10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

{ X }QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2012

OR

{    }TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-3390

Seaboard Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas		66202
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(913) 676-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X   No     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  X   No     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer [ X ]	Accelerated Filer [   ]
Non-Accelerated Filer   [   ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller Reporting Company [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes        No  X .

There were 1,199,732 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding on October 26, 2012.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Thousands of dollars except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

			Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
			September 29,					October 1,					September 29,					October 1,
			2012					2011					2012					2011
Net sales:
Products (includes sales to affiliates of $180,968, $256,703, $544,152 and $608,778)			$	1,149,648				$	1,213,346				$	3,535,461				$	3,539,542
Services			253,085					234,758					746,194					718,313
Other			76,683					28,614					179,467					85,629
Total net sales			1,479,416					1,476,718					4,461,122					4,343,484
Cost of sales and operating expenses:
Products			1,061,215					1,114,479					3,238,178					3,167,568
Services			216,232					222,339					663,156					663,831
Gain on sale of power generating facilities			-					(1,500		)			-					(52,923		)
Other			57,506					24,935					140,165					73,013
Total cost of sales and operating expenses			1,334,953					1,360,253					4,041,499					3,851,489
Gross income			144,463					116,465					419,623					491,995
Selling, general and administrative expenses			59,406					49,476					180,487					157,765
Operating income			85,057					66,989					239,136					334,230
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(3,888		)			(1,067		)			(8,826		)			(4,089		)
Interest income			3,180					2,163					8,343					6,507
Interest income from affiliates			4,759					4,769					15,009					12,616
Income (loss) from affiliates			2,318					(2,677		)			21,703					8,850
Other investment income (loss), net			3,830					(6,437		)			6,320					(3,811		)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net			165					(3,059		)			(420		)			4,086
Miscellaneous, net			(919		)			(9,738		)			(3,575		)			(11,902		)
Total other income (expense), net			9,445					(16,046		)			38,554					12,257
Earnings before income taxes			94,502					50,943					277,690					346,487
Income tax expense			(19,869		)			(15,854		)			(71,365		)			(81,341		)
Net earnings			$	74,633				$	35,089				$	206,325				$	265,146
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests			(211		)			1,471					403					1,764
Net earnings attributable to Seaboard			$	74,422				$	36,560				$	206,728				$	266,910
Earnings per common share	$	61.92				$	30.07				$	171.52				$	219.52
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax benefit of $1, $2,340, $2,566 and $2,749:
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(6,023		)			(5,082		)			(9,164		)			(6,673		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments			1,604					(1,652		)			2,775					(849		)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges			-					-					(91		)			-
Unrecognized pension cost			1,135					906					4,455					1,977
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax			$	(3,284	)			$	(5,828	)			$	(2,025	)			$	(5,545	)
Comprehensive income			71,349					29,261					204,300					259,601
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest			(220		)			1,683					355					1,961
Comprehensive income attributable to Seaboard			$	71,129				$	30,944				$	204,655				$	261,562
Average number of shares outstanding			1,201,974					1,215,863					1,205,239					1,215,874

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

	September 29,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	54,505		$	71,510
Short-term investments	377,207			323,256
Receivables, net of allowance	523,169			477,209
Inventories	806,520			644,930
Deferred income taxes	23,057			23,203
Other current assets	133,301			91,934
Total current assets	1,917,759			1,632,042
Investments in and advances to affiliates	388,003			364,840
Net property, plant and equipment	828,137			796,822
Notes receivable from affiliate	118,510			110,903
Goodwill	43,218			40,628
Intangible assets, net	19,682			19,496
Other assets	43,604			41,997
Total assets	$	3,358,913		$	3,006,728
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to banks	$	23,907		$	16,219
Current maturities of long-term debt	44,196			40,885
Accounts payable	221,348			151,869
Deferred revenue	92,176			29,147
Deferred revenue from affiliates	12,940			27,806
Other current liabilities	311,689			295,483
Total current liabilities	706,256			561,409
Long-term debt, less current maturities	139,672			116,367
Deferred income taxes	49,485			66,300
Other liabilities	192,256			183,185
Total non-current and deferred liabilities	381,413			365,852
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock of $1 par value, Authorized 1,250,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,201,422 and 1,210,597 shares	1,201			1,211
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(158,090		)	(156,065		)
Retained earnings	2,422,322			2,233,778
Total Seaboard stockholders’ equity	2,265,433			2,078,924
Noncontrolling interests	5,811			543
Total equity	2,271,244			2,079,467
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,358,913		$	3,006,728

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	206,325		$	265,146
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	67,518			60,111
Gain on sale of power generating facilities	-			(52,923		)
Gain from sale of fixed assets	(6,343		)	(485		)
Fixed asset impairment charge	-			5,600
Deferred income taxes	(14,105		)	(17,558		)
Pay-in-kind interest and accretion on note receivable from affiliate	(8,747		)	(7,802		)
Income from affiliates	(21,703		)	(8,850		)
Other investment loss (income), net	(6,320		)	3,811
Other	2,936			1,849
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:
Receivables, net of allowance	(66,783		)	(82,946		)
Inventories	(119,871		)	(130,019		)
Other current assets	(33,759		)	60,650
Current liabilities, exclusive of debt	116,341			(83,914		)
Other, net	17,471			19,065
Net cash from operating activities	132,960			31,735
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of short-term investments	(602,811		)	(126,123		)
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments	529,144			139,941
Proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments	27,077			15,033
Investments in and advances to affiliates, net	(9,321		)	(15,232		)
Capital expenditures	(112,218		)	(150,263		)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets	10,599			2,303
Proceeds from the sale of power generating facilities	-			59,603
Notes receivable issued to affiliate	-			(33,037		)
Principal payments received on long-term notes receivable from affiliate	1,139			212
Purchase of long-term investments	(6,629		)	(3,516		)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	(2,825		)	-
Other, net	742			692
Net cash from investing activities	(165,103		)	(110,387		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Notes payable to banks, net	7,688			25,271
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	32,682			63,378
Principal payments of long-term debt	(6,050		)	(1,369		)
Repurchase of common stock	(18,193		)	(1,158		)
Other, net	382			261
Net cash from financing activities	16,509			86,383
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	(1,371		)	2,082
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(17,005		)	9,813
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	71,510			41,124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	54,505		$	50,937

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Seaboard Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (“Seaboard”).  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Seaboard’s investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for by the equity method.  The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard for the year ended December 31, 2011 as filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Seaboard’s first three quarterly periods include approximately 13 weekly periods ending on the Saturday closest to the end of March, June and September.  Seaboard’s year-end is December 31.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.  As Seaboard conducts its commodity trading business with third parties, consolidated subsidiaries and non-consolidated affiliates on an interrelated basis, gross margin on non-consolidated affiliates cannot be clearly distinguished without making numerous assumptions primarily with respect to mark-to-market accounting for commodity derivatives.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes and accrued pension liability.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions

As discussed in Note 9, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for their investment in PS International, LLC with Seaboard’s ownership interest increasing from 50% to 70% as a result of Seaboard’s payment of $3,660,000 in January 2012. Total cash paid, net of cash acquired was $2,825,000 and increased working capital by $14,419,000, fixed assets by $163,000, goodwill by $2,590,000, intangible assets by $621,000, other long-term assets by $96,000, non-controlling interest by $5,649,000 and decreased investment in and advances to affiliates by $9,415,000. See Note 9 for additional information.

As discussed in Note 9, Seaboard had a note receivable from an affiliate which accrues pay-in-kind interest income. Seaboard recognized $2,989,000 and $8,747,000, respectively, of non-cash, pay-in-kind interest income and accretion of discount for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 and $2,660,000 and $7,802,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively, related to this note receivable.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance to amend the requirements related to fair value measurement which changed the wording used to describe many requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. Additionally, the amendments clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements. Seaboard adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance to revise the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in the financial statements.  The new guidance removed the footnote presentation option and required entities to report components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate but consecutive statements.  Seaboard adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2012.  The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance to allow entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment to test goodwill for impairment.  This guidance permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value.  If

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it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to perform the currently prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test.  Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required.  Seaboard adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In July 2012, the FASB issued guidance to allow entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment.  This guidance permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the intangible asset is less than its carrying value.  If it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset.  Otherwise, calculating the fair value of the intangible asset is not required.  Early adoption is permitted and Seaboard adopted this guidance on June 30, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

Note 2– Investments

Seaboard’s short-term investments are treated as either available-for-sale securities or trading securities.  All of Seaboard’s available-for-sale and trading securities are classified as current assets as they are readily available to support Seaboard’s current operating needs.  Available-for-sale securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Trading securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in other investment income (loss), net.  At September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments.

At September 29, 2012, money market funds included $12,677,000 denominated in Euros, $4,917,000 denominated in British pounds and $3,483,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.  As of September 29, 2012, the trading securities primarily consisted of high yield debt securities.  Unrealized (losses) gains related to trading securities for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 were $687,000 and $1,309,000, respectively, and $(1,800,000) and $(1,701,000) for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively.

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	2012				2011
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
(Thousands of dollars)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Corporate bonds	$	132,854	$	135,567	$	88,589	$	89,146
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		139,420		139,420
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,617		24,816		14,915		15,011
Asset backed debt securities	22,071		22,131		3,533		3,533
U.S. Government agency securities	20,881		21,094		9,720		9,757
U.S. Treasury securities	20,981		21,036		4,848		4,905
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,595		20,631		17,718		17,788
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	17,693		18,109		17,693		16,399
Other	680		683		1,480		1,484
Total available-for-sale short-term investments	344,550		348,245		297,916		297,443
High yield trading debt securities	21,165		22,620		20,155		20,750
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,005		3,087		2,620		2,487
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,308		2,483		2,444		2,355
Other trading debt securities	683		772		218		221
Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments	$	371,711	$	377,207	$	323,353	$	323,256

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of September 29, 2012.

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(Thousands of dollars)	2012
Due within one year	$	42,673
Due after one year through three years	94,094
Due after three years	60,871
Total fixed rate securities	$	197,638

In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans.

Note 3 – Inventories

The following is a summary of inventories at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 29,			December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	244,394		$	228,624
Fresh pork and materials	29,837			29,426
	274,231			258,050
LIFO adjustment	(83,495		)	(57,783		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	190,736			200,267
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains and oilseeds	411,396			251,839
Sugar produced and in process	54,037			78,730
Other	75,468			63,449
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	540,901			394,018
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	74,883			50,645
Total inventories	$	806,520		$	644,930

Note 4 – Income Taxes

Seaboard’s tax returns are regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in adjustments.  Seaboard’s 2010 U.S. income tax return is currently under IRS examination.  There have not been any material changes in unrecognized income tax benefits since December 31, 2011.  Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties was not material for the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

Note 5 –Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

U.S. GAAP discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (prices and other relevant information generated by market conditions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities), the income approach (techniques to convert future amounts to single present amounts based on market expectations including present value techniques and option-pricing), and the cost approach (amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset which is often referred to as replacement cost).  U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1:   Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2:   Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:   Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

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The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 29, 2012 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.  Seaboard uses the end of the reporting period to determine if there were any transfers between levels.  There were no transfers between levels that occurred in the first nine months of 2012.  The trading securities classified as other current assets below are assets held for Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans.

	Balance
	September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	$	135,567	$	-	$	135,567	$	-
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,816		-		24,816		-
Asset backed debt securities	22,131		-		22,131		-
U.S. Government agency securities	21,094		-		21,094		-
U.S. Treasury securities	21,036		-		21,036		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,631		-		20,631		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	18,109		18,109		-		-
Other	683		-		683		-
Trading securities - short-term investments:
High yield debt securities	22,620		-		22,620		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,087		3,087		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,483		-		2,483		-
Other debt securities	772		-		772		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities	17,783		17,783		-		-
Foreign equity securities	6,453		3,902		2,551		-
Fixed income mutual funds	5,453		5,453		-		-
Money market funds	3,613		3,613		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities	2,301		-		2,301		-
U.S. Treasury securities	1,061		-		1,061		-
Corporate bonds	61		-		61		-
Other	232		186		46		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	11,735		11,735		-		-
Foreign currencies	526		-		526		-
Total Assets	$	426,425	$	148,046	$	278,379	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	$	14,536	$	14,536	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps	10,340		-		10,340		-
Foreign currencies	1,414		-		1,414		-
Total Liabilities	$	26,290	$	14,536	$	11,754	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000.

