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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Arrangements And Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments

Note 16. Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments

At December 31, 2023, we had total credit arrangements of $11,743 million, of which $4,247 million were unused. At that date, approximately 20% of our debt was at variable interest rates averaging 8.09%.

Notes Payable and Overdrafts, Long Term Debt and Finance Leases due Within One Year and Short Term Financing Arrangements

At December 31, 2023, we had short term committed and uncommitted credit arrangements totaling $760 million, of which $380 million were unused. These arrangements are available primarily to certain of our foreign subsidiaries through various banks at quoted market interest rates.

The following table presents amounts due within one year:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Chinese credit facilities

 

$

15

 

 

$

26

 

Other foreign and domestic debt

 

 

329

 

 

 

369

 

Notes Payable and Overdrafts

 

$

344

 

 

$

395

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

10.52

%

 

 

5.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese credit facilities

 

$

54

 

 

$

136

 

Other foreign and domestic debt (including finance leases)

 

 

395

 

 

 

92

 

Long Term Debt and Finance Leases due Within One Year

 

$

449

 

 

$

228

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

 

7.27

%

 

 

3.88

%

Total obligations due within one year

 

$

793

 

 

$

623

 

 

Long Term Debt and Finance Leases and Financing Arrangements

At December 31, 2023, we had long term credit arrangements totaling $10,983 million, of which $3,867 million were unused.

The following table presents long term debt and finance leases, net of unamortized discounts, and interest rates:

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

(In millions)

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.5% due 2025

 

$

801

 

 

 

 

 

$

802

 

 

 

 

5% due 2026

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

4.875% due 2027

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

7.625% due 2027

 

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

 

7% due 2028

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

2.75% Euro Notes due 2028

 

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

5% due 2029

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

5.25% due April 2031

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

5.25% due July 2031

 

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

 

5.625% due 2033

 

 

450

 

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

 

Credit Facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First lien revolving credit facility due 2026

 

 

385

 

 

 

6.71

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

European revolving credit facility due 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

3.39

%

Pan-European accounts receivable facility

 

 

244

 

 

 

6.11

%

 

 

267

 

 

 

3.77

%

Mexican credit facility

 

 

84

 

 

 

7.57

%

 

 

200

 

 

 

6.29

%

Chinese credit facilities

 

 

174

 

 

 

3.94

%

 

 

235

 

 

 

4.23

%

Other foreign and domestic debt(1)

 

 

591

 

 

 

7.44

%

 

 

650

 

 

 

6.58

%

 

 

7,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,286

 

 

 

 

Unamortized deferred financing fees

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

 

 

(46

)

 

 

 

 

 

7,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,240

 

 

 

 

Finance lease obligations(2)

 

 

268

 

 

 

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,495

 

 

 

 

Less portion due within one year

 

 

(449

)

 

 

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

 

 

$

6,831

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,267

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Interest rates are weighted average interest rates related to various foreign credit facilities with customary terms and conditions.
(2)
Includes non-cash financing additions of $17 million and $20 million during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

NOTES

$800 million 9.5% Senior Notes due 2025

At December 31, 2023, $800 million aggregate principal amount of 9.5% senior notes due 2025 were outstanding. $600 million of these notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and $200 million of these notes were sold at 101.75% of the principal amount at an effective yield of 9.056%. These notes will mature on May 31, 2025. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price of 102.375% and 100% during the 12-month periods commencing on May 31, 2023 and 2024 and thereafter, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including Goodyear Europe B.V. ("GEBV"), to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends, repurchase shares or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. For example, if these notes are assigned an investment grade rating from at least two of Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch and no default has occurred and is

continuing, certain covenants will be suspended and we may elect to suspend the subsidiary guarantees. The indenture has customary defaults, including a cross-default to material indebtedness of Goodyear and our subsidiaries.

$900 million 5% Senior Notes due 2026

At December 31, 2023, $900 million aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2026 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on May 31, 2026. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price of 100.833% and 100% during the 12-month periods commencing on May 31, 2023 and 2024 and thereafter, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 9.5% senior notes due 2025, described above.

