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Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2019
Financial Instruments  
Financial Instruments

11. Financial Instruments

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

During fiscal 2015, we entered into cross-currency swap contracts with an aggregate notional value of €1,000 million to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with certain intercompany loans. Under the terms of these contracts, which have been designated as cash flow hedges, we make interest payments in euros at 3.50% per annum and receive interest in U.S. dollars at a weighted-average rate of 5.33% per annum. Upon the maturity of these contracts in fiscal 2022, we will pay the notional value of the contracts in euros and receive U.S. dollars from our counterparties. In connection with the cross-currency swap contracts, both counterparties to each contract are required to provide cash collateral.

At December 27, 2019 and September 27, 2019, these cross-currency swap contracts were recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

December 27,

September 27,

    

2019

    

2019

    

(in millions)

Other assets

$

6

$

19

Other liabilities

 

5

 

At December 27, 2019 and September 27, 2019, collateral received from or paid to our counterparties approximated the net derivative position. Collateral is recorded in accrued and other current liabilities when the contracts are in a net asset position, or prepaid expenses and other current assets when the contracts are in a net liability position on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The impacts of these cross-currency swap contracts were as follows:

For the

Quarters Ended

December 27,

December 28,

    

2019

    

2018

    

(in millions)

Gains recorded in other comprehensive income (loss)

$

4

$

19

Gains (losses) excluded from the hedging relationship(1)

 

(22)

 

17

(1)Gains and losses excluded from the hedging relationship are recognized prospectively in selling, general, and administrative expenses and are offset by losses and gains generated as a result of re-measuring certain intercompany loans to the U.S. dollar.

Hedge of Net Investment

We hedge our net investment in certain foreign operations using intercompany loans and external borrowings denominated in the same currencies. The aggregate notional value of these hedges was $3,296 million and $3,374 million at December 27, 2019 and September 27, 2019, respectively.

We also use a cross-currency swap program to hedge our net investment in certain foreign operations. The aggregate notional value of the contracts under this program was $2,283 million and $1,844 million at December 27, 2019 and September 27, 2019, respectively. Under the terms of these contracts, we receive interest in U.S. dollars at a weighted-average rate of 2.76% per annum and pay no interest. Upon the maturity of these contracts at various dates through fiscal 2023, we will pay the notional value of the contracts in the designated foreign currency and receive U.S. dollars from our counterparties. We are not required to provide collateral for these contracts.

At December 27, 2019 and September 27, 2019, these cross-currency swap contracts were recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

December 27,

September 27,

    

2019

    

2019

    

(in millions)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

16

$

27

Other assets

 

26

 

46

Accrued and other current liabilities

7

2

Other liabilities

1

The impacts of our hedge of net investment programs were as follows:

For the

Quarters Ended

December 27,

December 28,

    

2019

    

2018

    

(in millions)

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses) on intercompany loans and external borrowings(1)

$

(65)

$

76

Losses on cross-currency swap contracts designated as hedges of net investment(2)

 

(33)

 

(5)

(1)Foreign currency exchange gains and losses on intercompany loans and external borrowings are recorded as currency translation, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and are offset by changes attributable to the translation of the net investment.
(2)Gains and losses on cross-currency swap contracts designated as hedges of net investment are recorded as currency translation.