The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.

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	Balance
	December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Money market funds		$	139,420	$	139,420	$	-	$	-
Corporate bonds		89,146		-		89,146		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds		17,788		-		17,788		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund		16,399		16,399		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations		15,011		-		15,011		-
U.S. Government agency securities		9,757		-		9,757		-
U.S. Treasury securities		4,905		-		4,905		-
Asset backed debt securities		3,533		-		3,533		-
Other		1,484		-		1,484		-
Trading securities - short term investments:
High yield debt securities		20,750		-		20,750		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund		2,487		2,487		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities		2,355		-		2,355		-
Other debt securities		221		-		221		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities		13,563		13,563		-		-
Foreign equity securities		7,490		3,991		3,499		-
Money market funds		4,521		4,521		-		-
Fixed income mutual funds		4,483		4,483		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities		2,085		-		2,085		-
U.S. Treasury securities		1,474		-		1,474		-
Corporate bonds		72		-		72		-
Other		236		159		77		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		5,144		5,144		-		-
Foreign currencies		2,247		-		2,247		-
Total Assets		$	364,571	$	190,167	$	174,404	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		$	5,529	$	5,529	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps		11,268		-		11,268		-
Foreign currencies		3,380		-		3,380		-
Total Liabilities		$	20,177	$	5,529	$	14,648	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $8,619,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,234,000.

Financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, notes payable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value, as a result of the short-term nature of the instruments.

The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by comparing interest rates for debt with similar terms and maturities. If Seaboard’s debt was measured at fair value on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, it would have been classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long-term debt at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented below.

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	2012		2011
(Thousands of dollars)	Amortized Cost	Fair Value	Amortized Cost	Fair Value
Short-term investments, available-for-sale	$    344,550	$  348,245	$     297,916	$ 297,443
Short-term investments, trading debt securities	27,161	28,962	25,437	25,813
Long-term debt	183,868	187,930	157,252	161,636

While management believes its derivatives are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes.  Since these derivatives and interest rate exchange agreements discussed below are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related commodity prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates could have a material impact on earnings in any given period.  Seaboard also enters into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements.  The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2011.

Commodity Instruments

Seaboard uses various grain, meal, hog, and energy resource related futures and options to manage its risk to price fluctuations for raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments.  At September 29, 2012, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 17,652,000 pounds of sugar, 9,929,000 bushels of grain and 220,000 pounds of whey powder and open net derivative contracts to sell 13,400,000 pounds of hogs, 2,310,000 gallons of heating oil and 82,000 tons of soybean meal.  At December 31, 2011, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 23,300 tons of soybean meal, 2,580,000 pounds of soybean oil and 2,280,000 pounds of hogs and open net derivative contracts to sell 10,599,000 bushels of grain and 1,176,000 gallons of heating oil.  Commodity derivatives are recorded at fair value with any changes in fair value being marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Foreign Currency Exchange Agreements

Seaboard enters into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies.  Foreign exchange agreements that were primarily related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.  Foreign exchange agreements that were not related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of foreign currency gain (loss) on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

At September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Seaboard had trading foreign exchange contracts to cover its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with net notional amounts of $218,127,000 and $158,266,000, respectively, primarily related to the South African Rand.

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

In May 2010, Seaboard entered into three ten-year interest rate exchange agreements which involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on variable rate debt.  Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on three notional amounts of $25,000,000 each.  In August 2010, Seaboard entered into another ten-year interest rate exchange agreement with a notional amount of $25,000,000 that has terms similar to those for the other three interest rate exchange agreements referred to above.  In September 2012, Seaboard terminated one interest rate exchange agreement with a notional value of $25,000,000. Seaboard made a payment in the amount of $3,861,000 to unwind this agreement. While Seaboard has certain variable rate debt, these interest rate exchange agreements do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of these agreements are recorded in Miscellaneous, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. At September 29, 2012, Seaboard had three interest rate exchange agreements outstanding with a total notional value of $75,000,000 compared to four interest rate exchange agreements outstanding with a total notional value of $100,000,000 at December 31, 2011.

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Counterparty Credit Risk

Seaboard is subject to counterparty credit risk related to its foreign currency exchange agreements and interest rate swaps, should the counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard’s foreign currency exchange agreements have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $526,000 with four counterparties.  Seaboard does not hold any collateral related to these agreements.

The following table provides the amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and where it was recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011.

(Thousands of dollars)
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011	September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011
		Amount of	Amount of	Amount of	Amount of
	Location of	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or
	Gain or (Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)
	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized
	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income
Commodities	Cost of sales	$       1,660	$   (10,162)	$     (6,454)	$    10,493
Foreign currencies	Cost of sales	4,302	14,574	4,003	25,317
Foreign currencies	Foreign currency	(327)	1,027	(3,939)	790
Interest rate	Miscellaneous, net	(1,372)	(10,394)	(5,124)	(12,996)

The following table provides the fair value of each type of derivative held as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and where each derivative is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(Thousands of dollars)	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance	Fair Value			Balance	Fair Value
	Sheet	September 29,	December 31,		Sheet	September 29,	December 31,
	Location	2012	2011		Location	2012	2011
Commodities	Other current assets	$11,735(1)	$    5,144		Other current assets	$ 14,536(1)	$    5,529
Foreign currencies	Other current assets	526	2,247		Other current liabilities	1,414	3,380
Interest rate	Other current assets	-	-		Other current liabilities	10,340	11,268

(1)   Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 and $8,619,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000 and $8,234,000, respectively.

Note 6 – Employee Benefits

Seaboard maintains two defined benefit pension plans for its domestic salaried and clerical employees.  At this time, no contributions are expected to be made to these plans in 2012.  Seaboard also sponsors non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plans, and unfunded supplemental retirement agreements with certain executive employees. Management has no plans to provide funding for these supplemental plans in advance of when the benefits are paid.

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The net periodic benefit cost for all of these plans was as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29,	October 1,	September 29,	October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$    2,221	$   1,840	$  6,657	$  5,572
Interest cost	2,220	2,243	6,655	6,786
Expected return on plan assets	(1,608)	(1,616)	(4,817)	(4,935)
Amortization and other	1,550	1,012	4,647	3,055
Settlement	-	-	1,796	-
Net periodic benefit cost	$    4,383	$  3,479	$14,938	$10,478

During June 2012 when the actual pension costs for 2012 were finalized, it was determined that a settlement payment made in March 2012 was greater than the actual service cost and interest cost components of the 2012 net periodic pension cost for a non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plan.  As a result, during the second quarter of 2012 a settlement loss of $1,796,000 was recorded in the Pork division’s results of operations.

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

Seaboard is subject to various legal proceedings related to the normal conduct of its business, including various environmental related actions.  In the opinion of management, none of these actions is expected to result in a judgment having a materially adverse effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard.

Contingent Obligations

Certain of the non-consolidated affiliates and third party contractors who perform services for Seaboard have bank debt supporting their underlying operations.  From time to time, Seaboard will provide guarantees of that debt allowing a lower borrowing rate or facilitating third party financing in order to further Seaboard’s business objectives.  Seaboard does not issue guarantees of third parties for compensation.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had guarantees outstanding to three third parties with a total maximum exposure of $1,060,000.  Seaboard has not accrued a liability for any of the third party or affiliate guarantees as management considers the likelihood of loss to be remote.

As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had outstanding letters of credit (“LCs”) with various banks which reduced its borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted credit facilities by $70,862,000 and $3,395,000, respectively. These LCs included $30,469,000 of LCs for supply agreements, $18,397,000 of LCs, which support the Industrial Development Revenue Bonds included as long-term debt and $21,778,000 of LCs related to insurance coverages.

Commitments

In June 2012, Seaboard entered into an agreement to build four dry bulk vessels to be used by the Commodity Trading and Milling segment at a total cost of approximately $83,000,000. A down payment of $8,300,000 was made in July 2012. These vessels are expected to be completed in 2014 with the majority of the amount due in 2014.

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Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 are as follows:

	Balance						Balance
	December 31,			Period			September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Change			2012
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(93,669	)	$	(9,164	)	$	(102,833	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	(311		)	2,775			2,464
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	-			(91		)	(91		)
Unrecognized pension cost	(62,085		)	4,455			(57,630		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(156,065	)	$	(2,025	)	$	(158,090	)

During the second quarter of 2012, a pension settlement loss of $1,796,000 was recorded in the Pork division’s results of operations.  This resulted in $1,796,000 reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

The foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect of the Argentine peso currency exchange fluctuation on the net assets of the Sugar segment.  At September 29, 2012, the Sugar segment had $211,510,000 in net assets denominated in Argentine pesos and $5,293,000 in net assets denominated in U.S. dollars.

With the exception of the foreign currency translation adjustment to which a 35 percent federal tax rate is applied, income taxes for components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were recorded using a 39 percent effective tax rate.  In addition, the unrecognized pension cost includes $19,496,000 related to employees at certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit has been recorded.

On October 19, 2012, the Board of Directors extended through October 31, 2015 the share repurchase program initially approved on November 6, 2009. Under this share repurchase program, Seaboard was originally authorized to repurchase from time to time up to $100,000,000 market value of its Common Stock in open market or privately negotiated purchases which may be above or below the traded market price.  As of September 29, 2012, $41,842,000 remained available for repurchases under this program.  During the period that the share repurchase program remains in effect, from time to time, Seaboard may enter into a 10b5-1 plan authorizing a third party to make such purchases on behalf of Seaboard. The stock repurchase will be funded by cash on hand.  Shares repurchased will be retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares.  All stock repurchased will be made in compliance with applicable legal requirements and the timing of the repurchases and the number of shares repurchased at any given time will depend upon market conditions, compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other factors.  The Board’s stock repurchase authorization does not obligate Seaboard to acquire a specific amount of common stock and the stock repurchase program may be suspended at any time at Seaboard’s discretion. For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, Seaboard repurchased 9,175 shares of common stock at a total cost of $18,193,000.

There was a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends in December 2010.  Seaboard is currently evaluating whether to declare and prepay a dividend in December 2012 for 2013 or more future years. No assurance can be given as to whether or when any dividend would be declared and paid, or as to the amount of any dividend.

Note 9 - Segment Information

During the second quarter of 2009, Seaboard started operations at its ham boning and processing plant in Mexico. Despite being in operation for over two years, overall results had been below expectations with inconsistencies in margins and volumes. In the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard performed an impairment evaluation of this plant and determined there was an impairment loss based on management’s current cash flow assumptions and probabilities of outcomes. This analysis resulted in a $5,600,000 impairment charge recorded in cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the third quarter of 2011 to write down the recorded value of these assets to the estimated fair value.  As this plant is not wholly-owned by Seaboard, this impairment charge is partially offset by a reduction (loss attributable) to noncontrolling interest of $1,830,000.  Accordingly, the total impact on net earnings attributable to Seaboard, net of taxes, was $2,300,000.  The remaining net book value of these assets as of September 29, 2012 was $3,686,000.

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In January 2012, Seaboard made a payment of $3,660,000 to increase its ownership interest from 50% to 70% in PS International, LLC (PSI), an international specialty grain trading business headquartered in North Carolina. As a result, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for this investment. The final amount of this payment will be determined during 2012 upon final verification of certain balance sheet items as of December 31, 2011.  Pro forma results of operations are not presented, as the effects of consolidation are not material to Seaboard’s results of operations.

In the first quarter of 2011, the Commodity Trading and Milling segment recognized $101,080,000 in net sales related to previously deferred costs and deferred revenues under contracts for which the final sale prices were not fixed and determinable until 2011.

