Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	Balance
	December 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2017		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Trading securities – short-term investments:
Domestic equity securities	$	752	$	752	$	—	$	—
Domestic debt securities held in mutual funds/ETFs/U.S. Treasuries		439		438		1		—
Foreign equity securities		319		319		—		—
Collateralized loan obligations		29		—		29		—
High yield securities		21		21		—		—
Money market funds held in trading accounts		10		10		—		—
Other trading securities		6		6		—		—
Trading securities – other current assets:
Domestic equity securities		35		35		—		—
Money market funds held in trading accounts		5		5		—		—
Foreign equity securities		4		4		—		—
Fixed income securities		2		2		—		—
Derivatives:
Commodities (1)		4		4		—		—
Foreign currencies		3		—		3		—
Total Assets	$	1,629	$	1,596	$	33	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities (1)	$	6	$	6	$	—	$	—
Foreign currencies		6		—		6		—
Total Liabilities	$	12	$	6	$	6	$	—

(1)  Seaboard’s commodity derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the consolidated balance sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2017, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $20 million resulting in a net other current asset on the consolidated balance sheet of $18 million.

	Balance
	December 31,
(Millions of dollars)	2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Trading securities – short-term investments:
Domestic equity securities	$	482	$	482	$	—	$	—
Domestic debt securities held in mutual funds/ETFs/U.S. Treasuries		437		437		—		—
Foreign equity securities		199		199		—		—
High yield securities		115		15		100		—
Collateralized loan obligations		26		—		26		—
Money market funds held in trading accounts		13		13		—		—
Other trading securities		5		5		—		—
Trading securities – other current assets:
Domestic equity securities		30		30		—		—
Foreign equity securities		3		3		—		—
Fixed income mutual funds		3		3		—		—
Other		4		4		—		—
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		3		3		—		—
Foreign currencies		1		—		1		—
Total Assets	$	1,321	$	1,194	$	127	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swaps		4		—		4		—
Foreign currencies		4		—		4		—
Total Liabilities	$	9	$	1	$	8	$	—

(1)  Seaboard’s commodity derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the consolidated balance sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2016, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $10 million resulting in a net other current asset on the consolidated balance sheet of $12 million.

Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt

December 31,	2017				2016
(Millions of dollars)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Short-term investments, trading securities	$	1,387	$	1,576	$	1,236	$	1,277
Long-term debt		535		535		516		516

Schedule of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income

(Millions of dollars)		2017		2016
Commodities	Cost of sales	$	(9)	$	21
Foreign currencies	Cost of sales		(7)		(27)
Foreign currencies	Foreign currency		(1)		1
Interest rate	Miscellaneous, net		—		(2)

Schedule of fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the condensed consolidated balance sheets

		Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		December 31,		December 31,			December 31,		December 31,
(Millions of dollars)		2017		2016			2017		2016
Commodities(1)	Other current assets	$	4	$	3	Other current liabilities	$	6	$	1
Foreign currencies	Other current assets		3		1	Other current liabilities		6		4
Interest rate	Other current assets		—		—	Other current liabilities		—		4

(1)  Seaboard’s commodity derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the consolidated balance sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $20 million and $10 million, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the consolidated balance sheets of $18 million and $12 million, respectively.