(12) Derivative Financial Instruments

Gain (loss) on derivatives, net and current period settlements on derivative contracts were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Current period settlements on derivative contracts	$	33.9	$	14.7	$	55.0	$	(37.8	)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	35.9		120.5		145.3		100.5

The Refining Partnership and Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership are subject to price fluctuations caused by supply conditions, weather, economic conditions, interest rate fluctuations and other factors. To manage price risk on crude oil and other inventories and to fix margins on certain future production, the Refining Partnership from time to time enters into various commodity derivative transactions.

The Refining Partnership has adopted accounting standards which impose extensive record-keeping requirements in order to designate a derivative financial instrument as a hedge. The Refining Partnership holds derivative instruments, such as exchange-traded crude oil futures and certain over-the-counter forward swap agreements, which it believes provide an economic hedge on future transactions, but such instruments are not designated as hedges for GAAP purposes. Gains or losses related to the change in fair value and periodic settlements of these derivative instruments are classified as gain (loss) on derivatives, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. There are no premiums paid or received at inception of the derivative contracts and upon settlement, there is no cost recovery associated with these contracts.

The Refining Partnership maintains a margin account to facilitate other commodity derivative activities. A portion of this account may include funds available for withdrawal. These funds are included in cash and cash equivalents within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The maintenance margin balance is included within other current assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Dependent upon the position of the open commodity derivatives, the amounts are accounted for as other current assets or other current liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. From time to time, the Refining Partnership may be required to deposit additional funds into this margin account. There were no open commodity positions as of June 30, 2014. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Refining Partnership recognized net losses of $0.2 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Refining Partnership recognized net losses of $0.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively. These recognized net losses are recorded in gain (loss) on derivatives, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Commodity Swaps

The Refining Partnership enters into commodity swap contracts in order to fix the margin on a portion of future production. The physical volumes are not exchanged and these contracts are net settled with cash. The contract fair value of the commodity swaps is reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with changes in fair value currently recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 2) are considered to determine the fair values for the purpose of marking to market the hedging instruments at each period end. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Refining Partnership had open commodity hedging instruments consisting of 15.8 million barrels and 23.3 million barrels of crack spreads, respectively, primarily to fix the margin on a portion of its future gasoline and distillate production. The fair value of the outstanding contracts at June 30, 2014 was a net unrealized gain of $74.3 million, of which $69.2 million was included in current assets and $5.1 million was included in non-current assets. For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Refining Partnership recognized net gains of $36.1 million and $120.7 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Refining Partnership recognized net gains of $145.7 million and $102.9 million, respectively. These recognized net gains are recorded in gain (loss) on derivatives, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership Interest Rate Swaps

CRNF is subject to two floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the interest rate risk associated with a portion of the nitrogen fertilizer business’ $125.0 million floating rate term debt which matures in April 2016. See Note 8 ("Long-Term Debt"). The aggregate notional amount covered under these agreements, which commenced on August 12, 2011 and expires on February 12, 2016, totals $62.5 million (split evenly between the two agreement dates). Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement entered into on June 30, 2011, CRNF will receive a floating rate based on three month LIBOR and pay a fixed rate of 1.94%. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement entered into on July 1, 2011, CRNF will receive a floating rate based on three month LIBOR and pay a fixed rate of 1.975%. Both swap agreements are settled every 90 days. The effect of these swap agreements is to lock in a fixed rate of interest of approximately 1.96% plus the applicable margin paid to lenders over three month LIBOR as calculated under the CRNF credit facility. At June 30, 2014, the effective rate was approximately 4.55%. The agreements were designated as cash flow hedges at inception and accordingly, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the swap is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and will be reclassified into interest expense when the interest rate swap transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss will be recognized immediately in current interest expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The realized loss on the interest rate swaps re-classed from AOCI into interest expense and other financing costs on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was $0.3 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. For the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership recognized a decrease in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements of $0.1 million and an increase in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements of $0.2 million, respectively, which were unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The realized loss on the interest rate swaps re-classed from AOCI into interest expense and other financing costs on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was $0.5 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership recognized a decrease in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements of $0.2 million and an increase in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements of $0.2 million, which were unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income.

Counterparty Credit Risk

The Refining Partnership’s exchange-traded crude oil futures and certain over-the-counter forward swap agreements are potentially exposed to concentrations of credit risk as a result of economic conditions and periods of uncertainty and illiquidity in the credit and capital markets. The Refining Partnership manages credit risk on its exchange-traded crude oil futures by completing trades with an exchange clearinghouse, which subjects the trades to mandatory margin requirements until the contract settles. The Refining Partnership also monitors the creditworthiness of its commodity swap counterparties and assesses the risk of nonperformance on a quarterly basis. Counterparty credit risk identified as a result of this assessment is recognized as a valuation adjustment to the fair value of the commodity swaps recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of June 30, 2014, the counterparty credit risk adjustment was not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Refining Partnership does not require any collateral to support commodity swaps into which it enters; however, it does have master netting arrangements that allow for the setoff of amounts receivable from and payable to the same party, which mitigates the risk associated with nonperformance.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The commodity swaps and other commodity derivatives agreements discussed above include multiple derivative positions with a number of counterparties for which the Refining Partnership has entered into agreements governing the nature of the derivative transactions. Each of the counterparty agreements provides for the right to setoff each individual derivative position to arrive at the net receivable due from the counterparty or payable owed by the Refining Partnership. As a result of the right to setoff, the Refining Partnership’s recognized assets and liabilities associated with the outstanding derivative positions have been presented net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The interest rate swap agreements held by the Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership also provide for the right to setoff. However, as the interest rate swaps are in a liability position, there are no amounts offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. In accordance with guidance issued by the FASB related to “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” the tables below outline the gross amounts of the recognized assets and liabilities and the gross amounts offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the various types of open derivative positions at the Refining Partnership.

The offsetting assets and liabilities for the Refining Partnership’s derivatives as of June 30, 2014 are recorded as current assets and non-current assets in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other long-term assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:



	As of June 30, 2014
Description	Gross Current Assets		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Current Assets Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	72.4	$	(3.2	)	$	69.2	$	—	$	69.2
Total	$	72.4	$	(3.2	)	$	69.2	$	—	$	69.2



	As of June 30, 2014
Description	Gross Non-Current Assets		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Non-Current Assets Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	5.1	$	—	$	5.1	$	—	$	5.1
Total	$	5.1	$	—	$	5.1	$	—	$	5.1

The offsetting assets and liabilities for the Refining Partnership’s derivatives as of December 31, 2013 are recorded as current assets, non-current assets, current liabilities and non-current liabilities in prepaid expenses and other current assets, other long-term assets, other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:



	As of December 31, 2013
Description	Gross Current Assets		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Current Assets Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	4.3	$	(3.4	)	$	0.9	$	—	$	0.9
Total	$	4.3	$	(3.4	)	$	0.9	$	—	$	0.9



	As of December 31, 2013
Description	Gross Non-Current Assets		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Non-Current Assets Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	0.1	$	—	$	0.1	$	—	$	0.1
Total	$	0.1	$	—	$	0.1	$	—	$	0.1



	As of December 31, 2013
Description	Gross Current Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Current Liabilities Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	31.4	$	(16.1	)	$	15.3	$	—	$	15.3
Total	$	31.4	$	(16.1	)	$	15.3	$	—	$	15.3



	As of December 31, 2013
Description	Gross Non-Current Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Non-Current Liabilities Presented		Cash Collateral Not Offset		Net Amount
	(in millions)
Commodity Swaps	$	1.9	$	(0.1	)	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8
Total	$	1.9	$	(0.1	)	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8