On April 8, 2011, Seaboard closed the sale of its two floating power generating facilities in the Dominican Republic. As a result, Seaboard recognized a gain on sale of assets of $51,423,000 in operating income in the second quarter of 2011. Seaboard received an additional $1,500,000 of escrow in the third quarter of 2011 for unused dry dock costs.  The $1,500,000 was recognized as additional gain on sale of assets in operating income in the third quarter of 2011. In late March 2011, the purchaser entered into discussions with Seaboard to lease one of the facilities to Seaboard for a short period of time.  On April 20, 2011, Seaboard signed a short-term lease agreement that allowed Seaboard to resume operations of one of the facilities (72 megawatts) and operate it through March 31, 2012.  Seaboard and the purchaser also agreed to defer the sale to the purchaser of the inventory related to the leased facility until the end of the lease term. In late March 2012, this lease was extended to August 31, 2012.  After August 31, 2012, this lease automatically extended on a month-to-month basis but is cancellable by either party while the purchaser reconsiders its long-term plans for the facility.  Also, as of September 29, 2012, $1,500,000 of the original sale price for this power generating facility remained in escrow for potential dry dock costs and also serves as the lease security deposit for Seaboard’s obligation under the lease.  Seaboard retained all other physical properties of this business and constructed a new 106 megawatt floating power generating facility for use in the Dominican Republic, which began commercial operations in March 2012.  The total project costs capitalized were $136,000,000.

The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball, LLC (Butterball).  Butterball had total net sales for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $369,949,000 and $973,988,000, respectively, compared to total net sales for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011 of $371,505,000 and $942,776,000, respectively. Butterball had operating income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $7,554,000 and $48,686,000, respectively, compared to operating income for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011 of $1,249,000 and $16,155,000, respectively.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Turkey segment had total assets of $933,738,000 and $819,618,000, respectively. During the third quarter of 2011, management of Butterball announced the closing of its Longmont, Colorado facilities by December 31, 2011, resulting in an impairment of fixed assets charge and an accrued severance charge.  Seaboard’s proportionate share of these charges was $2,622,000 recognized in income from affiliates for the three and nine month periods ended October 1, 2011.

In conjunction with Seaboard’s initial investment in Butterball on December 6, 2010, Seaboard has a long-term note receivable from Butterball which had a balance of $109,440,000 as of September 29, 2012.  Part of the interest earned on this note is pay-in-kind interest, which accumulates and is paid at maturity.  During the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard provided a term loan of $13,037,000 to Butterball to pay off capital leases for certain fixed assets which originally were financed with third parties.  The effective interest rate on the term loan is approximately 12%.  Although the term loan expires on January 31, 2018, Seaboard anticipates that Butterball will pay off the term loan prior to such expiration date as Butterball is expected to sell all of the related assets and is required to remit the proceeds from such sale to Seaboard to repay the loan.  As of September 29, 2012, the balance of the term loan recorded in long-term notes receivable from affiliate was $9,071,000.

The following tables set forth specific financial information about each segment as reviewed by Seaboard’s management. Operating income for segment reporting is prepared on the same basis as that used for consolidated operating income. Operating income, along with income or losses from affiliates for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, is used as the measure of evaluating segment performance because management does not consider interest, other investment income and income tax expense on a segment basis.

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Sales to External Customers:
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pork	$	413,077	$	446,138	$	1,214,405	$	1,311,530
Commodity Trading and Milling	675,649		717,188		2,125,263		2,050,426
Marine	242,330		225,594		712,141		691,815
Sugar	69,025		55,611		220,277		195,208
Power	75,778		28,614		178,562		85,629
All Other	3,557		3,573		10,474		8,876
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	1,479,416	$	1,476,718	$	4,461,122	$	4,343,484

Operating Income (Loss):
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Pork	$	29,863		$	53,755		$	103,582		$	195,844
Commodity Trading and Milling	16,662			7,054			53,822			45,356
Marine	13,006			(8,150		)	14,578			(12,182		)
Sugar	13,615			10,566			51,326			54,591
Power	18,649			3,718			35,123			60,324
All Other	93			(272		)	262			(903		)
Segment Totals	91,888			66,671			258,693			343,030
Corporate Items	(6,831		)	318			(19,557		)	(8,800		)
Consolidated Totals	$	85,057		$	66,989		$	239,136		$	334,230

Income (Loss) from Affiliates:
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	2,143		$	1,384		$	7,155		$	11,782
Sugar	(122		)	93			(184		)	311
Turkey	297			(4,154		)	14,732			(3,243		)
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	2,318		$	(2,677	)	$	21,703		$	8,850

Total Assets:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Pork	$	735,525	$	738,574
Commodity Trading and Milling	1,003,661		755,903
Marine	279,449		261,781
Sugar	255,481		269,564
Power	252,621		165,118
Turkey	334,663		312,164
All Other	5,366		6,257
Segment Totals	2,866,766		2,509,361
Corporate Items	492,147		497,367
Consolidated Totals	$	3,358,913	$	3,006,728

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Investments in and Advances to Affiliates:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	169,098	$	160,402
Sugar	2,752		3,177
Turkey	216,153		201,261
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	388,003	$	364,840

Administrative services provided by the corporate office allocated to the individual segments represent corporate services rendered to and costs incurred for each specific segment with no allocation to individual segments of general corporate management oversight costs.  Corporate assets include short-term investments, other current assets related to deferred compensation plans, fixed assets, deferred tax amounts and other miscellaneous items.  Corporate operating losses represent certain operating costs not specifically allocated to individual segments and include costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation programs (which are offset by the effect of the mark-to-market investments recorded in Other Investment Income, Net).

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Summary of Sources and Uses of Cash

Cash and short-term investments as of September 29, 2012 increased $36.9 million to $431.7 million from December 31, 2011.  The increase was primarily the result of $133.0 million in net cash from operating activities and $34.3 million in increased net borrowings. Partially offsetting this increase was cash used for capital expenditures of $112.2 million and repurchase of common stock of $18.2 million.  Cash from operating activities increased $101.2 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of timing of payments related to certain current liabilities in the Commodity Trading and Milling segment as total current liabilities increased in 2012 while they decreased in 2011.  Partially offsetting this increase was lower net earnings for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures and Other Investing Activities

During the nine months ended September 29, 2012, Seaboard invested $112.2 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $37.9 million was expended in the Pork segment, $22.5 million in the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, $9.4 million in the Marine segment, $17.3 million in the Sugar segment and $24.1 million in the Power segment.  The Pork segment expenditures were primarily for additional finishing barns, a new feed mill and improvements to existing facilities and related equipment. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment expenditures were primarily for the purchase of a dry bulk vessel and for a down payment of $8.3 million made in July 2012 on four dry bulk vessels to be built for a total cost of approximately $83.0 million. These vessels are expected to be completed in 2014 with the majority of the amount due in 2014. The Marine segment expenditures were primarily for purchases of cargo carrying and handling equipment and port development.  In the Sugar segment, the capital expenditures were primarily for expansion of cane growing operations and normal upgrades to existing operations.  The Power segment expenditures were primarily used for the construction of a 106 megawatt power generating facility for use in the Dominican Republic.  The total cost of the completed project was $136.0 million.  This facility began operations in March 2012.  All other capital expenditures are of a normal recurring nature and primarily include replacements of machinery and equipment, and general facility modernizations and upgrades.

For the remainder of 2012, management has budgeted capital expenditures totaling $57.2 million.  The Pork segment plans to spend $16.3 million primarily for improvements to existing facilities and related equipment and a new feed mill.  The Commodity Trading and Milling segment has budgeted $2.1 million primarily for improvements to existing facilities and related equipment. The Marine segment has budgeted $31.4 million primarily for additional cargo carrying and handling equipment and the purchase of a containerized cargo vessel completed in October 2012.  In addition, management will be evaluating whether to purchase additional containerized cargo vessels for the Marine segment and additional dry bulk vessels for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment during 2012.  The Sugar segment plans to spend $6.6 million primarily on normal upgrades to existing operations. The balance of $0.8 million is planned to be spent in all other businesses.  Management anticipates paying for these capital expenditures from available cash, the use of available short-term investments or Seaboard’s available borrowing capacity.

Effective, January 1, 2012, Seaboard increased its ownership interest in PS International, LLC (PSI), a specialty grain trading business headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 50% to 70% by making a cash payment of $3.7 million in January 2012. See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

During 2010, Seaboard agreed to invest in various limited partnerships as a limited partner that are expected to enable Seaboard to obtain certain low income housing tax credits over a period of approximately ten years.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had invested $11.4 million in these partnerships, including $6.6 million in 2012.  The total commitment is approximately $17.5 million with additional investments of $2.3 million anticipated to be made during the remainder of 2012.

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Seaboard has a 50% non-controlling interest in a bakery being built in central Africa.  The bakery is expected to be fully operational during the fourth quarter of 2012.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had invested a total of $31.4 million in this project, including $9.9 million invested during the nine month period ended September 29, 2012.  Although a final agreement has not yet been reached, management currently anticipates Seaboard’s total investment in and advances to this affiliate business will be approximately $46.0 million with most of the remaining $14.6 million to be advanced during the remainder of 2012.

During the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard provided a term loan of $13.0 million and a short-term loan of $20.0 million to its non-consolidated affiliate, Butterball, LLC (Butterball).  On November 3, 2011, Butterball repaid the short-term loan of $20.0 million.  Also during the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard made an additional capital contribution of $5.6 million in Butterball to assist in their acquisition of certain live growing facilities.

Financing Activities and Debt

In June 2012, Seaboard’s committed line of credit was reduced from $300.0 million to $200.0 million. As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had a committed line of credit totaling $200.0 million and uncommitted lines totaling $195.4 million.  As of September 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the committed line of credit and borrowings under the uncommitted lines of credit totaled $23.9 million, all related to foreign subsidiaries.  Outstanding standby letters of credit reduced Seaboard’s borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted credit lines by $70.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively, primarily representing $30.5 million for supply agreements, $18.4 million for Seaboard’s outstanding Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and $21.8 million related to insurance coverage.

Seaboard has a long-term credit agreement for $114.0 million to finance the construction of the new power generating facility in the Dominican Republic noted above.  During the first nine months of 2012, Seaboard borrowed the remaining $32.7 million under this credit facility.  In June 2012, Seaboard made a payment in the amount of $5.7 million for this credit facility, which resulted in a balance of $108.3 million as of September 29, 2012.

Seaboard’s remaining 2012 scheduled long-term debt maturities total $38.1 million.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had cash and short-term investments of $431.7 million, total net working capital of $1,211.5 million and a $200.0 million committed line of credit maturing on July 10, 2013.  Accordingly, management believes Seaboard’s combination of internally generated cash, liquidity, capital resources and borrowing capabilities will be adequate for its existing operations and any currently known potential plans for expansion of existing operations or business segments for 2012. Management intends to continue seeking opportunities for expansion in the industries in which Seaboard operates, utilizing existing liquidity, available borrowing capacity and other financing alternatives.

As of September 29, 2012, $127.3 million of the $431.7 million of cash and short-term investments were held by Seaboard’s foreign subsidiaries and Seaboard could be required to accrue and pay taxes to repatriate these funds if needed for Seaboard’s operations in the U.S. However, Seaboard’s intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside the U.S. and current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund Seaboard’s U.S. operations.

As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard believes its exposure to the current potential European sovereign debt problems is not material. Seaboard monitors these exposures and currently does not believe there is a significant risk to it.

On November 6, 2009, the Board of Directors authorized up to $100.0 million for a share repurchase program, which was extended by the Board of Directors through October 31, 2015.  For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, Seaboard used cash to repurchase 9,175 shares of common stock at a total price of $18.2 million.  Also, Seaboard is currently evaluating whether to declare and prepay a dividend in December 2012 for 2013 or more future years. See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of these two items.

