Fair Value (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or have fair values disclosed in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These assets and liabilities are classified into one of three levels of a hierarchy defined by GAAP.

For a description of the methods and assumptions that are used to estimate the fair value and determine the fair value hierarchy classification of each class of financial instrument, see Note 4 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the 2019 10-K.

The following table presents a summary of fair value measurements by level and carrying values for items measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:


(in millions)	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)			Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total Fair and Carrying Value
September 30, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,472		$	78		$	—		$	17,550
Debt securities - available-for-sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	3,336			198			—			3,534
State and municipal obligations	—			6,684			—			6,684
Corporate obligations	44			18,881			279			19,204
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	—			6,790			—			6,790
Non-U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	—			2,125			—			2,125
Total debt securities - available-for-sale	3,380			34,678			279			38,337
Equity securities	1,593			30			—			1,623
Assets under management	1,690			2,050			48			3,788
Total assets at fair value	$	24,135		$	36,836		$	327		$	61,298
Percentage of total assets at fair value	39		%	60		%	1		%	100		%
December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,837		$	148		$	—		$	10,985
Debt securities - available-for-sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	3,369			184			—			3,553
State and municipal obligations	—			5,926			—			5,926
Corporate obligations	70			17,923			249			18,242
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	—			6,528			—			6,528
Non-U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	—			1,845			—			1,845
Total debt securities - available-for-sale	3,439			32,406			249			36,094
Equity securities	1,734			22			—			1,756
Assets under management	1,123			1,918			35			3,076
Total assets at fair value	$	17,133		$	34,494		$	284		$	51,911
Percentage of total assets at fair value	33		%	66		%	1		%	100		%

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 financial assets or liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

The following table presents a summary of fair value measurements by level and carrying values for certain financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:


(in millions)	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value		Total Carrying Value
September 30, 2020
Debt securities - held-to-maturity	$	531	$	99	$	78	$	708	$	698
Long-term debt and other financing obligations	$	—	$	51,785	$	—	$	51,785	$	43,794
December 31, 2019
Debt securities - held-to-maturity	$	541	$	181	$	253	$	975	$	972
Long-term debt and other financing obligations	$	—	$	45,078	$	—	$	45,078	$	40,278

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities or financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances, such as when the Company records an impairment. There were no significant fair value adjustments for these assets and liabilities recorded during either the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

- 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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