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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
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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, net.  At March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2013, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments. At March 29, 2014, money market funds included $6,329,000 denominated in Euros and $3,359,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.

 

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 29, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

 $

216,623

 

 $

216,623

 

 $

88,430

 

 $

88,430

 

Corporate bonds

 

49,044

 

49,482

 

69,591

 

70,258

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

47,620

 

47,554

 

27,299

 

27,147

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

11,949

 

11,938

 

8,446

 

8,477

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

6,441

 

6,451

 

7,597

 

7,600

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

2,808

 

2,770

 

5,258

 

5,223

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

-

 

-

 

17,693

 

16,941

 

Total available-for-sale short-term investments

 

334,485

 

334,818

 

224,314

 

224,076

 

High yield trading debt securities

 

50,696

 

51,923

 

49,352

 

50,428

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

3,238

 

2,856

 

3,202

 

2,858

 

Money market funds held in trading accounts

 

1,287

 

1,287

 

11,033

 

11,033

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

712

 

729

 

1,300

 

1,336

 

Other trading investments

 

555

 

609

 

841

 

918

 

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

 

 $

390,973

 

 $

392,222

 

 $

290,042

 

 $

290,649

 

 

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 29, 2014.

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

2014

 

Due within one year

 

$

5,378

 

Due after one year through three years

 

44,186

 

Due after three years

 

48,331

 

Total fixed rate securities

 

$

97,895

 

 

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.