See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of Seaboard’s contingent obligations, including guarantees issued to support certain activities of non-consolidated affiliates or third parties who provide services for Seaboard.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net sales for the three and nine month periods of 2012 increased by $2.7 million and $117.6 million, respectively, over the same periods in 2011.  The increases primarily reflect increased sales volume from the start-up of the new power generating facility in March 2012 partially offset by lower domestic sales prices for pork products sold.  In addition, the increase for the nine month period was also from higher sales for commodity trading.

Operating income increased by $18.1 million and decreased $95.1 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increase for the three month period was primarily from cost decreases on a per unit shipped basis for the Marine segment and increased volumes for the Power segment as discussed below.  The decrease for the nine month period primarily reflects a one-time gain on sale of power generating facilities of $52.9 million recognized in 2011.  Both periods also reflect lower domestic sales prices for pork products sold and, to a lesser extent, higher feed costs for the nine month period for the Pork segment.

Pork Segment
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	413.1	$	446.1	$	1,214.4	$	1,311.5
Operating income	$	29.9	$	53.8	$	103.6	$	195.8

Net sales for the Pork segment decreased $33.0 million and $97.1 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The decreases primarily reflected lower domestic sales prices for pork products and, to a lesser extent, lower export sales volume for pork products sold.

Operating income for the Pork segment decreased $23.9 million and $92.2 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The decreases were primarily a result of lower prices for domestic pork products sold as noted above and, to a lesser extent for the nine month period, higher feed costs.  Partially offsetting the decreases was a $5.6 million impairment charge incurred during the third quarter of 2011 related to the ham boning plant in Mexico, which resulted in a decrease in operating income for 2011.  See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the impairment charge. Management is unable to predict future market prices for pork products or the cost of feed.  Accordingly, as a result of current market conditions, management cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2012.

Commodity Trading and Milling Segment
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Dollars in millions)			2012		2011				2012		2011
Net sales		$	675.6	$	717.2			$	2,125.3	$	2,050.4
Operating income as reported		$	16.7	$	7.1			$	53.8	$	45.4
Less mark-to-market adjustments			1.1		(12.5	)			3.5		(22.3	)
Operating income (loss) excluding mark-to-market adjustments		$	17.8	$	(5.4	)		$	57.3	$	23.1
Income from affiliates		$	2.1	$	1.4			$	7.2	$	11.8

Net sales for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment decreased $41.6 million and increased $74.9 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same period in 2011.  The decrease for the three month period is primarily the result of lower sales volumes to non-consolidated affiliates partially offset by higher prices for commodities sold to third parties.  The increase for the nine month period is primarily the result of higher prices for commodities sold to third parties and the consolidation of PSI discussed above, partially offset by lower sales volumes to non-consolidated affiliates.  Also, net sales for the nine months of 2011 included $101.1 million recognized related to previously deferred costs and deferred revenues under contracts for which the final sale prices were not fixed and determinable until the first quarter of 2011.

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Operating income for this segment increased $9.6 million and $8.4 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases primarily reflect higher margins on commodity sales to third parties and the result of net write-downs of $10.7 million and $14.0 million in the three and nine month periods of 2011, respectively, for certain grain inventories for customer contract performance issues.  Partially offsetting the increases were the $13.6 million and $25.8 million fluctuation of marking to market the derivative contracts, as discussed below.  Excluding the effects of these derivative contracts, operating income increased $23.2 million and $34.2 million for the three and nine month periods, respectively.

Due to the uncertain political and economic conditions in the countries in which Seaboard operates and the current volatility in the commodity markets, management is unable to predict future sales and operating results for this segment for the remainder of 2012.

Had Seaboard not applied mark-to-market accounting to its derivative instruments, operating income for this segment would have been higher by $1.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods of 2012 and operating income would have been lower by $12.5 million and $22.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods of 2011. While management believes its commodity futures and options and foreign exchange contracts are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes.  Accordingly, while the changes in value of the derivative instruments were marked to market, the changes in value of the firm purchase or sales contracts were not.  As products are delivered to customers, these existing mark-to-market adjustments should be primarily offset by realized margins or losses as revenue is recognized over time and thus, these mark-to-market adjustments could reverse in fiscal 2012.  Management believes eliminating these adjustments, as noted in the table above, provides a more reasonable presentation to compare and evaluate period-to-period financial results for this segment.

Income from affiliates for the three and nine month periods of 2012 increased by $0.7 million and decreased $4.6 million, respectively, from the same periods in 2011. The decrease for the nine month period primarily represents a few one-time income items in the first quarter of 2011.  Based on the uncertainty of local political and economic environments in the countries in which the flour and feed mills operate, management cannot predict future results.

Marine Segment
	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,			September 29,		October 1,
(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011			2012		2011
Net sales	$	242.3	$	225.6		$	712.1	$	691.8
Operating income (loss)	$	13.0	$	(8.2	)	$	14.6	$	(12.2	)

Net sales for the Marine segment increased $16.7 million and increased $20.3 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increase for the three month period was primarily the result of higher volumes and, to a lesser extent, higher rates in certain markets served during 2012 compared to 2011.  The increase for the nine month period was primarily the result of increased rates and higher volumes in certain markets served during 2012 compared to 2011.

Operating income for the Marine segment increased $21.2 million and $26.8 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases were primarily the result of cost decreases on a per unit shipped basis particularly for charterhires and fuel for the three month period, and charterhires and trucking for the nine month period.  Also, but to a lesser extent, the increases were the result of higher rates as noted above.  Management cannot predict changes in future cargo volumes and cargo rates or to what extent changes in economic conditions in markets served will affect net sales or operating income during the remainder of 2012.  However, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment for the remainder of 2012.

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Sugar Segment
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	69.0	$	55.6	$	220.3	$	195.2
Operating income	$	13.6	$	10.6	$	51.3	$	54.6
Income (loss) from affiliates	$	(0.1)	$	0.1	$	(0.2)	$	0.3

Net sales for the Sugar segment increased $13.4 million and $25.1 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increase for the three month period primarily reflects increased volume of sugar produced and sold.  The increase for the nine month period primarily reflects increased volumes of sugar produced and sold, and increased alcohol prices and, to a lesser extent, increased sales volumes of alcohol.  Management cannot predict sugar and alcohol prices for the remainder of 2012.

Operating income increased $3.0 million and decreased $3.3 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increase for the three month period primarily represents higher income from alcohol sales as a result of increased prices.  The decrease for the nine month period  primarily represents lower income from sugar sales as a result of higher costs of sugar purchased from third parties for resale in excess of increased selling prices and, to a lesser extent, higher selling and administrative personnel costs.  Partially offsetting this decrease was higher income from alcohol sales primarily as a result of higher volumes sold as noted above.  Management anticipates positive operating income for this segment for the remainder of 2012, although at a lower level than 2011.

Power Segment
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	75.8	$	28.6	$	178.6	$	85.6
Operating income	$	18.6	$	3.7	$	35.1	$	60.3

Net sales for the Power segment increased $47.2 million and $93.0 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases primarily reflect increased volumes from the start-up of the new power generating facility in March 2012.

Operating income increased $14.9 million and decreased $25.2 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increase for the three month period primarily reflects the increased volumes discussed above.  The decrease for the nine month period primarily reflects the one-time gain on sale of power generating facilities of $52.9 million recognized in operating income during 2011 as referenced below, partially offset by the increased volumes discussed above.

See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the sale of certain assets of this business on April 8, 2011, subsequent leasing of one power generating facility and the construction of a new replacement power generating facility.  Management anticipates that sales volumes will be higher for the remainder of 2012 as a result of the start-up of the new power generating facility in March 2012.  Management cannot predict future fuel costs or the extent to which rates will fluctuate compared to fuel costs.  However, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment for the remainder of 2012 at a higher level than the second half of 2011 as a result of the start-up of the new power generating facility in March 2012.

Turkey Segment
	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Dollars in millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Income (loss) from affiliate	$	0.3	$	(4.2)	$	14.7	$	(3.2)

The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball.  The increase for the three month period primarily reflects an impairment of fixed assets charge and an accrued severance charge of $2.6 million (Seaboard’s proportionate share) in the third quarter of 2011 related to the announced closing of the Longmont, Colorado facilities.  The increase for the nine month period was primarily the

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result of lower production costs from recent savings initiatives and higher sale prices.  In addition, mark-to-market losses from interest rate swaps and commodity derivative contracts decreased by $1.9 million and $3.7 million (Seaboard’s proportionate shares) for the three and nine month periods in 2012 compared to 2011.  Butterball anticipates positive income for the remainder of 2012.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased by $9.9 million and $22.7 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases are primarily the result of increased personnel costs in most segments, higher costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation programs (which are offset by the effect of the mark-to-market investments recorded in Other Investment Income (Loss), Net discussed below) and the consolidation of PSI discussed above.  As a percentage of revenues, SG&A increased to 4.0% for the three and nine month periods of 2012, respectively, compared to 3.4% and 3.6% for each of the same periods in 2011.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $2.8 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases primarily reflect lower capitalized interest during 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 related to the construction of the cogeneration plant completed in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the new power generating facility completed in March 2012.

Other Investment Income (Loss), Net

Other investment income (loss), net increased $10.3 million and $10.1 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011.  The increases primarily reflect gains of $1.8 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine month periods of 2012 compared to losses of $5.2 million and $3.9 million for 2011 from the mark-to-market value of Seaboard’s investments related to the deferred compensation programs.

Foreign Currency Gain (Loss), Net

The foreign currency gain (loss), net for the three and nine month periods of 2012 primarily reflect foreign currency fluctuations from net assets denominated in the South African rand.  The foreign currency gain (loss), net for the three and nine month periods of 2011 primarily reflect foreign currency fluctuations from Euro cash and Euro short-term investment positions.  The political and economic conditions of these markets, along with fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar, cause volatility in currency exchange rates which exposes Seaboard to fluctuating foreign currency gains and losses which cannot be predicted by Seaboard.

Miscellaneous, Net

The fluctuations in miscellaneous, net for the three and nine months of 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily reflects decreased losses from interest rate exchange agreements.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2012, which approximates the expected annual rate, is higher than the tax rate for the first nine months of 2011. The higher rate is primarily due to the Power segment income being taxable for 2012 compared to non-taxable in 2011, which included the gain on sale of power generating facilities in the second quarter of 2011.  The different tax rate for the three month periods of 2012 and 2011 compared to the nine month periods of 2012 and 2011 resulted from changing the projected domestic income relative to the projected total income in each third quarter.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Seaboard is exposed to various types of market risks in its day-to-day operations.  Seaboard utilizes derivative instruments to mitigate some of these risks including both purchases and sales of futures and options to hedge inventories, forward purchases and sale contracts.  Primary market risk exposures result from changing commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  Seaboard also enters into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements.  The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure related to these items has not changed materially since December 31, 2011.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Seaboard’s management evaluated, under the direction of our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, the effectiveness of Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(e) as of September 29, 2012.  Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, Seaboard’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers concluded that Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.  It should be noted that any system of disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.  In addition, the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  Due to these and other inherent limitations of any such system, there can be no assurance that any design will always succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Change in Internal Controls – Effective, January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for its investment in PS International, LLC (PSI) with Seaboard’s ownership interest increasing from 50% to 70%.  Management is currently in the process of documenting and evaluating internal controls with respect to PSI.  Although management does not consider it material to its results of operations, Seaboard intends to extend its Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404 compliance program to include PSI with an effective date of January 1, 2013.  Except as set forth above, there has been no change in Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting required by Exchange Act Rule 13a–15 that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the risk factors as previously disclosed in Seaboard’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table contains information regarding Seaboard’s purchase of its common stock during the quarter.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 to July 31, 2012	375	2,146.01	375	43,281,434
August 1 to August 31, 2012	190	2,121.82	190	42,878,287
September 1 to September 29, 2012	485	2,137.69	485	41,841,506
Total	1,050	2,137.79	1,050	41,841,506

All purchases during the quarter were made under the authorization from our Board of Directors to purchase up to $100 million market value of Seaboard common stock announced on November 6, 2009, which was extended through October 31, 2015.  All purchases were made through open-market purchases and all the repurchased shares have been retired.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101	The following financial information from Seaboard Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (2) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (3) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (4) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements *.
	*	Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (Seaboard).  Forward-looking statements generally may be identified as statements that are not historical in nature; and statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” or similar expressions.  In more specific terms, forward--looking statements, include, without limitation: statements concerning projection of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items, including the impact of mark-to-market accounting on operating income; statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations; statements of future economic performance; statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Seaboard and its management with respect to: (i) Seaboard’s ability to obtain adequate financing and liquidity, (ii) the price of feed stocks and other materials used by Seaboard; (iii) the sales price or market conditions for pork, grains, sugar, turkey and other products and services; (iv) the recorded tax effects under certain circumstances; (v) the volume of business and working capital requirements associated with the competitive trading environment for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment; (vi) the charter hire rates and fuel prices for vessels; (vii) the fuel costs and related spot market prices in the Dominican Republic; (viii)  the effect of the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates; (ix) the profitability or sales volume of any of Seaboard’s segments; (x) the anticipated costs and completion timetable for Seaboard’s scheduled capital improvements, acquisitions and dispositions; or (xi) other trends affecting Seaboard’s financial condition or results of operations, and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements.

