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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Wearesubjecttoforeigncurrencyexchangerateriskbecausewehaverevenueandexpensedenominatedinforeigncurrencieswithourprimaryexposures
beingtheJapaneseyenandCanadiandollar.Tomanageexchangeraterisk,weexecutebothourinternationalrevenueandexpensetransactionsinthesameforeign
currencytotheextentpracticable.Fromtimetotime,wemayalsoenterintoforeigncurrencyoptionandforwardcontracts.Theseforeigncurrencyexchange
contractsaredesignatedascashflowhedges.
During2014,werestructuredcertainforeigncurrencyexchangecontractsbyre-hedgingexposuresatcurrentmarketlevels,resultinginanunrealizedgainof
$150million.Thegainonthesecontractswasrecognizedduring2015inaccordancewiththeiroriginalcontractsettlementdates.
Hedge Position as of December 31, 2015
(inmillions) Volume
FinalMaturity
Date
Hedge
Derivatives
Asset
Other
Noncurrent
Assets
Hedge
Derivatives
Liability
Other
Noncurrent
Liabilities
Hedge
Derivatives,net
Designated as hedges
Interestratecontract(fair
valuehedge) 384 U.S.dollars August2022 $ 4 $ — $ — $ (7) $ (3)
Foreigncurrencyexchange
contracts
46,920 Japaneseyen July2018 76 20 (1)(1) 94
395 Canadiandollars
Not designated as hedges
Fuelhedgecontracts 887 gallons-crudeoil,diesel
andjetfuel
November
2017 1,907 4 (2,580) (3) (672)
Totalderivativecontracts
$ 1,987 $ 24 $ (2,581) $ (11) $ (581)
Hedge Position as of December 31, 2014
(inmillions) Volume
FinalMaturity
Date
Hedge
Derivatives
Asset
Other
Noncurrent
Assets
Hedge
Derivatives
Liability
Other
Noncurrent
Liabilities
Hedge
Derivatives,
net
Designated as hedges
Interestratecontract(fair
valuehedge) 416 U.S.dollars August2022 $ 5 $ — $ — $ (12) $ (7)
Foreigncurrencyexchange
contracts
77,576 Japaneseyen October2017 25 49 (1) — 73
511 Canadiandollars
Not designated as hedges
Fuelhedgecontracts 3,286 gallons-crudeoil,diesel
andjetfuel
December
2016 1,048 3 (2,771) (128) (1,848)
Totalderivativecontracts
$ 1,078 $ 52 $ (2,772) $ (140) $ (1,782)
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Wehavemasternettingarrangementswithallofourcounterpartiesgivingustherightofsetoff.Wehaveelectednottooffsetthefairvaluepositionsrecorded
onourConsolidatedBalanceSheets.Thefollowingtableshowsthepotentialnetfairvaluepositionshadweelectedtooffset.
(inmillions)
HedgeDerivatives
Asset
OtherNoncurrent
Assets
Hedge
Derivatives
Liability
OtherNoncurrent
Liabilities
Hedge
Derivatives,Net
December31,2015
Netderivativecontracts $ 143 $ 21 $ (737) $ (8) $ (581)
December31,2014
Netderivativecontracts $ 29 $ 49 $ (1,723) $ (137) $ (1,782)
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