$700 million 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027

At December 31, 2023, $700 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2027 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on March 15, 2027. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to their maturity. If we elect to redeem the notes prior to December 15, 2026, we will pay a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the notes redeemed, discounted using a defined treasury rate plus 50 basis points, plus in either case accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. If we elect to redeem the notes on or after December 15, 2026, we will pay a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur certain liens, (ii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.

$117 million 7.625% Senior Notes due 2027

Following the Cooper Tire acquisition and at December 31, 2023, $117 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2027 were outstanding. These notes also included a $19 million fair value step-up, which is being amortized against interest expense over the remaining life of the notes. Amortization since the Closing Date was approximately $8 million. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and will mature on March 15, 2027. These notes are not redeemable prior to maturity.

On November 25, 2022, Goodyear assumed Cooper Tire's obligations under these notes.

The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur certain liens, (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions, and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.

$150 million 7% Senior Notes due 2028

At December 31, 2023, $150 million aggregate principal amount of 7% notes due 2028 were outstanding. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and will mature on March 15, 2028.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount thereof or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments thereon, discounted using a defined treasury rate plus 15 basis points, plus in either case accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The terms of the indenture for these notes, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur secured debt, (ii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications.

€400 million 2.75% Senior Notes due 2028 of GEBV

At December 31, 2023, €400 million in aggregate principal amount of GEBV 2.75% senior notes due 2028 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on August 15, 2028. These notes are unsecured senior

obligations of GEBV and are guaranteed, on an unsecured senior basis, by the Company and our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after August 15, 2024 at a redemption price of 101.375%, 100.688%, and 100% during the 12-month periods commencing on August 15, 2024, 2025, and 2026 and thereafter, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Prior to August 15, 2024, we may redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. In addition, prior to August 15, 2024, we may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of these notes from the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 102.75% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 4.875% senior notes due 2027, described above.

$850 million 5% Senior Notes due 2029

At December 31, 2023, $850 million in aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2029 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on July 15, 2029. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

We have the option to redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to their maturity. If we elect to redeem these notes prior to three months before their maturity date, we will pay a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the notes redeemed, discounted using a defined treasury rate plus 50 basis points, plus in either case accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. If we elect to redeem these notes on or after three months before their maturity date, we will pay a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 4.875% senior notes due 2027, described above.

$550 million 5.25% Senior Notes due April 2031

At December 31, 2023, $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due April 2031 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on April 30, 2031. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

The indenture for these notes includes redemption provisions that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 5% senior notes due 2029, described above.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 4.875% senior notes due 2027, described above.

$600 million 5.25% Senior Notes due July 2031

At December 31, 2023, $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due July 2031 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on July 15, 2031. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

The indenture for these notes includes redemption provisions that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 5% senior notes due 2029, described above.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 4.875% senior notes due 2027, described above.

$450 million 5.625% Senior Notes due 2033

At December 31, 2023, $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due 2033 were outstanding. These notes were sold at 100% of the principal amount and will mature on April 30, 2033. These notes are unsecured senior obligations and are guaranteed by our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that also guarantee our obligations under our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described below.

The indenture for these notes includes redemption provisions that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 5% senior notes due 2029, described above.

The indenture for these notes includes covenants that are substantially similar to those contained in the indenture governing our 4.875% senior notes due 2027, described above.

CREDIT FACILITIES

$2.75 billion Amended and Restated First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2026

Our first lien revolving credit facility matures on June 8, 2026 and is available in the form of loans or letters of credit. Up to $800 million in letters of credit and $50 million of swingline loans are available for issuance under the facility. Subject to the consent of the lenders whose commitments are to be increased, we may request that the facility be increased by up to $250 million.