This list of forward-looking statements is not exclusive.  Seaboard undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results.  They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors.  The information contained in this report, including without limitation the information under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” identifies important factors which could cause such differences.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SEABOARD CORPORATION
by:	/s/ Robert L. Steer
	Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial officer)
Date:	November 2, 2012
by:	/s/ John A. Virgo
	John A. Virgo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller
	and Chief Accounting Officer
	(principal accounting officer)
Date:	November 2, 2012

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Steven J. Bresky, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Seaboard Corporation;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 2, 2012	/s/ Steven J. Bresky
	Steven J. Bresky, Chairman of the Board,
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Robert L. Steer, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Seaboard Corporation;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 2, 2012	/s/ Robert L. Steer
	Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2012 (the Report) by Seaboard Corporation (the Company), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

·The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 2, 2012	/s/ Steven J. Bresky
	Steven J. Bresky, Chairman of the Board,
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2012 (the Report) by Seaboard Corporation (the Company), the undersigned, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

·     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

·     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 2, 2012	/s/ Robert L. Steer
	Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer

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Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	$ (102,833,000)			$ (102,833,000)		$ (93,669,000)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	2,464,000			2,464,000		(311,000)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	(91,000)			(91,000)
Unrecognized pension cost	(57,630,000)			(57,630,000)		(62,085,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(158,090,000)			(158,090,000)		(156,065,000)
Components of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes
Pension Settlement Loss		1,796,000		1,796,000
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	(6,023,000)		(5,082,000)	(9,164,000)	(6,673,000)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	1,604,000		(1,652,000)	2,775,000	(849,000)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges				(91,000)
Unrecognized pension cost	1,135,000		906,000	4,455,000	1,977,000
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3,284,000)		(5,828,000)	(2,025,000)	(5,545,000)
Net assets of Sugar segment denominated in Argentine pesos	211,510,000			211,510,000
Net assets of Sugar segment denominated in U.S. dollars	5,293,000			5,293,000
Income tax rate for foreign currency translation gains and losses (as a percent)				35.00%
Effective income tax rate for components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (as a percent)				39.00%
Unrecognized pension cost related to employees at certain subsidiaries	19,496,000			19,496,000
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount				100,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount under November 2009 share repurchase program				41,842,000
Common shares repurchased (in shares)				9,175
Repurchase of common stock				$ 18,193,000

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$ 244,394	$ 228,624
Fresh pork and materials	29,837	29,426
Inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market, Gross	274,231	258,050
LIFO adjustment	(83,495)	(57,783)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	190,736	200,267
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains and oilseeds	411,396	251,839
Sugar produced and in process	54,037	78,730
Other	75,468	63,449
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	540,901	394,018
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	74,883	50,645
Total inventories	$ 806,520	$ 644,930

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Inventories

Inventories

Note 3 – Inventories

The following is a summary of inventories at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	September 29,			December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	244,394		$	228,624
Fresh pork and materials	29,837			29,426
	274,231			258,050
LIFO adjustment	(83,495		)	(57,783		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	190,736			200,267
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains and oilseeds	411,396			251,839
Sugar produced and in process	54,037			78,730
Other	75,468			63,449
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	540,901			394,018
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	74,883			50,645
Total inventories	$	806,520		$	644,930

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Commodities | Cost of sales-products
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ 1,660	$ (10,162)	$ (6,454)	$ 10,493
Foreign currencies | Cost of sales-products
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	4,302	14,574	4,003	25,317
Foreign currencies | Foreign currency
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	(327)	1,027	(3,939)	790
Interest rate | Miscellaneous, net
Amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ (1,372)	$ (10,394)	$ (5,124)	$ (12,996)

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 item	Aug. 28, 2010	May 29, 2010 item	Dec. 31, 2011 item
Net commodity purchase contracts | Grain
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	9,929,000
Net commodity purchase contracts | Soybean oil
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount				2,580,000
Net commodity purchase contracts | Soybean meal
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount				23,300
Net commodity purchase contracts | Hogs
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount				2,280,000
Net commodity purchase contracts | Sugar
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	17,652,000
Net commodity purchase contracts | Whey powder
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	220,000
Net commodity sale contracts | Grain
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount				10,599,000
Net commodity sale contracts | Soybean meal
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	82,000
Net commodity sale contracts | Hogs
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	13,400,000
Net commodity sale contracts | Heating oil
Derivative commodity instruments
Nonmonetary notional amount	2,310,000			1,176,000
Foreign currency exchange agreements
Derivative commodity instruments
Notional amounts	$ 218,127,000			$ 158,266,000
Interest rate exchange agreements
Derivative commodity instruments
Notional amounts	75,000,000	25,000,000	25,000,000	100,000,000
Number of derivative agreements entered	3		3	4
Number of derivative agreements terminated	1
Term of derivative contract		10 years	10 years
Payment to terminate derivative agreement	$ 3,861,000

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 5) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2011
Commodities
Fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Asset Derivatives	$ 11,735,000	$ 5,144,000
Liability Derivatives	14,536,000	5,529,000
Margin account	16,432,000	8,619,000
Derivative assets and liabilities, net basis	13,631,000	8,234,000
Foreign currencies
Fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Asset Derivatives	526,000	2,247,000
Liability Derivatives	1,414,000	3,380,000
Loss due to credit risk associated with derivative contracts	526,000
Number of counterparties	4
Interest rate
Fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Liability Derivatives	$ 10,340,000	$ 11,268,000

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Employee Benefits (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 plan	Jun. 30, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 plan	Oct. 01, 2011
Employee Benefits
Number of defined benefit plans	2			2
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$ 2,221,000		$ 1,840,000	$ 6,657,000	$ 5,572,000
Interest cost	2,220,000		2,243,000	6,655,000	6,786,000
Expected return on plan assets	(1,608,000)		(1,616,000)	(4,817,000)	(4,935,000)
Amortization and other	1,550,000		1,012,000	4,647,000	3,055,000
Settlement		1,796,000		1,796,000
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 4,383,000		$ 3,479,000	$ 14,938,000	$ 10,478,000

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Investments

Investments

Note 2– Investments

Seaboard’s short-term investments are treated as either available-for-sale securities or trading securities.  All of Seaboard’s available-for-sale and trading securities are classified as current assets as they are readily available to support Seaboard’s current operating needs.  Available-for-sale securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Trading securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in other investment income (loss), net.  At September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments.

At September 29, 2012, money market funds included $12,677,000 denominated in Euros, $4,917,000 denominated in British pounds and $3,483,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.  As of September 29, 2012, the trading securities primarily consisted of high yield debt securities.  Unrealized (losses) gains related to trading securities for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 were $687,000 and $1,309,000, respectively, and $(1,800,000) and $(1,701,000) for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively.

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

	2012				2011
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
(Thousands of dollars)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Corporate bonds	$	132,854	$	135,567	$	88,589	$	89,146
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		139,420		139,420
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,617		24,816		14,915		15,011
Asset backed debt securities	22,071		22,131		3,533		3,533
U.S. Government agency securities	20,881		21,094		9,720		9,757
U.S. Treasury securities	20,981		21,036		4,848		4,905
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,595		20,631		17,718		17,788
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	17,693		18,109		17,693		16,399
Other	680		683		1,480		1,484
Total available-for-sale short-term investments	344,550		348,245		297,916		297,443
High yield trading debt securities	21,165		22,620		20,155		20,750
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,005		3,087		2,620		2,487
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,308		2,483		2,444		2,355
Other trading debt securities	683		772		218		221
Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments	$	371,711	$	377,207	$	323,353	$	323,256

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of September 29, 2012.

(Thousands of dollars)	2012
Due within one year	$	42,673
Due after one year through three years	94,094
Due after three years	60,871
Total fixed rate securities	$	197,638

In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)				1 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012 Notes payable to bank	Sep. 29, 2012 Committed bank line	Sep. 29, 2012 Uncommitted bank lines	Jul. 31, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling	Jun. 30, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling vessel	Sep. 29, 2012 Debt guarantees of non-consolidated affiliates and third party party
Contingencies
Number of third parties to whom guarantees are outstanding						3
Maximum exposure for guarantees outstanding						$ 1,060,000
Letters of credit outstanding		70,862,000	3,395,000
Letters of credit outstanding related to supply agreements	30,469,000
Letters of credit for outstanding Industrial Development Revenue Bonds	18,397,000
Letters of credit related to insurance coverages	21,778,000
Number of dry bulk vessels to be built					4
Cost of dry bulk vessels to be built					83,000,000
Amount paid under the down payment				$ 8,300,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Net sales:
Products (includes sales to affiliates of $180,968, $256,703, $544,152 and $608,778)	$ 1,149,648	$ 1,213,346	$ 3,535,461	$ 3,539,542
Services	253,085	234,758	746,194	718,313
Other	76,683	28,614	179,467	85,629
Total net sales	1,479,416	1,476,718	4,461,122	4,343,484
Cost of sales and operating expenses:
Products	1,061,215	1,114,479	3,238,178	3,167,568
Services	216,232	222,339	663,156	663,831
Gain on sale of power generating facilities		(1,500)		(52,923)
Other	57,506	24,935	140,165	73,013
Total cost of sales and operating expenses	1,334,953	1,360,253	4,041,499	3,851,489
Gross income	144,463	116,465	419,623	491,995
Selling, general and administrative expenses	59,406	49,476	180,487	157,765
Operating income	85,057	66,989	239,136	334,230
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(3,888)	(1,067)	(8,826)	(4,089)
Interest income	3,180	2,163	8,343	6,507
Interest income from affiliates	4,759	4,769	15,009	12,616
Income (loss) from affiliates	2,318	(2,677)	21,703	8,850
Other investment income (loss), net	3,830	(6,437)	6,320	(3,811)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	165	(3,059)	(420)	4,086
Miscellaneous, net	(919)	(9,738)	(3,575)	(11,902)
Total other income (expense), net	9,445	(16,046)	38,554	12,257
Earnings before income taxes	94,502	50,943	277,690	346,487
Income tax expense	(19,869)	(15,854)	(71,365)	(81,341)
Net earnings	74,633	35,089	206,325	265,146
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(211)	1,471	403	1,764
Net earnings attributable to Seaboard	74,422	36,560	206,728	266,910
Earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 61.92	$ 30.07	$ 171.52	$ 219.52
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax benefit of $1, $2,340, $2,566 and $2,749:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(6,023)	(5,082)	(9,164)	(6,673)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	1,604	(1,652)	2,775	(849)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges			(91)
Unrecognized pension cost	1,135	906	4,455	1,977
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3,284)	(5,828)	(2,025)	(5,545)
Comprehensive income	71,349	29,261	204,300	259,601
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(220)	1,683	355	1,961
Comprehensive income attributable to Seaboard	$ 71,129	$ 30,944	$ 204,655	$ 261,562
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	1,201,974	1,215,863	1,205,239	1,215,874

