FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Derivatives – Cash Flow Hedges

From time to time, the Company has entered into various interest rate lock agreements and forward starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge part of the Company's interest rate exposure associated with the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in interest rates. A summary of the outstanding notional amounts of interest rate derivatives – cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Notional Amount
	2014		2013
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps	$	150	$	100

The forward starting interest rate swaps outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are 21 to 24 month forward agreements that cover a ten-year hedging period and were entered into to hedge part of the Company's interest rate exposure associated with forecasted new debt issuances related to the refinancing of certain debt maturing through 2016. The forward starting interest rate swaps have fixed interest rates ranging from 3.57% to 3.79%.

In March 2014, the Company entered into interest rate lock agreements with several financial institutions for a total notional amount of $175 million (the "Treasury Lock Agreements"). The Treasury Lock Agreements, which had an original maturity date of March 28, 2014, were entered into to hedge part of the Company's interest rate exposure associated with the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in the five-year U.S. treasury rates related to the planned issuance of debt securities in 2014. In connection with the Company's senior notes offering in March 2014 (see Note 13), the Company settled the Treasury Lock Agreements, which were accounted for as cash flow hedges. The loss on settlement of the Treasury Lock Agreements was not material.

The total net loss, net of taxes, recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, related to the Company's cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $15 million and $5 million, respectively. The loss recognized on the Company's cash flow hedges for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, as a result of ineffectiveness, was not material. The net amount of deferred losses on cash flow hedges that is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings within the next twelve months is $1 million.

Interest Rate Derivatives – Fair Value Hedges

The Company maintains various fixed-to-variable interest rate swaps to convert a portion of the Company's long-term debt into variable interest rate debt. A summary of the notional amounts of interest rate derivatives – fair value hedges as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Floating Rate	Notional Amount
Debt Instrument	Paid by the Company	2014		2013
3.20% Senior Notes due April 2016	Six-month LIBOR plus a 2.3% spread	$	200	$	200
4.75% Senior Notes due January 2020	One-month LIBOR plus a 3.6% spread	350		350
4.70% Senior Notes due April 2021	One-month LIBOR plus a 2.45% to 3.39% spread	400		400
4.25% Senior Notes due April 2024	One-month LIBOR plus a 1.54% to 1.59% spread	250		—
		$	1,200	$	950

In prior years, the Company entered into various fixed-to-variable interest rate swap agreements that were accounted for as fair value hedges of a portion of the Senior Notes due 2016 and a portion of the Senior Notes due 2020. In July 2012, the Company monetized the value of these interest rate swap assets by terminating the hedging instruments. The asset value, including accrued interest through the date of termination, was $72 million and the amount to be amortized as a reduction of interest expense over the remaining terms of the hedged debt instruments was $65 million.

Since inception, the fair value hedges have been effective or highly effective; therefore, there is no impact on earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.

A summary of the fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets is stated in the table below:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Balance Sheet Classification	Fair Value			Balance Sheet Classification	Fair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	Other assets	$	17			$	—
Forward starting interest rate swaps		—			Other assets	2
Total Asset Derivatives		17				2
Liability Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	Other liabilities	13			Other liabilities	34
Forward starting interest rate swaps	Other liabilities	15				—
Total Liability Derivatives		28				34
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives:
Put option	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1			Other assets	4
Liability Derivatives:
Call option	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	5			Other liabilities	8
Total Net Derivatives Liabilities		$	(15	)		$	(36	)