NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Accounting guidance on fair value measurements for certain financial assets and liabilities requires that financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity's own assumptions.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the year included derivative financial instruments, which were all level 2.

Financial Risk Management and Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain commodity, interest rate and foreign currency risks relating to its ongoing business operations and uses derivative instruments to mitigate its exposure to these risks.

Commodity Price Risk Management

The Company may use commodity exchange traded futures and over-the-counter swap contracts to fix the price of a portion of its forecasted raw material requirements. Contract maturities, which are generally no longer than 18 months, are matched to the length of the raw material purchase contracts. Commodity purchase contracts are measured at fair value using market quotations obtained from commodity derivative dealers.

As of March 31, 2012, the net notional value of commodity derivatives was $42, of which $20 related to jet fuel, $19 related to soybean oil, and $3 related to crude oil. As of June 30, 2011, the net notional value of commodity derivatives was $44, of which $22 related to jet fuel, $16 related to soybean oil, $3 related to crude oil and $3 related to diesel fuel.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company may enter into over-the-counter interest rate forward contracts to fix a portion of the benchmark interest rate prior to the anticipated issuance of fixed rate debt. These interest rate forward contracts generally have durations of less than six months. The interest rate contracts are measured at fair value using information quoted by U.S. government bond dealers. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Company paid $36 to settle interest rate forward contracts, which were reflected as operating cash flows.

As of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, the net notional value of interest rate forward contracts was $0 and $300, respectively.

Foreign Currency Risk Management

The Company may also enter into certain over-the-counter foreign currency-related derivative contracts to manage a portion of the Company's foreign exchange risk associated with the purchase of inventory. These foreign currency contracts generally have durations no longer than twelve months. The foreign exchange contracts are measured at fair value using information quoted by foreign exchange dealers.

The net notional values of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts used by the Company's subsidiaries in Canada and Australia to hedge forecasted purchases of inventory were $9 and $6 as of March 31, 2012, respectively, and $28 and $13 as of June 30, 2011, respectively.

Counterparty Risk Management

Certain terms of the agreements governing the Company's over-the-counter derivative instruments require the Company or the counterparty to post collateral when the fair value of the derivative instruments exceeds contractually defined counterparty liability position limits. As of March 31, 2012, the Company was not required to post any collateral.

Certain terms of the agreements governing the over-the-counter derivative instruments contain provisions that require the credit ratings, as assigned by Standard & Poor's and Moody's to the Company and its counterparties, to remain at a level equal to or better than the minimum of an investment grade credit rating. If the Company's credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request full collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. As of March 31, 2012, the Company and each of its counterparties maintained investment grade ratings with both Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as a hedge, and, if so, on the type of the hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The Company designates its commodity forward and future contracts for forecasted purchases of raw materials, interest rate forward contracts for forecasted interest payments, and foreign currency forward contracts of forecasted purchases of inventory as cash flow hedges. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had no hedging instruments designated as fair value hedges.

The Company's derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:


	Balance Sheet classification	3/31/2012		6/30/2011
Assets
Interest rate contracts	Other current assets	$	-	$	1
Commodity purchase contracts	Other current assets		2		4
Commodity purchase contracts	Other assets		1		-
		$	3	$	5

Liabilities
Interest rate contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	-	$	1
		$	-	$	1

For derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of gains or losses is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The estimated amount of the existing net gain as of March 31, 2012, expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months is $1. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, hedge ineffectiveness was not material. The Company de-designates cash flow hedge relationships whenever it determines that the hedge relationships are no longer highly effective or that the forecasted transaction is no longer probable. The portion of gains or losses on the derivative instrument previously accumulated in OCI for de-designated hedges remains in accumulated OCI until the forecasted transaction is recognized in earnings, or is recognized in earnings immediately if the forecasted transaction is no longer probable.

The effects of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on OCI and the condensed consolidated statements of earnings were as follows:


	Gains (losses) recognized in OCI
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	3/31/2012			3/31/2011			3/31/2012			3/31/2011
Commodity purchase contracts	$	4		$	1		$	4		$	12
Interest rate contracts		-			1			(36	)		7
Foreign exchange contracts		-			(1	)		2			(3	)
Total	$	4		$	1		$	(30	)	$	16

	Gains (losses) reclassified from OCI and recognized in earnings
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	3/31/2012			3/31/2011			3/31/2012			3/31/2011
Commodity purchase contracts	$	1		$	1		$	3		$	2
Interest rate contracts		(1	)		-			(1	)		-
Foreign exchange contracts		1			(1	)		1			-
Total	$	1		$	-		$	3		$	2

The gains and losses reclassified from OCI and recognized in earnings during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 for commodity purchase contracts and foreign exchange contracts are included in cost of products sold. The losses reclassified from OCI and recognized in earnings during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 for interest rate contracts are included in interest expense.

Other

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes and loans payable and accounts payable approximate their fair values as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, due to the short maturity and nature of those balances. The estimated fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities, was $2,606 and $2,303 as of March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt was determined using secondary market prices quoted by corporate bond dealers, and was classified as level 2. The Company accounts for its long-term debt at face value, net of any unamortized discounts or premiums.