Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	Total Carrying Value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet				Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(In millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014
Assets:
Investments	$	54	$	56	$	54	$	56	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign Exchange Contracts	21		30		—		—		21		30		—		—
Total Assets at Fair Value	$	75	$	86	$	54	$	56	$	21	$	30	$	—	$	—

Liabilities:
Foreign Exchange Contracts	$	14	$	4	$	—	$	—	$	14	$	4	$	—	$	—
Total Liabilities at Fair Value	$	14	$	4	$	—	$	—	$	14	$	4	$	—	$	—

The following table presents supplemental fair value information about long term fixed rate and variable rate debt, excluding capital leases, at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Long term debt with a fair value of $4,508 million and $4,603 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, was estimated using quoted Level 1 market prices. The carrying value of the remaining long term debt approximates fair value since the terms of the financing arrangements are similar to terms that could be obtained under current lending market conditions.



	September 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2015		2014
Fixed Rate Debt:
Carrying amount — liability	$	3,623	$	3,680
Fair value — liability	3,838		3,773

Variable Rate Debt:
Carrying amount — liability	$	2,285	$	2,625
Fair value — liability	2,285		2,622

In the third quarter of 2015, we corrected the presentation of both the carrying amount and fair value of certain variable rate debt that had previously been disclosed as fixed rate debt, resulting in a revision of $452 million between fixed rate debt and variable rate debt at December 31, 2014. This revision did not impact the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We do not consider these changes in presentation to be material to any previously issued financial statements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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