed earnings for local operating expansions and to meet local operating working capital needs. In addition, a significant amount of the cash earned by foreign subsidiaries has been and will continue to be utilized to affect the new international corporate structure described above.

On July 1, 2016, we implemented a new international corporate structure. This changes the structure of our international procurement and sales operations, as well as realigns the ownership and use of intellectual property among our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We continue to anticipate that an increasing percentage of our consolidated pre-tax income will be derived from, and reinvested in our foreign operations. We believe that income taxed in certain foreign jurisdictions at a lower rate relative to the U.S. federal statutory rate will have a beneficial impact on our worldwide effective tax rate over time. Although the license of intellectual property rights between consolidated entities did not result in any gain in the consolidated financial statements, the Company generated taxable income in certain jurisdictions in 2016 resulting in a tax expense of $34.3 million. Additionally, as a result of the restructuring, we reassessed the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets considering all available evidence. Given the current earnings and anticipated future earnings of our subsidiary in Israel, we concluded that we have sufficient positive evidence to release the valuation allowance against our Israel operating loss carryforwards of $31.4 million, which resulted in an income tax benefit in this period of the same amount.

In June 2009, the Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Trade, an agency of the Government of Costa Rica, granted a twelve year extension of certain tax incentives, which were previously granted in 2002. The incentive tax rates will expire in various years beginning in July 2017. We intend to seek a renewal of these income tax incentives before they expire. Under these incentives, all of the income in Costa Rica during these twelve year incentive periods is subject to a reduced tax rate. In order to receive the benefit of these incentives, we must hire specified numbers of employees and maintain certain minimum levels of fixed asset investment in Costa Rica. If we do not fulfill these conditions for any reason, our incentive could lapse, and our income in Costa Rica would be subject to taxation at higher rates, which could have a negative impact on our operating results. The Costa Rica corporate income tax rate that would apply, absent the incentives, is 30% for 2016, 2015 and 2014. As a result of these incentives, income taxes were reduced by $19.1 million, $32.7 million and $32.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The benefit of the tax holiday on diluted net income per share was $0.23 in the year ended December 31, 2016 and $0.40 for both the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
20162015
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards$25,445$31,247
Reserves and accruals22,95417,455
Stock-based compensation16,39916,523
Deferred revenue13,97524,432
Net translation losses1,634649
Credit carryforwards6791,932
81,08692,238
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization12,0348,555
Prepaid expenses969601
13,0039,156
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance68,08383,082
Valuation allowance(256)(31,685)
Net deferred tax assets$67,827$51,397

As of December 31, 2016, the valuation allowance decreased by $31.4 million in comparison to the balance at December 31, 2015. This decrease was due to the release of the valuation allowance against our Israel net deferred tax assets during the year. We determined that these deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized based upon our assessment of the available positive and negative evidence. Positive evidence, including expected profitability based upon the implementation of our international corporate restructuring outweighed available negative evidence, which included losses in recent years. The total valuation allowance as of December 31, 2016 was not material.

As of December 31, 2016, we have fully utilized California net operating loss carryforwards. As of December 31, 2016, we have California research credit carryforwards of approximately $3.7 million which can be carried forward indefinitely. In addition, we have foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $104.3 million, which, if not utilized will expire beginning in 2025.

In the event of a change in ownership, as defined under federal and state tax laws, our tax credit carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations. The annual limitations may result in the expiration of the tax credit carryforwards before utilization.

The changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which exclude interest and penalties, for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2013$26,668
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions for uncertain tax positions6,659
Tax positions related to prior year:
Reductions for uncertain tax positions(260)
Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 201433,067
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions for uncertain tax positions6,346
Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 201539,413
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions for uncertain tax positions6,971
Unrecognized tax benefit as of December 31, 2016$46,384

We account for uncertain tax positions pursuant to authoritative guidance based on a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We first determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon audit based on its technical merits. If a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold it is then measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. We adjust our uncertain tax positions due to changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit, or refinement of estimates due to new information. To the extent the final outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact our tax provision in our Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which such determination is made.

During fiscal year 2016, the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $7.0 million in comparison to fiscal year 2015. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, was $46.4 million and $39.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, all of which would impact our effective tax rate if recognized. We have elected to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, interest and penalties included in tax expense was $1.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Our total interest and penalties accrued as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $2.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively. We do not expect any significant changes to the amount of unrecognized tax benefit within the next twelve months.

We file U.S. federal, U.S. state, and non-U.S. income tax returns. Our major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and the State of California. For U.S. federal and state tax returns, we are no longer subject to tax examinations for years before 2000. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to examination by foreign tax authorities for years before 2007. Our subsidiary in Israel is under audit by the local tax authorities for calendar years 2006 through 2013.