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 206,325	$ 265,146
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	67,518	60,111
Gain on sale of power generating facilities		(52,923)
Gain from sale of fixed assets	(6,343)	(485)
Fixed asset impairment charge		5,600
Deferred income taxes	(14,105)	(17,558)
Pay-in-kind interest and accretion on note receivable from affiliate	(8,747)	(7,802)
Income from affiliates	(21,703)	(8,850)
Other investment loss (income), net	(6,320)	3,811
Other	2,936	1,849
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:
Receivables, net of allowance	(66,783)	(82,946)
Inventories	(119,871)	(130,019)
Other current assets	(33,759)	60,650
Current liabilities, exclusive of debt	116,341	(83,914)
Other, net	17,471	19,065
Net cash from operating activities	132,960	31,735
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of short-term investments	(602,811)	(126,123)
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments	529,144	139,941
Proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments	27,077	15,033
Investments in and advances to affiliates, net	(9,321)	(15,232)
Capital expenditures	(112,218)	(150,263)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets	10,599	2,303
Proceeds from the sale of power generating facilities		59,603
Notes receivable issued to affiliate		(33,037)
Principal payments received on long-term notes receivable from affiliate	1,139	212
Purchase of long-term investments	(6,629)	(3,516)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	(2,825)
Other, net	742	692
Net cash from investing activities	(165,103)	(110,387)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Notes payable to banks, net	7,688	25,271
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	32,682	63,378
Principal payments of long-term debt	(6,050)	(1,369)
Repurchase of common stock	(18,193)	(1,158)
Other, net	382	261
Net cash from financing activities	16,509	86,383
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	(1,371)	2,082
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(17,005)	9,813
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	71,510	41,124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 54,505	$ 50,937

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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 Segment Totals	Oct. 01, 2011 Segment Totals	Sep. 29, 2012 Segment Totals	Oct. 01, 2011 Segment Totals	Dec. 31, 2011 Segment Totals	Sep. 29, 2012 Pork	Oct. 01, 2011 Pork	Sep. 29, 2012 Pork	Oct. 01, 2011 Pork	Dec. 31, 2011 Pork	Sep. 29, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling	Oct. 01, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Sep. 29, 2012 Commodity Trading and Milling	Oct. 01, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Dec. 31, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Sep. 29, 2012 Marine	Oct. 01, 2011 Marine	Sep. 29, 2012 Marine	Oct. 01, 2011 Marine	Dec. 31, 2011 Marine	Sep. 29, 2012 Sugar	Oct. 01, 2011 Sugar	Sep. 29, 2012 Sugar	Oct. 01, 2011 Sugar	Dec. 31, 2011 Sugar	Sep. 29, 2012 Power	Oct. 01, 2011 Power	Sep. 29, 2012 Power	Oct. 01, 2011 Power	Dec. 31, 2011 Power	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey	Dec. 31, 2011 Turkey	Sep. 29, 2012 All Other	Oct. 01, 2011 All Other	Sep. 29, 2012 All Other	Oct. 01, 2011 All Other	Dec. 31, 2011 All Other	Sep. 29, 2012 Corporate	Oct. 01, 2011 Corporate	Sep. 29, 2012 Corporate	Oct. 01, 2011 Corporate	Dec. 31, 2011 Corporate
Segment Information
Sales to External Customers:	$ 1,479,146	$ 1,476,718	$ 4,461,122	$ 4,343,484							$ 413,077	$ 446,138	$ 1,214,405	$ 1,311,530		$ 675,649	$ 717,188	$ 2,125,263	$ 2,050,426		$ 242,330	$ 225,594	$ 712,141	$ 691,815		$ 69,025	$ 55,611	$ 220,277	$ 195,208		$ 75,778	$ 28,614	$ 178,562	$ 85,629							$ 3,557	$ 3,573	$ 10,474	$ 8,876
Operating Income (Loss):	85,057	66,989	239,136	334,230		91,888	66,671	258,693	343,030		29,863	53,755	103,582	195,844		16,662	7,054	53,822	45,356		13,006	(8,150)	14,578	(12,182)		13,615	10,566	51,326	54,591		18,649	3,718	35,123	60,324							93	(272)	262	(903)		(6,831)	318	(19,557)	(8,800)
Income (loss) from affiliates	2,318	(2,677)	21,703	8,850												2,143	1,384	7,155	11,782							(122)	93	(184)	311							297	(4,154)	14,732	(3,243)
Total Assets:	3,358,913		3,358,913		3,006,728	2,866,766		2,866,766		2,509,361	735,525		735,525		738,574	1,003,661		1,003,661		755,903	279,449		279,449		261,781	255,481		255,481		269,564	252,621		252,621		165,118	334,663		334,663		312,164	5,366		5,366		6,257	492,147		492,147		497,367
Investment in and Advances to Affiliates:	$ 388,003		$ 388,003		$ 364,840											$ 169,098		$ 169,098		$ 160,402						$ 2,752		$ 2,752		$ 3,177						$ 216,153		$ 216,153		$ 201,261

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segment Information

Summary of specific financial information related to sales to external customers

Sales to External Customers:
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pork	$	413,077	$	446,138	$	1,214,405	$	1,311,530
Commodity Trading and Milling	675,649		717,188		2,125,263		2,050,426
Marine	242,330		225,594		712,141		691,815
Sugar	69,025		55,611		220,277		195,208
Power	75,778		28,614		178,562		85,629
All Other	3,557		3,573		10,474		8,876
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	1,479,416	$	1,476,718	$	4,461,122	$	4,343,484

Summary of specific financial information related to operating income (loss)

Operating Income (Loss):
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Pork	$	29,863		$	53,755		$	103,582		$	195,844
Commodity Trading and Milling	16,662			7,054			53,822			45,356
Marine	13,006			(8,150		)	14,578			(12,182		)
Sugar	13,615			10,566			51,326			54,591
Power	18,649			3,718			35,123			60,324
All Other	93			(272		)	262			(903		)
Segment Totals	91,888			66,671			258,693			343,030
Corporate Items	(6,831		)	318			(19,557		)	(8,800		)
Consolidated Totals	$	85,057		$	66,989		$	239,136		$	334,230

Summary of specific financial information related to income (loss) from affiliates

Income (Loss) from Affiliates:
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	2,143		$	1,384		$	7,155		$	11,782
Sugar	(122		)	93			(184		)	311
Turkey	297			(4,154		)	14,732			(3,243		)
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	2,318		$	(2,677	)	$	21,703		$	8,850

Summary of specific financial information related to total assets

Total Assets:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Pork	$	735,525	$	738,574
Commodity Trading and Milling	1,003,661		755,903
Marine	279,449		261,781
Sugar	255,481		269,564
Power	252,621		165,118
Turkey	334,663		312,164
All Other	5,366		6,257
Segment Totals	2,866,766		2,509,361
Corporate Items	492,147		497,367
Consolidated Totals	$	3,358,913	$	3,006,728

Summary of specific financial information related to investments in and advances to affiliates

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	169,098	$	160,402
Sugar	2,752		3,177
Turkey	216,153		201,261
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	388,003	$	364,840

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Investments (Details) (USD $)																										3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012 Available-for-sale securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Available-for-sale securities	Sep. 29, 2012 Corporate bonds	Dec. 31, 2011 Corporate bonds	Sep. 29, 2012 Money market funds	Dec. 31, 2011 Money market funds	Sep. 29, 2012 Money market funds Denominated in Euros	Sep. 29, 2012 Money market funds Denominated in British pounds	Sep. 29, 2012 Money market funds Denominated in Canadian dollars	Sep. 29, 2012 Collateralized mortgage obligations	Dec. 31, 2011 Collateralized mortgage obligations	Sep. 29, 2012 Asset backed debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Asset backed debt securities	Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. Government agency securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Government agency securities	Sep. 29, 2012 U.S. Treasury securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Treasury securities	Sep. 29, 2012 Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	Sep. 29, 2012 Emerging markets debt mutual fund	Dec. 31, 2011 Emerging markets debt mutual fund	Sep. 29, 2012 Other	Dec. 31, 2011 Other	Sep. 29, 2012 Trading securities	Oct. 01, 2011 Trading securities	Sep. 29, 2012 Trading securities	Oct. 01, 2011 Trading securities	Sep. 29, 2012 High yield trading debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 High yield trading debt securities	Sep. 29, 2012 Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	Dec. 31, 2011 Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	Sep. 29, 2012 Emerging markets trading debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Emerging markets trading debt securities	Sep. 29, 2012 Other trading debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Other trading debt securities
Investments
Unrealized (losses) gains related to trading securities																										$ 687,000	$ (1,800,000)	$ 1,309,000	$ (1,701,000)
Amortized Cost			344,550,000	297,916,000	132,854,000	88,589,000	84,178,000	139,420,000				24,617,000	14,915,000	22,071,000	3,533,000	20,881,000	9,720,000	20,981,000	4,848,000	20,595,000	17,718,000	17,693,000	17,693,000	680,000	1,480,000
Fair Value			348,245,000	297,443,000	135,567,000	89,146,000	84,178,000	139,420,000	12,677,000	4,917,000	3,483,000	24,816,000	15,011,000	22,131,000	3,533,000	21,094,000	9,757,000	21,036,000	4,905,000	20,631,000	17,788,000	18,109,000	16,399,000	683,000	1,484,000
Amortized Cost																														21,165,000	20,155,000	3,005,000	2,620,000	2,308,000	2,444,000	683,000	218,000
Fair Value																														22,620,000	20,750,000	3,087,000	2,487,000	2,483,000	2,355,000	772,000	221,000
Total short-term investments, amortized cost	371,711,000	323,353,000
Total short-term investments, fair value	377,207,000	323,256,000
Estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale, classified by the contractual maturity date of the security
Due within one year	42,673,000
Due after one year through three years	94,094,000
Due after three years	60,871,000
Total fixed rate securities	$ 197,638,000

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Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

Note 1 – Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Seaboard Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (“Seaboard”).  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Seaboard’s investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for by the equity method.  The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard for the year ended December 31, 2011 as filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Seaboard’s first three quarterly periods include approximately 13 weekly periods ending on the Saturday closest to the end of March, June and September.  Seaboard’s year-end is December 31.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.  As Seaboard conducts its commodity trading business with third parties, consolidated subsidiaries and non-consolidated affiliates on an interrelated basis, gross margin on non-consolidated affiliates cannot be clearly distinguished without making numerous assumptions primarily with respect to mark-to-market accounting for commodity derivatives.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes and accrued pension liability.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions

As discussed in Note 9, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for their investment in PS International, LLC with Seaboard’s ownership interest increasing from 50% to 70% as a result of Seaboard’s payment of $3,660,000 in January 2012. Total cash paid, net of cash acquired was $2,825,000 and increased working capital by $14,419,000, fixed assets by $163,000, goodwill by $2,590,000, intangible assets by $621,000, other long-term assets by $96,000, non-controlling interest by $5,649,000 and decreased investment in and advances to affiliates by $9,415,000. See Note 9 for additional information.