Our obligations under the facility are guaranteed by most of our wholly-owned U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. Our obligations under the facility and our subsidiaries' obligations under the related guarantees are secured by first priority security interests in collateral that includes, subject to certain exceptions:

U.S. and Canadian accounts receivable and inventory;
certain of our U.S. manufacturing facilities;
equity interests in our U.S. subsidiaries and up to 65% of the voting equity interests in most of our directly owned foreign subsidiaries; and
substantially all other tangible and intangible assets, including equipment, contract rights and intellectual property.

Availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is based on (i) eligible accounts receivable and inventory of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, (ii) the value of our principal trademarks in an amount not to exceed $400 million, (iii) the value of eligible machinery and equipment, and (iv) certain cash in an amount not to exceed $275 million. To the extent that our eligible accounts receivable, inventory and other components of the borrowing base decline in value, our borrowing base will decrease and the availability under the facility may decrease below $2.75 billion. As of December 31, 2023, our borrowing base, and therefore our availability, under this facility was $123 million below the facility's stated amount of $2.75 billion.

The facility contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur additional debt or issue redeemable preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends, repurchase shares or make certain other restricted payments or investments, (iii) incur liens, (iv) sell assets, (v) incur restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to us, (vi) enter into affiliate transactions, (vii) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, and (viii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. In addition, in the event that the availability under the facility plus the aggregate amount of our Available Cash is less than $275 million, we will not be permitted to allow our ratio of EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense to be less than 2.0 to 1.0 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters. “Available Cash,” “EBITDA” and “Consolidated Interest Expense” have the meanings given them in the facility.

The facility has customary representations and warranties including, as a condition to borrowing, that all such representations and warranties are true and correct, in all material respects, on the date of the borrowing, including representations as to no material adverse change in our business or financial condition since December 31, 2020. The facility also has customary defaults, including a cross-default to material indebtedness of Goodyear and our subsidiaries.

If Available Cash (as defined in the facility) plus the availability under the facility is greater than $750 million, amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest, at our option, at (i) 125 basis points over SOFR or (ii) 25 basis points over an alternate base rate (the higher of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate or the overnight bank funding rate plus 50 basis points or (c) SOFR for a one month interest period plus 100 basis points). If Available Cash plus the availability under the facility is equal to or less than $750 million, then amounts drawn under the facility will bear interest, at our option, at (i) 150 basis points over SOFR or (ii) 50 basis points over an alternate base rate. Based on our current liquidity, amounts drawn under this facility bear interest at SOFR plus 125 basis points. Undrawn amounts under the facility are subject to an annual commitment fee of 25 basis points.

At December 31, 2023, we had $385 million of borrowings and $1 million of letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2022, we had no borrowings and $3 million of letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility.

800 million Amended and Restated Senior Secured European Revolving Credit Facility due 2028

The European revolving credit facility matures on January 14, 2028 and consists of (i) a €180 million German tranche that is available only to Goodyear Germany GmbH and (ii) a €620 million all-borrower tranche that is available to GEBV, Goodyear

Germany and Goodyear Operations S.A. Up to €175 million of swingline loans and €75 million in letters of credit are available for issuance under the all-borrower tranche. Subject to the consent of the lenders whose commitments are to be increased, we may request that the facility be increased by up to €200 million. Amounts drawn under this facility will bear interest at SOFR plus 150 basis points for loans denominated in U.S. dollars, EURIBOR plus 150 basis points for loans denominated in euros, and SONIA plus 150 basis points for loans denominated in pounds sterling. Undrawn amounts under the facility are subject to an annual commitment fee of 25 basis points.

GEBV and certain of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France and Germany provide guarantees to support the facility. GEBV’s obligations under the facility and the obligations of its subsidiaries under the related guarantees are secured by security interests in collateral that includes, subject to certain exceptions:

the capital stock of the principal subsidiaries of GEBV; and
a substantial portion of the tangible and intangible assets of GEBV and certain of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France and Germany, including real property, equipment, inventory, contract rights, intercompany receivables and cash accounts, but excluding accounts receivable and certain cash accounts in subsidiaries that are or may become parties to securitization or factoring transactions.

