Derivative Instruments

We manage our economic and transaction exposure to certain risks through the use of foreign currency and interest rate swap derivative instruments. Our objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of net earnings, cash flows and net asset value associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We do not hold derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We have no derivatives that have credit risk-related contingent features, and we mitigate our credit risk by engaging with major financial institutions as our counterparties.

We record all derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and evaluate hedge effectiveness prospectively and retrospectively when electing to apply hedge accounting. We formally document all hedging relations at inception for derivative hedges and the underlying hedged items, as well as the risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction. In addition, we have derivatives which are not designated as hedging instruments.

Net Investment Hedges

We use foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of Canadian dollar exchange rate fluctuations on a portion of our net investment in our Canadian operations. The contracts have terms up to 12 months. For a net investment hedge, we recognize changes in the fair value of the derivative as a component of foreign currency translation within other comprehensive income to offset a portion of the change in translated value of the net investment being hedged, until the investment is sold or liquidated. We limit recognition in net earnings of amounts previously recorded in other comprehensive income to circumstances such as complete or substantially complete liquidation of the net investment in the hedged foreign operation. We report the ineffective portion of the gain or loss, if any, in net earnings.

Interest Rate Swaps

We use "receive fixed-rate, pay variable-rate" interest rate swaps to mitigate the effect of interest rate fluctuations on our 2018 Notes and our 2021 Notes. Our interest rate swap contracts are considered perfect hedges because the critical terms and notional amounts match those of our fixed-rate debt being hedged and are, therefore, accounted as fair value hedges using the shortcut method. Under the shortcut method, we recognize the change in the fair value of the derivatives with an offsetting change to the carrying value of the debt. Accordingly, there is no impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings from the fair value of the derivatives.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We use foreign currency forward contracts to manage the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to recognized receivable and payable balances denominated in non-functional currencies and on certain forecast inventory purchases denominated in non-functional currencies. The contracts generally have terms of up to 12 months. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedging relationships, and, therefore, we record gains and losses on these contracts directly to net earnings.

Summary of Derivative Balances

The following table presents the gross fair values for outstanding derivative instruments and the corresponding classification at October 28, 2017, January 28, 2017, and October 29, 2016 ($ in millions):



	October 28, 2017				January 28, 2017				October 29, 2016
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges⁽¹⁾	$	3	$	5	$	2	$	2	$	4	$	3
Derivatives designated as interest rate swaps⁽²⁾	3		3		13		—		13		—
No hedge designation (foreign exchange forward contracts)⁽¹⁾	2		—		—		1		1		—
Total	$	8	$	8	$	15	$	3	$	18	$	3


(1)	The fair value is recorded in Other current assets or Accrued liabilities.


(2)	As of October 28, 2017, the fair value of the interest rate swaps related to our 2018 Notes is recorded in Other current assets or Accrued liabilities, while the interest rate swaps related to our 2021 Notes is recorded in Other assets or Long-term liabilities. For all previous periods, the fair value is recorded in Other assets or Long-term liabilities.

The following table presents the effects of derivative instruments by contract type on other comprehensive income ("OCI") and on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2017, and October 29, 2016 ($ in millions):



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016			October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges
Pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in OCI	$	8		$	6		$	(3	)	$	(10	)

Derivatives designated as interest rate swaps
Gain (loss) recognized within Interest expense
Interest rate swap gain	$	16		$	14		$	13		$	12
Long-term debt loss	(16		)	(14		)	(13		)	(12		)
Net impact	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

No hedge designation (foreign exchange forward contracts)
Gain (loss) recognized within Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	2		$	1		$	(1	)	$	(2	)

The following table presents the notional amounts of our derivative instruments at October 28, 2017, January 28, 2017, and October 29, 2016 ($ in millions):



	October 28, 2017		January 28, 2017		October 29, 2016
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges	$	240	$	205	$	203
Derivatives designated as interest rate swaps	1,150		750		750
No hedge designation (foreign exchange forward contracts)	64		43		59
Total	$	1,454	$	998	$	1,012