Note 13. Net Income per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock, adjusted for any dilutive effect of potential common stock. Potential common stock, computed using the treasury stock method, includes RSU, MSU, stock options and our ESPP.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stock (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Numerator:
Net income$189,682$144,020$145,832
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic79,85679,99880,754
Dilutive effect of potential common stock1,6281,5231,529
Total shares, diluted81,48481,52182,283
Net income per share, basic$2.38$1.80$1.81
Net income per share, diluted$2.33$1.77$1.77

For the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the anti-dilutive effect on net income per share from RSUs, MSUs and ESPP was not material.

Note 14. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The supplemental cash flow information consists of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Taxes paid$47,289$40,621$5,666
Non-cash investing activities:
Fixed assets acquired with accounts payable or accrued liabilities$4,434$14,636$4,899

Note 15. Segments and Geographical Information

Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer. We report segment information based on the management approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by CODM for decision making and performance assessment as the basis for determining our reportable segments. The performance measures of our reportable segments include net revenues and gross profit. In the fourth quarter of 2016, management decided to change the way it internally assesses the performance of our reportable segments by including income from operations measure in the performance metrics. Income from operations for each segment includes all geographic revenues, related cost of net revenues and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment. Certain operating expenses are attributable to operating segments and each allocation is measured differently based on the specific facts and circumstances of the costs being allocated. Costs not specifically allocated to segment income from operations include various corporate expenses such as stock-based compensation and costs related to IT, facilities, human resources and accounting and finance, legal and regulatory, and other separately managed general and administrative costs outside the operating segments. We have included the new performance measure in the prior periods presentation to conform to the current year’s presentation.

We have grouped our operations into two reportable segments which are also our reporting units: Clear Aligner segment and Scanner segment.

•Our Clear Aligner segment consists of our Invisalign System which includes Invisalign Full, Express/Lite, Teen, Assist, Vivera Retainers, along with our training and ancillary products for treating malocclusion. Clear Aligner segment also include the sale of aligners to SDC under our supply agreement which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2016. SDC revenue is recorded after eliminating outstanding intercompany transactions.
•Our Scanner and Services ("Scanner") segment consists of intraoral scanning systems and additional services available with the intraoral scanners that provide digital alternatives to the traditional cast models. This segment includes our iTero scanner and OrthoCAD services.

These reportable operating segments are based on how our CODM views and evaluates our operations as well as allocation of resources. The following information relates to these segments (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,
Net Revenues201620152014
Clear Aligner$958,327$800,186$712,549
Scanner121,54745,30049,104
Total net revenues$1,079,874$845,486$761,653
Gross Profit
Clear Aligner$747,494$628,187$562,889
Scanner67,80011,92315,554
Total gross profit$815,294$640,110$578,443
Income from Operations
Clear Aligner$411,817$371,113$341,055
Scanner37,498(12,337)(8,483)
Unallocated corporate expenses(200,394)(170,142)(138,996)
Total income from operations$248,921$188,634$193,576
Depreciation and Amortization
Clear Aligner$13,742$9,842$8,706
Scanner3,8713,8394,498
Unallocated corporate expenses6,3894,3234,652
Total depreciation and amortization$24,002$18,004$17,856

The following table reconciles total segment income from operations in the table above to net income before provision for income taxes and equity losses of investee:

For the Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Total segment income from operations$449,315$358,776$332,572
Unallocated corporate expenses(200,394)(170,142)(138,996)
Total income from operations248,921188,634193,576
Interest and other income (expense), net(6,355)(2,533)(3,207)
Net income before provision for income taxes and equity losses of investee$242,566$186,101$190,369

Geographical Information

Net revenues are presented below by geographic area (in thousands):

For the Year Ended December 31,
201620152014
Net revenues (1):
United States (2)$692,254$585,874$532,569
The Netherlands (2)291,053167,128156,817
Other International96,56792,48472,267
Total net revenues$1,079,874$845,486$761,653
(1)Net revenues are attributed to countries based on location of where revenue is recognized.

(2) During 2016, we implemented a new international corporate structure. This changed the structure of our international procurement and sales operations.

Tangible long-lived assets are presented below by geographic area (in thousands):

As of December 31,
20162015
Long-lived assets (1):
The Netherlands (2)$111,515$486
United States (2)43,278112,632
Mexico17,91815,422
Other International2,4567,933
Total long-lived assets$175,167$136,473

(1) Long-lived assets are attributed to countries based on entity that owns the assets.

(2) As a result of the new international corporate structure changes, approximately $92.0 million in long-lived assets were transferred from the U.S. to our Netherlands entity in 2016.

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