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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments

NOTE 6 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These swap agreements involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties based on common notional principal amounts and maturity dates. Pay-fixed interest rate swaps effectively convert variable rate obligations to fixed interest rate obligations. The interest payments under these agreements are settled on a net basis. The net interest payments, based on the notional amounts in these agreements, generally match the timing of the related liabilities for the interest rate swap agreements which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The notional amounts of the swap agreements represent amounts used to calculate the exchange of cash flows and are not our assets or liabilities. Our credit risk related to these agreements is considered low because the swap agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions.

 

The following table sets forth our interest rate swap agreements, which have been designated as cash flow hedges, at September 30, 2018 (dollars in millions):

 

     Notional
Amount
     Maturity Date      Fair
Value
 

Pay-fixed interest rate swaps

   $ 2,000        December 2021      $ 88  

Pay-fixed interest rate swaps

     500        December 2022        17  

During the next 12 months, we estimate $26 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and will reduce interest expense.

Derivatives — Results of Operations

The following table presents the effect of our interest rate swaps on our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (dollars in millions):

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   Amount of Gain
Recognized in OCI on
Derivatives, Net of Tax
     Location of Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Operations
     Amount of Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Operations
 

Interest rate swaps

   $ 46        Interest expense      $ 5