FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASURES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measures [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures

Note 8. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures

Our credit, market, foreign currency and interest rate risk management policies are described in Note 14, Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures, of Notes to Financial Statements in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis:

		March 31,		December 31,
		2015		2014
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	135	$	20
Available for sale investments		1,767		1,479
Interest rate swap agreements		108		93
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts	$	29	$	10

The foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements are valued using broker quotations or market transactions in either the listed or over-the-counter markets. These derivative instruments are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company holds investments in certificates of deposits, time deposits and commercial paper that are designated as available for sale and are valued using market transactions in over-the-counter markets. These investments are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts and notes receivables, payables, commercial paper and short-term borrowings contained in the Consolidated Balance Sheet approximates fair value. The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were not carried at fair value:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Assets
Long-term receivables	$	297	$	292	$	297	$	293
Liabilities
Long-term debt and related current maturities	$	6,965	$	7,813	$	6,985	$	7,817

The Company determined the fair value of the long-term receivables by discounting based upon the terms of the receivable and counterparty details including credit quality. These receivables are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company determined the fair value of the long-term debt and related current maturities utilizing transactions in the listed markets for identical or similar liabilities. The long-term debt and related current maturities are also classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

We enter into transactions designed to provide for netting of offsetting obligations in the event of the insolvency or default of a counterparty. However, we have not elected to offset multiple contracts with a single counterparty, therefore the fair value of the derivative instruments in a loss position is not offset against the fair value of derivative instruments in a gain position.

Interest rate swap agreements are designated as hedge relationships with gains or losses on the derivative recognized in Interest and other financial charges offsetting the gains and losses on the underlying debt being hedged. For the three months endedMarch 31, 2015 and 2014, we recognized $15 million and $13 million of gains in earnings on interest rate swap agreements. Gains and losses are fully offset by losses and gains on the underlying debt being hedged.

We also economically hedge our exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates principally with forward contracts. These contracts are marked-to-market with the resulting gains and losses recognized in earnings offsetting the gains and losses on the non-functional currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities being hedged. We recognized $162million of expense and $57 million of incomein Other (Income) Expense for the three months endedMarch 31, 2015 and 2014.