As discussed in Note 9, Seaboard had a note receivable from an affiliate which accrues pay-in-kind interest income. Seaboard recognized $2,989,000 and $8,747,000, respectively, of non-cash, pay-in-kind interest income and accretion of discount for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 and $2,660,000 and $7,802,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively, related to this note receivable.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance to amend the requirements related to fair value measurement which changed the wording used to describe many requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. Additionally, the amendments clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements. Seaboard adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance to revise the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in the financial statements.  The new guidance removed the footnote presentation option and required entities to report components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate but consecutive statements.  Seaboard adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2012.  The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance to allow entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment to test goodwill for impairment.  This guidance permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value.  If it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to perform the currently prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test.  Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required.  Seaboard adopted this guidance on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

In July 2012, the FASB issued guidance to allow entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment.  This guidance permits an entity to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the intangible asset is less than its carrying value.  If it is concluded that this is the case, it is necessary to calculate the fair value of the intangible asset.  Otherwise, calculating the fair value of the intangible asset is not required.  Early adoption is permitted and Seaboard adopted this guidance on June 30, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on Seaboard’s financial position or net earnings.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Products, sales to affiliates	$ 180,968	$ 256,703	$ 544,152	$ 608,778
Other comprehensive income (loss), income tax benefit	$ 1	$ 2,340	$ 2,566	$ 2,749

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Investments

Summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities

	2012				2011
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
(Thousands of dollars)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Corporate bonds	$	132,854	$	135,567	$	88,589	$	89,146
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		139,420		139,420
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,617		24,816		14,915		15,011
Asset backed debt securities	22,071		22,131		3,533		3,533
U.S. Government agency securities	20,881		21,094		9,720		9,757
U.S. Treasury securities	20,981		21,036		4,848		4,905
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,595		20,631		17,718		17,788
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	17,693		18,109		17,693		16,399
Other	680		683		1,480		1,484
Total available-for-sale short-term investments	344,550		348,245		297,916		297,443
High yield trading debt securities	21,165		22,620		20,155		20,750
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,005		3,087		2,620		2,487
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,308		2,483		2,444		2,355
Other trading debt securities	683		772		218		221
Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments	$	371,711	$	377,207	$	323,353	$	323,256

Summary of estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale, classified by the contractual maturity date of the security

(Thousands of dollars)	2012
Due within one year	$	42,673
Due after one year through three years	94,094
Due after three years	60,871
Total fixed rate securities	$	197,638

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 26, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	SEABOARD CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000088121
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,199,732
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Inventories

Summary of inventories

	September 29,			December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011
At lower of LIFO cost or market:
Live hogs and materials	$	244,394		$	228,624
Fresh pork and materials	29,837			29,426
	274,231			258,050
LIFO adjustment	(83,495		)	(57,783		)
Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market	190,736			200,267
At lower of FIFO cost or market:
Grains and oilseeds	411,396			251,839
Sugar produced and in process	54,037			78,730
Other	75,468			63,449
Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market	540,901			394,018
Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market	74,883			50,645
Total inventories	$	806,520		$	644,930

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 54,505	$ 71,510
Short-term investments	377,207	323,256
Receivables, net of allowance	523,169	477,209
Inventories	806,520	644,930
Deferred income taxes	23,057	23,203
Other current assets	133,301	91,934
Total current assets	1,917,759	1,632,042
Investments in and advances to affiliates	388,003	364,840
Net property, plant and equipment	828,137	796,822
Notes receivable from affiliate	118,510	110,903
Goodwill	43,218	40,628
Intangible assets, net	19,682	19,496
Other assets	43,604	41,997
Total assets	3,358,913	3,006,728
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to banks	23,907	16,219
Current maturities of long-term debt	44,196	40,885
Accounts payable	221,348	151,869
Deferred revenue	92,176	29,147
Deferred revenue from affiliates	12,940	27,806
Other current liabilities	311,689	295,483
Total current liabilities	706,256	561,409
Long-term debt, less current maturities	139,672	116,367
Deferred income taxes	49,485	66,300
Other liabilities	192,256	183,185
Total non-current and deferred liabilities	381,413	365,852
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock of $1 par value, Authorized 1,250,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,201,422 and 1,210,597 shares	1,201	1,211
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(158,090)	(156,065)
Retained earnings	2,422,322	2,233,778
Total Seaboard stockholders' equity	2,265,433	2,078,924
Noncontrolling interests	5,811	543
Total equity	2,271,244	2,079,467
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,358,913	$ 3,006,728

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Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits

Note 6 – Employee Benefits

Seaboard maintains two defined benefit pension plans for its domestic salaried and clerical employees.  At this time, no contributions are expected to be made to these plans in 2012.  Seaboard also sponsors non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plans, and unfunded supplemental retirement agreements with certain executive employees. Management has no plans to provide funding for these supplemental plans in advance of when the benefits are paid.

The net periodic benefit cost for all of these plans was as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29,	October 1,	September 29,	October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$    2,221	$   1,840	$  6,657	$  5,572
Interest cost	2,220	2,243	6,655	6,786
Expected return on plan assets	(1,608)	(1,616)	(4,817)	(4,935)
Amortization and other	1,550	1,012	4,647	3,055
Settlement	-	-	1,796	-
Net periodic benefit cost	$    4,383	$  3,479	$14,938	$10,478

During June 2012 when the actual pension costs for 2012 were finalized, it was determined that a settlement payment made in March 2012 was greater than the actual service cost and interest cost components of the 2012 net periodic pension cost for a non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plan.  As a result, during the second quarter of 2012 a settlement loss of $1,796,000 was recorded in the Pork division’s results of operations.

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Note 5 –Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

U.S. GAAP discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (prices and other relevant information generated by market conditions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities), the income approach (techniques to convert future amounts to single present amounts based on market expectations including present value techniques and option-pricing), and the cost approach (amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset which is often referred to as replacement cost).  U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:

Level 1:   Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2:   Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:   Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 29, 2012 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.  Seaboard uses the end of the reporting period to determine if there were any transfers between levels.  There were no transfers between levels that occurred in the first nine months of 2012.  The trading securities classified as other current assets below are assets held for Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans.

	Balance
	September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	$	135,567	$	-	$	135,567	$	-
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,816		-		24,816		-
Asset backed debt securities	22,131		-		22,131		-
U.S. Government agency securities	21,094		-		21,094		-
U.S. Treasury securities	21,036		-		21,036		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,631		-		20,631		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	18,109		18,109		-		-
Other	683		-		683		-
Trading securities - short-term investments:
High yield debt securities	22,620		-		22,620		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,087		3,087		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,483		-		2,483		-
Other debt securities	772		-		772		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities	17,783		17,783		-		-
Foreign equity securities	6,453		3,902		2,551		-
Fixed income mutual funds	5,453		5,453		-		-
Money market funds	3,613		3,613		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities	2,301		-		2,301		-
U.S. Treasury securities	1,061		-		1,061		-
Corporate bonds	61		-		61		-
Other	232		186		46		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	11,735		11,735		-		-
Foreign currencies	526		-		526		-
Total Assets	$	426,425	$	148,046	$	278,379	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	$	14,536	$	14,536	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps	10,340		-		10,340		-
Foreign currencies	1,414		-		1,414		-
Total Liabilities	$	26,290	$	14,536	$	11,754	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000.

The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.

	Balance
	December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Money market funds		$	139,420	$	139,420	$	-	$	-
Corporate bonds		89,146		-		89,146		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds		17,788		-		17,788		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund		16,399		16,399		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations		15,011		-		15,011		-
U.S. Government agency securities		9,757		-		9,757		-
U.S. Treasury securities		4,905		-		4,905		-
Asset backed debt securities		3,533		-		3,533		-
Other		1,484		-		1,484		-
Trading securities - short term investments:
High yield debt securities		20,750		-		20,750		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund		2,487		2,487		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities		2,355		-		2,355		-
Other debt securities		221		-		221		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities		13,563		13,563		-		-
Foreign equity securities		7,490		3,991		3,499		-
Money market funds		4,521		4,521		-		-
Fixed income mutual funds		4,483		4,483		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities		2,085		-		2,085		-
U.S. Treasury securities		1,474		-		1,474		-
Corporate bonds		72		-		72		-
Other		236		159		77		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		5,144		5,144		-		-
Foreign currencies		2,247		-		2,247		-
Total Assets		$	364,571	$	190,167	$	174,404	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		$	5,529	$	5,529	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps		11,268		-		11,268		-
Foreign currencies		3,380		-		3,380		-
Total Liabilities		$	20,177	$	5,529	$	14,648	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $8,619,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,234,000.

Financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, notes payable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value, as a result of the short-term nature of the instruments.

The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by comparing interest rates for debt with similar terms and maturities. If Seaboard’s debt was measured at fair value on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, it would have been classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long-term debt at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented below.

	2012		2011
(Thousands of dollars)	Amortized Cost	Fair Value	Amortized Cost	Fair Value
Short-term investments, available-for-sale	$    344,550	$  348,245	$     297,916	$ 297,443
Short-term investments, trading debt securities	27,161	28,962	25,437	25,813
Long-term debt	183,868	187,930	157,252	161,636

While management believes its derivatives are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes.  Since these derivatives and interest rate exchange agreements discussed below are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related commodity prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates could have a material impact on earnings in any given period.  Seaboard also enters into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements.  The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2011.

Commodity Instruments

Seaboard uses various grain, meal, hog, and energy resource related futures and options to manage its risk to price fluctuations for raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments.  At September 29, 2012, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 17,652,000 pounds of sugar, 9,929,000 bushels of grain and 220,000 pounds of whey powder and open net derivative contracts to sell 13,400,000 pounds of hogs, 2,310,000 gallons of heating oil and 82,000 tons of soybean meal.  At December 31, 2011, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 23,300 tons of soybean meal, 2,580,000 pounds of soybean oil and 2,280,000 pounds of hogs and open net derivative contracts to sell 10,599,000 bushels of grain and 1,176,000 gallons of heating oil.  Commodity derivatives are recorded at fair value with any changes in fair value being marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Foreign Currency Exchange Agreements

Seaboard enters into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies.  Foreign exchange agreements that were primarily related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.  Foreign exchange agreements that were not related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of foreign currency gain (loss) on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

At September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Seaboard had trading foreign exchange contracts to cover its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with net notional amounts of $218,127,000 and $158,266,000, respectively, primarily related to the South African Rand.

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

In May 2010, Seaboard entered into three ten-year interest rate exchange agreements which involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on variable rate debt.  Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on three notional amounts of $25,000,000 each.  In August 2010, Seaboard entered into another ten-year interest rate exchange agreement with a notional amount of $25,000,000 that has terms similar to those for the other three interest rate exchange agreements referred to above.  In September 2012, Seaboard terminated one interest rate exchange agreement with a notional value of $25,000,000. Seaboard made a payment in the amount of $3,861,000 to unwind this agreement. While Seaboard has certain variable rate debt, these interest rate exchange agreements do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of these agreements are recorded in Miscellaneous, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. At September 29, 2012, Seaboard had three interest rate exchange agreements outstanding with a total notional value of $75,000,000 compared to four interest rate exchange agreements outstanding with a total notional value of $100,000,000 at December 31, 2011.

Counterparty Credit Risk

Seaboard is subject to counterparty credit risk related to its foreign currency exchange agreements and interest rate swaps, should the counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard’s foreign currency exchange agreements have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $526,000 with four counterparties.  Seaboard does not hold any collateral related to these agreements.

The following table provides the amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and where it was recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011.

(Thousands of dollars)
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011	September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011
		Amount of	Amount of	Amount of	Amount of
	Location of	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or
	Gain or (Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)
	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized
	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income
Commodities	Cost of sales	$       1,660	$   (10,162)	$     (6,454)	$    10,493
Foreign currencies	Cost of sales	4,302	14,574	4,003	25,317
Foreign currencies	Foreign currency	(327)	1,027	(3,939)	790
Interest rate	Miscellaneous, net	(1,372)	(10,394)	(5,124)	(12,996)

The following table provides the fair value of each type of derivative held as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and where each derivative is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(Thousands of dollars)	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance	Fair Value			Balance	Fair Value
	Sheet	September 29,	December 31,		Sheet	September 29,	December 31,
	Location	2012	2011		Location	2012	2011
Commodities	Other current assets	$11,735(1)	$    5,144		Other current assets	$ 14,536(1)	$    5,529
Foreign currencies	Other current assets	526	2,247		Other current liabilities	1,414	3,380
Interest rate	Other current assets	-	-		Other current liabilities	10,340	11,268

(1)   Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 and $8,619,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000 and $8,234,000, respectively.

