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Available-for-Sale Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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Note 6: Available-for-Sale Investments

 

Available-for-sale investments as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 June 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
    Gross Gross       Gross Gross   
 Adjusted Unrealized Unrealized Fair Adjusted Unrealized Unrealized Fair
(In Millions)Cost  Gains  Losses  Value Cost  Gains  Losses  Value
Asset-backed securities$ 16 $ $ (3) $ 13 $ 48 $ $ (12) $ 36
Bank deposits  1,240   1     1,241   1,046   1   (1)   1,046
Commercial paper  3,829       3,829   3,820     (3)   3,817
Corporate bonds  820   18   (2)   836   892   14   (9)   897
Government bonds  3,081     (2)   3,079   4,131     (4)   4,127
Marketable equity securities  165   437   (3)   599   189   385   (12)   562
Money market fund deposits  95       95   546       546
Total available-for-sale                       
investments$ 9,246 $ 456 $ (10) $ 9,692 $ 10,672 $ 400 $ (41) $ 11,031

In the preceding table, government bonds include bonds issued or deemed to be guaranteed by government entities. Government bonds include instruments such as U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency securities, and non-U.S. government obligations as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt investments as of June 30, 2012, by contractual maturity, were as follows:

(In Millions)Cost  Fair Value
Due in 1 year or less$ 8,423 $ 8,430
Due in 1–2 years  374   380
Due in 2–5 years  173   175
Instruments not due at a single maturity date  111   108
Total$ 9,081 $ 9,093

Instruments not due at a single maturity date in the preceding table include asset-backed securities and money market fund deposits.

 

We sold available-for-sale investments for proceeds of $274 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $607 million in the first half of 2012 ($1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2011 and $8.8 billion in the first half of 2011). The gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale investments were $34 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $36 million in the first half of 2012 ($36 million in the second quarter of 2011 and $64 million in the first half of 2011) and were primarily related to our sales of marketable equity securities. We determine the cost of an investment sold on an average cost basis at the individual security level. Impairment charges recognized on available-for-sale investments were $35 million in the second quarter of 2012.

 

The before-tax net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments that have been included in other comprehensive income (loss) and the before-tax net gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings were as follows:

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, July 2, June 30, July 2,
(In Millions)2012 2011 2012 2011
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) included in           
 other comprehensive income (loss)$ (138) $ (12) $ 114 $ 24
Net gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other           
 comprehensive income (loss) into earnings$ 31 $ 44 $ 26 $ 88