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Credit Risk Associated with Derivatives
We have established strict counterparty credit guidelines and enter into transactions only with financial institutions of investment
grade or better. We monitor counterparty exposures regularly and review any downgrade in credit rating immediately. If a
downgrade in the credit rating of a counterparty were to occur, we have provisions requiring collateral in the form of U.S.
government securities for substantially all of our transactions. To mitigate presettlement risk, minimum credit standards become
more stringent as the duration of the derivative financial instrument increases. In addition, the Company’s master netting
agreements reduce credit risk by permitting the Company to net settle for transactions with the same counterparty. To minimize
the concentration of credit risk, we enter into derivative transactions with a portfolio of financial institutions. Based on these
factors, we consider the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
The Company uses cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions
caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices or interest rates. The changes in the fair values of
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in AOCI and are reclassified into the line item in our consolidated
statement of income in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings. The changes in
fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from AOCI into earnings. During the years
ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not record any gains or losses into earnings as a result of the
discontinuance of cash flow hedges due to forecasted transactions that were no longer expected to occur. The maximum length of
time for which the Company hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows is typically three years.
The Company maintains a foreign currency cash flow hedging program to reduce the risk that our eventual U.S. dollar net cash
inflows from sales outside the United States and U.S. dollar net cash outflows from procurement activities will be adversely
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We enter into forward contracts and purchase foreign currency options
(principally euros and Japanese yen) and collars to hedge certain portions of forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign
currencies. When the U.S. dollar strengthens against the foreign currencies, the decline in the present value of future foreign
currency cash flows is partially offset by gains in the fair value of the derivative instruments. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar
weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is partially offset by losses in the fair value of the
derivative instruments. The total notional values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify for the Company’s foreign
currency cash flow hedging program were $8,450 million and $4,715 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The Company has entered into commodity futures contracts and other derivative instruments on various commodities to mitigate
the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of materials used in our manufacturing process. The derivative instruments
have been designated and qualify as part of the Company’s commodity cash flow hedging program. The objective of this hedging
program is to reduce the variability of cash flows associated with future purchases of certain commodities. The total notional
values of derivatives that have been designated and qualify for this program were $26 million and $17 million as of December 31,
2013 and 2012, respectively.
Our Company monitors our mix of short-term debt and long-term debt regularly. From time to time, we manage our risk to
interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company has entered into interest rate swap
agreements and has designated these instruments as part of the Company’s interest rate cash flow hedging program. The objective
of this hedging program is to mitigate the risk of adverse changes in benchmark interest rates on the Company’s future interest
payments. The total notional values of these interest rate swap agreements that were designated and qualified for the Company’s
interest rate cash flow hedging program were $1,828 million and $1,764 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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