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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
Investments  
Investments

Note 2– Investments

 

Seaboard’s short-term investments are treated as either available-for-sale securities or trading securities.  All of Seaboard’s available-for-sale and trading securities are classified as current assets as they are readily available to support Seaboard’s current operating needs.  Available-for-sale securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Trading securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in other investment income (loss), net.  At March 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments.

 

At March 30, 2013, money market funds included $7,747,000 denominated in Euros and $7,184,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.  As of March 30, 2013, the trading securities primarily consisted of high yield debt securities.

 

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities at March 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Money market funds

 

  $

138,756

 

  $

138,756

 

  $

126,537

 

  $

126,537

 

Corporate bonds

 

65,071

 

66,661

 

67,275

 

69,214

 

Enhanced cash mutual fund

 

25,000

 

25,011

 

-

 

-

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

22,276

 

22,336

 

23,647

 

23,775

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

20,821

 

20,855

 

17,165

 

17,169

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

17,693

 

18,750

 

17,693

 

18,734

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

14,622

 

14,716

 

15,059

 

15,162

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

12,485

 

12,544

 

12,180

 

12,238

 

Total available-for-sale short-term investments

 

316,724

 

319,629

 

279,556

 

282,829

 

High yield trading debt securities

 

22,604

 

24,190

 

21,839

 

23,406

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

3,079

 

3,237

 

3,046

 

3,237

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

2,563

 

2,761

 

2,361

 

2,600

 

Other trading investments

 

935

 

985

 

1,262

 

1,307

 

Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments

 

  $

345,905

 

  $

350,802

 

  $

308,064

 

  $

313,379

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of March 30, 2013.

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

Due within one year

 

$

4,254

 

Due after one year through three years

 

42,457

 

Due after three years

 

63,702

 

Total fixed rate securities

 

$

110,413

 

 

In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans.