Derivative Instruments



	Gross Notional Amount⁽¹⁾		Fair Value of
	Gross Notional Amount⁽¹⁾		Current Assets⁽²⁾		Current Liabilities⁽³⁾			Noncurrent Assets⁽⁴⁾
As of May 31, 2018
Derivative instruments with hedge accounting designation
Cash flow currency hedges	$	822	$	2	$	(15	)	$	—
Fair value currency hedges	239		—		(10		)	—
			2		(25		)	—

Derivative instruments without hedge accounting designation
Non-designated currency hedges	4,989		8		(25		)	—
Convertible notes settlement obligation⁽⁵⁾			—		(558		)	—
			8		(583		)	—

			$	10	$	(608	)	$	—

As of August 31, 2017
Derivative instruments with hedge accounting designation
Cash flow currency hedges	$	456	$	17	$	—		$	—

Derivative instruments without hedge accounting designation
Non-designated currency hedges	4,847		34		(5		)	1
Convertible notes settlement obligation⁽⁵⁾			—		(47		)	—
			34		(52		)	1

			$	51	$	(52	)	$	1


⁽¹⁾	Notional amounts of currency hedge contracts in U.S. dollars.


⁽²⁾	Included in receivables – other.


⁽³⁾	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses – other for forward contracts and in current debt for convertible notes settlement obligations.


⁽⁴⁾	Included in other noncurrent assets.


⁽⁵⁾	Notional amounts of convertible notes settlement obligations as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 were 10 million and 2 million shares of our common stock, respectively.

Derivative Instruments with Hedge Accounting Designation

We utilize currency forward contracts that generally mature within twelve months to hedge our exposure to changes in currency exchange rates. Currency forward contracts are measured at fair value based on market-based observable inputs including currency exchange spot and forward rates, interest rates, and credit-risk spreads (Level 2).

Cash Flow Hedges: We utilize cash flow hedges for our exposure from changes in currency exchange rates for certain capital expenditures. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the realized and unrealized gains or losses on derivatives is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings in the same line items and in the same periods in which the underlying transactions affect earnings. For the periods presented prior to the second quarter of 2018, the ineffective and excluded portion of the realized and unrealized gain or loss was included in other non-operating income (expense). As a result of adopting ASU 2017-12, beginning in the second quarter of 2018, such amounts are included in the same line item in which the underlying transactions affect earnings.

We recognized losses in accumulated other comprehensive income from the effective portion of cash flow hedges of $23 million and $6 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively, and gains of $6 million and losses of $3 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017, respectively. Neither the amount excluded from hedge effectiveness nor the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings were material in the third quarters or first nine months of 2018 and 2017. The amounts from cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive income that are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months were also not material.

Fair Value Hedges: We utilize fair value hedges for our exposure from changes in currency exchange rates for certain monetary assets and liabilities. For derivative forward contracts designated as fair value hedges, hedge effectiveness is determined by the change in the fair value of the undiscounted spot rate of the forward contract. The changes in fair values of hedge instruments attributed to changes in undiscounted spot rates are recognized in other non-operating income (expense). The time value associated with hedge instruments is excluded from the assessment of the effectiveness of hedges and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of hedges to other non-operating income (expense). Amounts recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 were not material. The effects of fair value hedges on our consolidated statements of operations were as follows:



	Quarter ended			Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2018
	Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of hedged assets and liabilities	$	28		$	(28	)
Gain (loss) on derivatives designated as hedging instruments	(28		)	28
Amortization of amounts excluded from hedge effectiveness	(13		)	(32		)
	$	(13	)	$	(32	)

Derivative Instruments without Hedge Accounting Designation

Currency Derivatives: Except for certain assets and liabilities hedged using fair value hedges, we generally utilize a rolling hedge strategy with currency forward contracts that mature within nine months to hedge our exposures of monetary assets and liabilities from changes in currency exchange rates. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are remeasured into U.S. dollars and the associated outstanding forward contracts are marked to market. Currency forward contracts are valued at fair values based on the middle of bid and ask prices of dealers or exchange quotations (Level 2). Realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments without hedge accounting designation as well as the changes in the underlying monetary assets and liabilities from changes in currency exchange rates are included in other non-operating income (expense). For derivative instruments without hedge accounting designation, we recognized losses of $52 million for the third quarter, which offset $52 million of gains recognized during the first six months of 2018, and we recognized gains of $70 million and losses of $47 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017, respectively.

Convertible Note Settlement Obligations: For settlement obligations associated with our convertible notes subject to mark-to-market accounting treatment, the fair values of the underlying derivative settlement obligations were initially determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model (Level 2), which requires inputs of stock price, expected stock-price volatility, estimated option life, risk-free interest rate, and dividend rate. The subsequent measurement amounts were based on the volume-weighted-average price of our common stock (Level 2). (See "Debt" note.) We recognized losses of $119 million and $143 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively, in other non-operating income (expense), net for the changes in fair value of the derivative settlement obligations.