Fair Value

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

The fair value of current financial assets and liabilities, debt service reserves, and other deposits approximate their reported carrying amounts. The estimated fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities have been determined using available market information. Because these amounts are estimates and based on hypothetical transactions to sell assets or transfer liabilities, the use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. For further information on our valuation techniques and policies, see Note 5—Fair Value in Item 8.—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of our 2022 Form 10-K.

Recurring Measurements

The following table presents, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates indicated (in millions). For the Company’s investments in marketable debt securities, the security classes presented were determined based on the nature and risk of the security and are consistent with how the Company manages, monitors, and measures its marketable securities:


	March 31, 2023								December 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
DEBT SECURITIES:
Available-for-sale:

Certificates of deposit	$	—	$	778	$	—	$	778	$	—	$	698	$	—	$	698
Government debt securities	—		4		—		4		—		3		—		3
Total debt securities	—		782		—		782		—		701		—		701
EQUITY SECURITIES:
Mutual funds	40		—		—		40		38		—		—		38

Total equity securities	40		—		—		40		38		—		—		38
DERIVATIVES:
Interest rate derivatives	—		187		5		192		—		314		—		314
Cross-currency derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Foreign currency derivatives	—		22		62		84		—		22		64		86
Commodity derivatives	—		238		8		246		—		232		13		245
Total derivatives — assets	—		447		75		522		—		568		77		645
TOTAL ASSETS	$	40	$	1,229	$	75	$	1,344	$	38	$	1,269	$	77	$	1,384
Liabilities
DERIVATIVES:
Interest rate derivatives	$	—	$	36	$	10	$	46	$	—	$	6	$	—	$	6
Cross-currency derivatives	—		50		—		50		—		42		—		42
Foreign currency derivatives	—		17		—		17		—		20		—		20
Commodity derivatives	—		255		77		332		—		346		60		406
Total derivatives — liabilities	—		358		87		445		—		414		60		474
TOTAL LIABILITIES	$	—	$	358	$	87	$	445	$	—	$	414	$	60	$	474

As of March 31, 2023, all available-for-sale debt securities had stated maturities within one year. There were no other-than-temporary impairments of marketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Credit-related impairments are recognized in earnings under ASC 326. Gains and losses on the sale of investments are determined using the specific-identification method. The following table presents gross proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities during the periods indicated (in millions):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Gross proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	$	369	$	197

The following tables present a reconciliation of net derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(presented net by type of derivative in millions). Transfers between Level 3 and Level 2 principally result from changes in the significance of unobservable inputs used to calculate the credit valuation adjustment.


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023	Interest Rate		Foreign Currency		Commodity		Total
Balance at January 1	$	—	$	64	$	(47)	$	17
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings	—		(2)		—		(2)
Included in other comprehensive income — derivative activity	(1)		—		(17)		(18)

Included in regulatory (assets) liabilities	—		—		(5)		(5)

Transfers of assets (liabilities), net into Level 3	(4)		—		—		(4)

Balance at March 31	$	(5)	$	62	$	(69)	$	(12)
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period	$	—	$	(1)	$	1	$	—


Three Months Ended March 31, 2022	Interest Rate		Foreign Currency		Commodity		Total
Balance at January 1	$	(6)	$	108	$	(1)	$	101
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings	2		(11)		1		(8)
Included in other comprehensive income — derivative activity	5		(4)		(14)		(13)


Settlements	—		—		(1)		(1)

Transfers of (assets) liabilities, net out of Level 3	—		—		2		2
Balance at March 31	$	1	$	93	$	(13)	$	81
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at the end of the period	$	2	$	(11)	$	2	$	(7)

The following table summarizes the significant unobservable inputs used for Level 3 derivative assets (liabilities) as of March 31, 2023 (in millions, except range amounts):


Type of Derivative	Fair Value		Unobservable Input	Amount or Range (Weighted Average)
Interest rate	$	(5)	Subsidiary credit spread	0.5725% - 2.5% (1.6%)

Foreign currency:
Argentine peso	62		Argentine peso to U.S. dollar currency exchange rate after one year	405 - 1,059 (808)

Commodity:
CAISO Energy Swap	(76)		Forward energy prices per MWh after 2030	21 - 112.11 (63.35)
Other	7
Total	$	(12)

For interest rate derivatives and foreign currency derivatives, increases (decreases) in the estimates of the Company’s own credit spreads would decrease (increase) the value of the derivatives in a liability position. For foreign currency derivatives, increases (decreases) in the estimate of the above exchange rate would increase (decrease) the value of the derivative.

Nonrecurring Measurements

The Company measures fair value using the applicable fair value measurement guidance. Impairment expense, shown as pre-tax loss below, is measured by comparing the fair value at the evaluation date to the then-latest available carrying amount and is included in Asset impairment expense or Other non-operating expense, as applicable, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes our major categories of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions). There were no material impairments during the three months ended March 31, 2022.


	Measurement Date	Carrying Amount (1)		Fair Value						Pre-tax Loss
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3




Held-for-sale businesses: (2)
Jordan (3)	3/31/2023	$	179	$	—	$	170	$	—	$	14

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(1)Represents the carrying values at the dates of measurement, before fair value adjustment.

(2)See Note 16 — Held-for-Sale and Dispositions for further information.

(3)The pre-tax loss recognized was calculated using the $170 million fair value of the Jordan disposal group less cost to sell of $5 million.

Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table presents (in millions) the carrying amount, fair value, and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated, but for which fair value is disclosed:


		March 31, 2023
		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
				Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:	Accounts receivable — noncurrent (1)	$	190	$	229	$	—	$	—	$	229
Liabilities:	Non-recourse debt	20,073		19,851		—		18,375		1,476
	Recourse debt	4,581		4,231		—		4,231		—


		December 31, 2022
		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
				Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:	Accounts receivable — noncurrent (1)	$	255	$	294	$	—	$	—	$	294
Liabilities:	Non-recourse debt	19,429		18,527		—		17,089		1,438
	Recourse debt	3,894		3,505		—		3,505		—

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(1)These amounts primarily relate to amounts due from CAMMESA, the administrator of the wholesale electricity market in Argentina, and amounts impacted by the Stabilization Funds enacted by the Chilean government, and are included in Other noncurrent assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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