Chevron 2014 Annual Report Download - page 59

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Millions of dollars, except per-share amounts
Note 18
Short-Term Debt
At December 31
2014 2013
Commercial paper*$ 8,506 $ 5,130
Notes payable to banks and others with originating terms of one year or less 104 49
Current maturities of long-term debt ——
Current maturities of long-term capital leases 22 34
Redeemable long-term obligations
Long-term debt 3,152 3,152
Capital leases 69
Subtotal 11,790 8,374
Reclassified to long-term debt (8,000) (8,000)
Total short-term debt $ 3,790 $ 374
*Weighted-average interest rates at December 31, 2014 and 2013, were 0.12 percent and 0.09 percent, respectively.
Redeemable long-term obligations consist primarily of tax-exempt variable-rate put bonds that are included as current
liabilities because they become redeemable at the option of the bondholders during the year following the balance sheet date.
The company may periodically enter into interest rate swaps on a portion of its short-term debt. At December 31, 2014, the
company had no interest rate swaps on short-term debt.
At December 31, 2014, the company had $8,000 in committed credit facilities with various major banks, expiring in
December 2016, that enable the refinancing of short-term obligations on a long-term basis. These facilities support
commercial paper borrowing and can also be used for general corporate purposes. The company’s practice has been to
continually replace expiring commitments with new commitments on substantially the same terms, maintaining levels
management believes appropriate. Any borrowings under the facilities would be unsecured indebtedness at interest rates
based on the London Interbank Offered Rate or an average of base lending rates published by specified banks and on terms
reflecting the company’s strong credit rating. No borrowings were outstanding under these facilities at December 31, 2014.
At both December 31, 2014 and 2013, the company classified $8,000 of short-term debt as long-term. Settlement of these
obligations is not expected to require the use of working capital within one year, and the company has both the intent and the
ability, as evidenced by committed credit facilities, to refinance them on a long-term basis.
Note 19
New Accounting Standards
Revenue Recognition (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09) In May 2014, the FASB issued
ASU 2014-09, which becomes effective for the company January 1, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The standard
provides that an entity should recognize revenue to align with the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
The ASU, which replaces most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP, provides a five-step model for
recognition of revenue, guidance on the accounting for certain costs of obtaining or fulfilling contracts with customers and
specific disclosure requirements. Transition guidance permits either retrospective application or presentation of the
cumulative effect at the adoption date. The company is reviewing the requirements of the ASU to determine the transition
method it will apply and to update its assessments developed throughout the FASB’s deliberation period. The company is
evaluating the effect of the standard on the company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 20
Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells
The company continues to capitalize exploratory well costs after the completion of drilling when (a) the well has found a
sufficient quantity of reserves to justify completion as a producing well, and (b) the business unit is making sufficient
progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met or if the
company obtains information that raises substantial doubt about the economic or operational viability of the project, the
exploratory well would be assumed to be impaired, and its costs, net of any salvage value, would be charged to expense.
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