Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

20.	Fair Value Measurements

The following table provides carrying value and fair value measurement information for certain of Devon’s financial assets and liabilities. The carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, other current receivables, accounts payable, other current payables and accrued expenses included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximated fair value at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Therefore, such financial assets and liabilities are not presented in the following table. Additionally, the fair values of oil and gas assets, goodwill and other intangible assets and related impairments are measured as of the impairment date using Level 3 inputs. More information on these items is provided in Note 5 and Note 12.

								Fair Value Measurements Using:
		Carrying			Total Fair			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
		Amount			Value			Inputs		Inputs			Inputs
	(Millions)
September 30, 2016 assets (liabilities):
Cash equivalents		$	1,864		$	1,864		$	1,672	$	192		$	—
Commodity derivatives		$	13		$	13		$	—	$	13		$	—
Commodity derivatives		$	(46	)	$	(46	)	$	—	$	(46	)	$	—
Interest rate derivatives		$	2		$	2		$	—	$	2		$	—
Interest rate derivatives		$	(185	)	$	(185	)	$	—	$	(185	)	$	—
Debt		$	(11,354	)	$	(11,984	)	$	—	$	(11,984	)	$	—
Installment payment		$	(460	)	$	(465	)	$	—	$	(465	)	$	—
Capital lease obligations		$	(11	)	$	(10	)	$	—	$	(10	)	$	—
December 31, 2015 assets (liabilities):
Cash equivalents		$	1,871		$	1,871		$	1,471	$	400		$	—
Commodity derivatives		$	35		$	35		$	—	$	35		$	—
Commodity derivatives		$	(18	)	$	(18	)	$	—	$	(18	)	$	—
Interest rate derivatives		$	2		$	2		$	—	$	2		$	—
Interest rate derivatives		$	(22	)	$	(22	)	$	—	$	(22	)	$	—
Foreign currency derivatives		$	8		$	8		$	—	$	8		$	—
Foreign currency derivatives		$	(8	)	$	(8	)	$	—	$	(8	)	$	—
Debt		$	(13,032	)	$	(11,927	)	$	—	$	(11,927	)	$	—
Capital lease obligations		$	(17	)	$	(16	)	$	—	$	(16	)	$	—

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values in the table above.

Level 1 Fair Value Measurements

Cash equivalents – Amounts consist primarily of money market investments. The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Level 2 Fair Value Measurements

Cash equivalents – Amounts consist primarily of commercial paper and Canadian agency and provincial securities investments. The fair value approximates the carrying value.

Commodity, interest rate and foreign currency derivatives – The fair values of commodity, interest rate and foreign currency derivatives are estimated using internal discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward curves and data obtained from independent third parties for contracts with similar terms or data obtained from counterparties to the agreements.

Debt – Devon’s debt instruments do not actively trade in an established market. The fair values of its debt are estimated based on rates available for debt with similar terms and maturity. The fair values of commercial paper and credit facility balances are the carrying values.

Installment payment – The fair value of the EnLink installment payment as of September 30, 2016 was based on Level 2 inputs from third-party market quotations.

Capital lease obligations – The fair value was calculated using inputs from third-party banks.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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