Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s material financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	December 31,
(IN MILLIONS)	2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Plan assets for deferred compensation ⁽¹⁾	$	32		32	—		—
Investment in mutual funds ⁽²⁾		2		2	—		—
Interest rate swap arrangements ⁽³⁾		3	—			3	—
Total	$	37	$	34	$	3	—
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap arrangements ⁽³⁾		5	—			5	—
Deferred compensation liabilities ⁽⁴⁾		32		32	—		—
Total		37	$	32		5	—

	December 31,
	2015		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Plan assets for deferred compensation ⁽¹⁾		30		30	—		—
Investment in mutual funds ⁽²⁾		2		2	—		—
Total	$	32	$	32	—		—
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap arrangements ⁽³⁾	$	6	—		$	6	—
Deferred compensation liabilities ⁽⁴⁾		30		30	—		—
Total	$	36	$	30	$	6	—

(1)

Plan assets are comprised of investments in mutual funds, which are intended to fund liabilities arising from deferred compensation plans. These investments are carried at fair value, which is based on quoted market prices at period end in active markets. These investments are classified as trading securities with any gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value recorded in other income/(expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)	Investments in mutual funds are money-market accounts held with the intention of funding certain specific retirement plans.

(3)	Derivative financial instruments include interest rate swap arrangements recorded at fair value based on externally-developed valuation models that use readily observable market parameters and the consideration of counterparty risk.

(4)

The Company offers certain employees the opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation plan. A participant’s deferrals are invested in a variety of participant directed stock and bond mutual funds and are classified as trading securities. Changes in the fair value of these securities are measured using quoted prices in active markets based on the market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held exclusive of any transaction costs. A corresponding adjustment for changes in fair value of the trading securities is also reflected in the changes in fair value of the deferred compensation obligation.

Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps

As of December 31, 2016 the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swaps utilized in the management of its interest rate risk:

	Notional Amount		Maturity Date	Currency
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments
US Dollar term loan floating-to-fixed rate swaps	$	250,000,000	September 2017	US Dollar
US Dollar term loan floating-to-fixed rate swaps	$	250,000,000	May 2018	US Dollar
US Dollar term loan floating-to-fixed rate swaps	$	150,000,000	April 2019	US Dollar
US Dollar term loan floating-to-fixed rate swaps	$	250,000,000	June 2019	US Dollar
US Dollar term loan floating-to-fixed rate swaps	$	150,000,000	July 2019	US Dollar

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Accounts Payable

Accounts

Payable

Derivatives Designated as Hedging

Instruments

Other Non-

Current

and Other

Current

Other Non-

Current

and Other

Current

Other Non-

Current

(IN MILLIONS)

Assets

Liabilities

Interest rate swaps

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (amounts in millions):

	Amount of Loss							Amount of Loss
	Recognized in OCI						Location of Loss	Reclassified from OCI
	on Derivatives						Reclassified from OCI	into Income
Derivatives in Cash Flow	(Effective Portion)						into Income	(Effective Portion)
Hedging Relationships	December 31,						(Effective Portion)	December 31,
(IN MILLIONS)	2016		2015		2014			2016		2015		2014
Interest rate swaps	$	3	$	14	$	10	Interest expense	$	7	$	12	$	15