Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

11 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2016

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities:

During fiscal 2015, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the fair value with respect to all of the $450 million aggregate principal outstanding on the Company's fixed rate 4.45% notes maturing in December 2020 (the "Notes"). The objective of these instruments is to hedge the Notes against changes in fair value due to the variability in the six-month LIBOR rate (the benchmark interest rate), which effectively converted the debt into floating interest rate debt. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, the Company will receive semi-annual interest payments at the coupon rate of 4.45% and will pay variable interest based on the six-month LIBOR rate. The counterparties to these agreements are financial institutions.

The interest rate swaps were accounted for as a fair value hedge of the Notes and qualified for the shortcut method of hedge accounting, which allows for the assumption of no ineffectiveness reported in earnings. The resulting changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are fully offset by the changes in the fair value of the underlying debt (the hedged item).

The fair value of the Notes is stated at an amount that reflects changes in the benchmark interest rate subsequent to the inception of the interest rate swaps through the reporting date. The cash flows associated with the interest rate swaps are classified as operating activities in the Company's consolidated statement of cash flows.

The fair value of the interest rate swaps and their impact on the related fair value of the debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

Interest rate swaps					Hedged items
Balance sheet line item	January 1, 2016		January 30, 2015		Balance sheet line item	January 1, 2016		January 30, 2015
(in millions)
Other assets	$	8	$	17	Notes payable and long-term debt, net of current portion	$	8	$	17

Leidos, Inc.

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities:

During fiscal 2015, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the fair value with respect to all of the $450 million aggregate principal outstanding on the Company's fixed rate 4.45% notes maturing in December 2020 (the "Notes"). The objective of these instruments is to hedge the Notes against changes in fair value due to the variability in the six-month LIBOR rate (the benchmark interest rate), which effectively converted the debt into floating interest rate debt. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, the Company will receive semi-annual interest payments at the coupon rate of 4.45% and will pay variable interest based on the six-month LIBOR rate. The counterparties to these agreements are financial institutions.

The interest rate swaps were accounted for as a fair value hedge of the Notes and qualified for the shortcut method of hedge accounting, which allows for the assumption of no ineffectiveness reported in earnings. The resulting changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are fully offset by the changes in the fair value of the underlying debt (the hedged item).

The fair value of the Notes is stated at an amount that reflects changes in the benchmark interest rate subsequent to the inception of the interest rate swaps through the reporting date. The cash flows associated with the interest rate swaps are classified as operating activities in the Company's consolidated statement of cash flows.

The fair value of the interest rate swaps and their impact on the related fair value of the debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

Interest rate swaps					Hedged items
Balance sheet line item	January 1, 2016		January 30, 2015		Balance sheet line item	January 1, 2016		January 30, 2015
(in millions)
Other assets	$	8	$	17	Notes payable and long-term debt, net of current portion	$	8	$	17