The German guarantors secure the German tranche on a first-lien basis and the all-borrower tranche on a second-lien basis. GEBV and its other subsidiaries that provide guarantees secure the all-borrower tranche on a first-lien basis and generally do not provide collateral support for the German tranche. The Company and its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that guarantee our U.S. first lien revolving credit facility described above also provide unsecured guarantees in support of the facility.

The facility contains covenants similar to those in our first lien revolving credit facility, with additional limitations applicable to GEBV and its subsidiaries. In addition, under the facility, GEBV’s ratio of Consolidated Net GEBV Indebtedness to Consolidated GEBV EBITDA for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is not permitted to be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter. “Consolidated Net GEBV Indebtedness” and “Consolidated GEBV EBITDA” have the meanings given them in the facility.

The facility has customary representations and warranties including, as a condition to borrowing, that all such representations and warranties are true and correct, in all material respects, on the date of the borrowing, including representations as to no material adverse change in our business or financial condition since December 31, 2021. The facility also has customary defaults, including a cross-default to material indebtedness of Goodyear and our subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2023, we had no borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the European revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2022, there were no borrowings outstanding under the German tranche, $374 million (€350 million) of borrowings outstanding under the all-borrower tranche and no letters of credit outstanding under the European revolving credit facility.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities (On-Balance Sheet)

GEBV and certain other of our European subsidiaries are parties to a pan-European accounts receivable securitization facility that expires in 2027. The terms of the facility provide the flexibility to designate annually the maximum amount of funding available under the facility in an amount of not less than €30 million and not more than €450 million. For the period from October 20, 2022 through October 18, 2023, the designated maximum amount of the facility was €300 million. For the period from October 19, 2023 through October 16, 2024, the designated maximum amount of the facility will remain €300 million.

The facility involves an ongoing daily sale of substantially all of the trade accounts receivable of certain GEBV subsidiaries. These subsidiaries retain servicing responsibilities. Utilization under this facility is based on eligible receivable balances.

The funding commitments under the facility will expire upon the earliest to occur of: (a) October 19, 2027, (b) the non-renewal and expiration (without substitution) of all of the back-up liquidity commitments, (c) the early termination of the facility according to its terms (generally upon an Early Amortisation Event (as defined in the facility), which includes, among other things, events similar to the events of default under our first lien revolving credit facility; certain tax law changes; or certain changes to law, regulation or accounting standards), or (d) our request for early termination of the facility. The facility’s current back-up liquidity commitments will expire on October 16, 2024.

At December 31, 2023, the amounts available and utilized under this program totaled $244 million (€221 million). At December 31, 2022, the amounts available and utilized under this program totaled $267 million (€250 million). The program does not qualify for sale accounting, and accordingly, these amounts are included in Long Term Debt and Finance Leases.

Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities (Off-Balance Sheet)

We have sold certain of our trade receivables under off-balance sheet programs. For these programs, we have concluded that there is generally no risk of loss to us from non-payment of the sold receivables. At December 31, 2023, the gross amount of receivables sold was $693 million, compared to $744 million at December 31, 2022.

Other Foreign Credit Facilities

A Mexican subsidiary and a U.S. subsidiary have a revolving credit facility in Mexico. At December 31, 2023, the amounts available and utilized under this facility were $200 million and $84 million, respectively. At December 31, 2022, the amounts available and utilized under this facility were $200 million. The facility ultimately matures on November 22, 2024, has covenants relating to the Mexican and U.S. subsidiaries, and has customary representations and warranties and defaults relating to the Mexican and U.S. subsidiaries' ability to perform their respective obligations under the facility.

Our Chinese subsidiaries have several financing arrangements in China. These facilities contain covenants relating to these Chinese subsidiaries and have customary representations and warranties and defaults relating to these Chinese subsidiaries' ability to perform their respective obligations under these facilities. These facilities are also available for other off-balance sheet utilization, such as letters of credit and bank acceptances.

