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(separate accounts, commingled accounts, insurance funds, etc.); funded status of the plans; ratio of actives to retirees;
duration of liabilities; and other relevant factors including: diversification, liquidity of local markets and liquidity of base
currency. A majority of the Company’s pension funds are open to new entrants and are expected to be on-going plans.
Permitted investments are primarily liquid and/or listed, with little reliance on illiquid and non-traditional investments such
as hedge funds.
The Company’s retirement plan asset allocation at the end of 2015 and 2014 and target allocations for 2016 are as
follows:
Percent of
Plan Assets
Target
Allocation
2015 2014 2016
Worldwide Retirement Plans
Equity securities 79% 77% 74%
Debt securities 21 23 26
Total plan assets 100% 100% 100%
Determination of Fair Value of Plan Assets
The Plan has an established and well-documented process for determining fair values. Fair value is based upon quoted
market prices, where available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, fair value is based upon models that primarily
use, as inputs, market-based or independently sourced market parameters, including yield curves, interest rates, volatilities,
equity or debt prices, foreign exchange rates and credit curves.
While the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of
different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different
estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
Valuation Hierarchy
The authoritative literature establishes a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The levels
within the hierarchy are described in the table below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is
significant to the fair value measurement.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the investments measured at fair value.
•Short-term investments – Cash and quoted short-term instruments are valued at the closing price or the amount held
on deposit by the custodian bank. Other investments are through investment vehicles valued using the Net Asset Value
(NAV) provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the
fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV is a quoted price in a market
that is not active and classified as Level 2.
•Government and agency securities – A limited number of these investments are valued at the closing price reported on
the major market on which the individual securities are traded. Where quoted prices are available in an active market,
the investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available for the
specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar
characteristics or discounted cash flows. When quoted market prices for a security are not available in an active market,
they are classified as Level 2.
•Debt instruments – A limited number of these investments are valued at the closing price reported on the major market
on which the individual securities are traded. Where quoted prices are available in an active market, the investments are
classified as Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by
using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows and are classified
as Level 2. Level 3 debt instruments are priced based on unobservable inputs.
•Equity securities – Common stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual
securities are traded. Substantially all common stock is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
•Commingled funds – These investment vehicles are valued using the NAV provided by the fund administrator. The NAV
is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of
shares outstanding. Assets in the Level 2 category have a quoted market price in a market that is not active.
54 •Johnson & Johnson 2015 Annual Report