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Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
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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 September 28, 2013 and December 31, 2012, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments.

 

At September 28, 2013, money market funds included $15,898,000 denominated in Euros, $7,680,000 denominated in British Pounds and $4,130,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.  As of September 28, 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 September 28, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

78,435

 

$

78,435

 

$

126,537

 

$

126,537

 

Corporate bonds

 

68,411

 

69,038

 

67,275

 

69,214

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

20,627

 

20,412

 

23,647

 

23,775

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

17,693

 

17,253

 

17,693

 

18,734

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

15,058

 

15,007

 

15,059

 

15,162

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

8,926

 

8,967

 

12,180

 

12,238

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

5,258

 

5,237

 

17,165

 

17,169

 

Total available-for-sale short-term investments

 

214,408

 

214,349

 

279,556

 

282,829

 

High yield trading debt securities

 

24,445

 

25,195

 

21,839

 

23,406

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

3,161

 

2,900

 

3,046

 

3,237

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

1,493

 

1,535

 

2,361

 

2,600

 

Other trading investments

 

974

 

1,016

 

1,262

 

1,307

 

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

 

$

244,481

 

$

244,995

 

$

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 September 28, 2013.

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

2013

 

Due within one year

 

$

658

 

Due after one year through three years

 

41,940

 

Due after three years

 

57,131

 

Total fixed rate securities

 

$

99,729

 

 

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.