The following table presents the total amounts available and utilized under the Chinese financing arrangements:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Total available

 

$

937

 

 

$

852

 

Amounts utilized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable and Overdrafts

 

$

15

 

 

$

26

 

Long Term Debt due Within One Year

 

 

54

 

 

 

136

 

Long Term Debt

 

 

120

 

 

 

99

 

Letters of credit, bank acceptances and other utilization

 

 

91

 

 

 

75

 

Total utilized

 

$

280

 

 

$

336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities

 

2/24-8/28

 

 

1/23-8/25

 

 

Certain of these facilities can only be used to finance the expansion of two of our manufacturing facilities in China and, at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the unused amounts available under these facilities were $93 million and $63 million, respectively.

Debt Maturities

The annual aggregate maturities of our debt (excluding the impact of deferred financing fees, unamortized discounts and the fair value step-up related to the Cooper Tire acquisition), finance leases and notes payable and overdrafts for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2023 are presented below. Maturities of debt credit agreements have been reported on the basis that the commitments to lend under these agreements will be terminated effective at the end of their current terms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2027

 

 

2028

 

U.S.

 

$

93

 

 

$

805

 

 

$

1,288

 

 

$

820

 

 

$

150

 

Foreign

 

 

699

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

551

 

 

$

792

 

 

$

1,089

 

 

$

1,304

 

 

$

1,078

 

 

$

701

 

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We utilize derivative financial instrument contracts and nonderivative instruments to manage interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity price risks. We have established a control environment that includes policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

Foreign Currency Contracts

We enter into foreign currency contracts in order to manage the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on our consolidated results of operations and future foreign currency-denominated cash flows. These contracts may be used to reduce exposure to currency movements affecting existing foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities, firm commitments and forecasted transactions resulting primarily from trade purchases and sales, equipment acquisitions, intercompany loans and royalty agreements. Contracts hedging short term trade receivables and payables normally have no hedging designation.

The following table presents the fair values for foreign currency hedge contracts that do not meet the criteria to be accounted for as cash flow hedging instruments:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Fair Values — Current asset (liability):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

2

 

 

$

4

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(10

)

 

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, these outstanding foreign currency derivatives had notional amounts of $1,930 million and $1,197 million, respectively, and were primarily related to intercompany loans. Other (Income) Expense included net transaction losses on derivatives of $8 million in 2023 and net transaction gains on derivatives of $34 million in 2022. These amounts were substantially offset in Other (Income) Expense by the effect of changing exchange rates on the underlying currency exposures.

The following table presents fair values for foreign currency hedge contracts that meet the criteria to be accounted for as cash flow hedging instruments:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Fair Values — Current asset (liability):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, these outstanding foreign currency derivatives had notional amounts of $27 million and $71 million, respectively, and primarily related to U.S. dollar denominated intercompany transactions. Based on our current forecasts, we believe that it is probable that the underlying hedge transactions will occur within an appropriate time frame in order to continue to qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment.

We enter into master netting agreements with counterparties. The amounts eligible for offset under the master netting agreements are not material and we have elected a gross presentation of foreign currency contracts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents the classification of changes in fair values of foreign currency contracts that meet the criteria to be accounted for as cash flow hedging instruments (before tax and minority):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Amount of gains (losses) deferred to AOCL

 

$

(5

)

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in CGS

 

 

4

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

There were $2 million of estimated deferred losses at December 31, 2023 that are expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

The counterparties to our foreign currency contracts were considered by us to be substantial and creditworthy financial institutions that were recognized market makers at the time we entered into those contracts. We seek to control our credit exposure to these counterparties by diversifying across multiple counterparties, by setting counterparty credit limits based on long term credit ratings and other indicators of counterparty credit risk such as credit default swap spreads and default probabilities, and by monitoring the financial strength of these counterparties on a regular basis. We also enter into master netting agreements with counterparties when possible. By controlling and monitoring exposure to counterparties in this manner, we believe that we effectively manage the risk of loss due to nonperformance by a counterparty. However, the inability of a counterparty to fulfill its contractual obligations to us could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial position or results of operations in the period in which it occurs.