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Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Jan. 28, 2012 PS International North Carolina	Jan. 02, 2012 PS International North Carolina	Apr. 03, 2010 PS International North Carolina
Equity method investments
Percentage ownership acquired							50.00%
Ownership after increase (as a percent)					70.00%
Payment to increase ownership interest in affiliate					$ 3,660,000
Total cash paid, net of cash acquired			2,825,000		2,825,000
Increase in working capital						14,419,000
Increase in fixed assets						163,000
Increase in goodwill						2,590,000
Increase in intangible assets						621,000
Increase in other long-term assets						96,000
Increase in non-controlling interest						5,649,000
Decrease in investments in and advances to affiliates						9,415,000
Non-cash, pay-in-kind interest income and accretion of discount recognized on a note receivable from an affiliate	$ 2,989,000	$ 2,660,000	$ 8,747,000	$ 7,802,000

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	Balance
	September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	$	135,567	$	-	$	135,567	$	-
Money market funds	84,178		84,178		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations	24,816		-		24,816		-
Asset backed debt securities	22,131		-		22,131		-
U.S. Government agency securities	21,094		-		21,094		-
U.S. Treasury securities	21,036		-		21,036		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds	20,631		-		20,631		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund	18,109		18,109		-		-
Other	683		-		683		-
Trading securities - short-term investments:
High yield debt securities	22,620		-		22,620		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund	3,087		3,087		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities	2,483		-		2,483		-
Other debt securities	772		-		772		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities	17,783		17,783		-		-
Foreign equity securities	6,453		3,902		2,551		-
Fixed income mutual funds	5,453		5,453		-		-
Money market funds	3,613		3,613		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities	2,301		-		2,301		-
U.S. Treasury securities	1,061		-		1,061		-
Corporate bonds	61		-		61		-
Other	232		186		46		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	11,735		11,735		-		-
Foreign currencies	526		-		526		-
Total Assets	$	426,425	$	148,046	$	278,379	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)	$	14,536	$	14,536	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps	10,340		-		10,340		-
Foreign currencies	1,414		-		1,414		-
Total Liabilities	$	26,290	$	14,536	$	11,754	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000.

	Balance
	December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:
Money market funds		$	139,420	$	139,420	$	-	$	-
Corporate bonds		89,146		-		89,146		-
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds		17,788		-		17,788		-
Emerging markets debt mutual fund		16,399		16,399		-		-
Collateralized mortgage obligations		15,011		-		15,011		-
U.S. Government agency securities		9,757		-		9,757		-
U.S. Treasury securities		4,905		-		4,905		-
Asset backed debt securities		3,533		-		3,533		-
Other		1,484		-		1,484		-
Trading securities - short term investments:
High yield debt securities		20,750		-		20,750		-
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund		2,487		2,487		-		-
Emerging markets trading debt securities		2,355		-		2,355		-
Other debt securities		221		-		221		-
Trading securities - other current assets:
Domestic equity securities		13,563		13,563		-		-
Foreign equity securities		7,490		3,991		3,499		-
Money market funds		4,521		4,521		-		-
Fixed income mutual funds		4,483		4,483		-		-
U.S. Government agency securities		2,085		-		2,085		-
U.S. Treasury securities		1,474		-		1,474		-
Corporate bonds		72		-		72		-
Other		236		159		77		-
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		5,144		5,144		-		-
Foreign currencies		2,247		-		2,247		-
Total Assets		$	364,571	$	190,167	$	174,404	$	-
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Commodities(1)		$	5,529	$	5,529	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swaps		11,268		-		11,268		-
Foreign currencies		3,380		-		3,380		-
Total Liabilities		$	20,177	$	5,529	$	14,648	$	-

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $8,619,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,234,000.

Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt

	2012		2011
(Thousands of dollars)	Amortized Cost	Fair Value	Amortized Cost	Fair Value
Short-term investments, available-for-sale	$    344,550	$  348,245	$     297,916	$ 297,443
Short-term investments, trading debt securities	27,161	28,962	25,437	25,813
Long-term debt	183,868	187,930	157,252	161,636

Schedule of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Thousands of dollars)
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011	September 29, 2012	October 1, 2011
		Amount of	Amount of	Amount of	Amount of
	Location of	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or	Gain or
	Gain or (Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)
	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized	Recognized
	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income	in Income
Commodities	Cost of sales	$       1,660	$   (10,162)	$     (6,454)	$    10,493
Foreign currencies	Cost of sales	4,302	14,574	4,003	25,317
Foreign currencies	Foreign currency	(327)	1,027	(3,939)	790
Interest rate	Miscellaneous, net	(1,372)	(10,394)	(5,124)	(12,996)

Schedule of fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Thousands of dollars)	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance	Fair Value			Balance	Fair Value
	Sheet	September 29,	December 31,		Sheet	September 29,	December 31,
	Location	2012	2011		Location	2012	2011
Commodities	Other current assets	$11,735(1)	$    5,144		Other current assets	$ 14,536(1)	$    5,529
Foreign currencies	Other current assets	526	2,247		Other current liabilities	1,414	3,380
Interest rate	Other current assets	-	-		Other current liabilities	10,340	11,268

(1)   Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $16,432,000 and $8,619,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,631,000 and $8,234,000, respectively

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segment Information

Segment Information

Note 9 - Segment Information

During the second quarter of 2009, Seaboard started operations at its ham boning and processing plant in Mexico. Despite being in operation for over two years, overall results had been below expectations with inconsistencies in margins and volumes. In the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard performed an impairment evaluation of this plant and determined there was an impairment loss based on management’s current cash flow assumptions and probabilities of outcomes. This analysis resulted in a $5,600,000 impairment charge recorded in cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the third quarter of 2011 to write down the recorded value of these assets to the estimated fair value.  As this plant is not wholly-owned by Seaboard, this impairment charge is partially offset by a reduction (loss attributable) to noncontrolling interest of $1,830,000.  Accordingly, the total impact on net earnings attributable to Seaboard, net of taxes, was $2,300,000.  The remaining net book value of these assets as of September 29, 2012 was $3,686,000.

In January 2012, Seaboard made a payment of $3,660,000 to increase its ownership interest from 50% to 70% in PS International, LLC (PSI), an international specialty grain trading business headquartered in North Carolina. As a result, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for this investment. The final amount of this payment will be determined during 2012 upon final verification of certain balance sheet items as of December 31, 2011.  Pro forma results of operations are not presented, as the effects of consolidation are not material to Seaboard’s results of operations.

In the first quarter of 2011, the Commodity Trading and Milling segment recognized $101,080,000 in net sales related to previously deferred costs and deferred revenues under contracts for which the final sale prices were not fixed and determinable until 2011.

On April 8, 2011, Seaboard closed the sale of its two floating power generating facilities in the Dominican Republic. As a result, Seaboard recognized a gain on sale of assets of $51,423,000 in operating income in the second quarter of 2011. Seaboard received an additional $1,500,000 of escrow in the third quarter of 2011 for unused dry dock costs.  The $1,500,000 was recognized as additional gain on sale of assets in operating income in the third quarter of 2011. In late March 2011, the purchaser entered into discussions with Seaboard to lease one of the facilities to Seaboard for a short period of time.  On April 20, 2011, Seaboard signed a short-term lease agreement that allowed Seaboard to resume operations of one of the facilities (72 megawatts) and operate it through March 31, 2012.  Seaboard and the purchaser also agreed to defer the sale to the purchaser of the inventory related to the leased facility until the end of the lease term. In late March 2012, this lease was extended to August 31, 2012.  After August 31, 2012, this lease automatically extended on a month-to-month basis but is cancellable by either party while the purchaser reconsiders its long-term plans for the facility.  Also, as of September 29, 2012, $1,500,000 of the original sale price for this power generating facility remained in escrow for potential dry dock costs and also serves as the lease security deposit for Seaboard’s obligation under the lease.  Seaboard retained all other physical properties of this business and constructed a new 106 megawatt floating power generating facility for use in the Dominican Republic, which began commercial operations in March 2012.  The total project costs capitalized were $136,000,000.

The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball, LLC (Butterball).  Butterball had total net sales for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $369,949,000 and $973,988,000, respectively, compared to total net sales for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011 of $371,505,000 and $942,776,000, respectively. Butterball had operating income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $7,554,000 and $48,686,000, respectively, compared to operating income for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2011 of $1,249,000 and $16,155,000, respectively.  As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Turkey segment had total assets of $933,738,000 and $819,618,000, respectively. During the third quarter of 2011, management of Butterball announced the closing of its Longmont, Colorado facilities by December 31, 2011, resulting in an impairment of fixed assets charge and an accrued severance charge.  Seaboard’s proportionate share of these charges was $2,622,000 recognized in income from affiliates for the three and nine month periods ended October 1, 2011.

In conjunction with Seaboard’s initial investment in Butterball on December 6, 2010, Seaboard has a long-term note receivable from Butterball which had a balance of $109,440,000 as of September 29, 2012.  Part of the interest earned on this note is pay-in-kind interest, which accumulates and is paid at maturity.  During the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard provided a term loan of $13,037,000 to Butterball to pay off capital leases for certain fixed assets which originally were financed with third parties.  The effective interest rate on the term loan is approximately 12%.  Although the term loan expires on January 31, 2018, Seaboard anticipates that Butterball will pay off the term loan prior to such expiration date as Butterball is expected to sell all of the related assets and is required to remit the proceeds from such sale to Seaboard to repay the loan.  As of September 29, 2012, the balance of the term loan recorded in long-term notes receivable from affiliate was $9,071,000.

The following tables set forth specific financial information about each segment as reviewed by Seaboard’s management. Operating income for segment reporting is prepared on the same basis as that used for consolidated operating income. Operating income, along with income or losses from affiliates for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, is used as the measure of evaluating segment performance because management does not consider interest, other investment income and income tax expense on a segment basis.

Sales to External Customers:
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		October 1,		September 29,		October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Pork	$	413,077	$	446,138	$	1,214,405	$	1,311,530
Commodity Trading and Milling	675,649		717,188		2,125,263		2,050,426
Marine	242,330		225,594		712,141		691,815
Sugar	69,025		55,611		220,277		195,208
Power	75,778		28,614		178,562		85,629
All Other	3,557		3,573		10,474		8,876
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	1,479,416	$	1,476,718	$	4,461,122	$	4,343,484

Operating Income (Loss):
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Pork	$	29,863		$	53,755		$	103,582		$	195,844
Commodity Trading and Milling	16,662			7,054			53,822			45,356
Marine	13,006			(8,150		)	14,578			(12,182		)
Sugar	13,615			10,566			51,326			54,591
Power	18,649			3,718			35,123			60,324
All Other	93			(272		)	262			(903		)
Segment Totals	91,888			66,671			258,693			343,030
Corporate Items	(6,831		)	318			(19,557		)	(8,800		)
Consolidated Totals	$	85,057		$	66,989		$	239,136		$	334,230

Income (Loss) from Affiliates:
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29,			October 1,			September 29,			October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	2,143		$	1,384		$	7,155		$	11,782
Sugar	(122		)	93			(184		)	311
Turkey	297			(4,154		)	14,732			(3,243		)
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	2,318		$	(2,677	)	$	21,703		$	8,850

Total Assets:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Pork	$	735,525	$	738,574
Commodity Trading and Milling	1,003,661		755,903
Marine	279,449		261,781
Sugar	255,481		269,564
Power	252,621		165,118
Turkey	334,663		312,164
All Other	5,366		6,257
Segment Totals	2,866,766		2,509,361
Corporate Items	492,147		497,367
Consolidated Totals	$	3,358,913	$	3,006,728

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates:
	September 29,		December 31,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012		2011
Commodity Trading and Milling	$	169,098	$	160,402
Sugar	2,752		3,177
Turkey	216,153		201,261
Segment/Consolidated Totals	$	388,003	$	364,840

Administrative services provided by the corporate office allocated to the individual segments represent corporate services rendered to and costs incurred for each specific segment with no allocation to individual segments of general corporate management oversight costs.  Corporate assets include short-term investments, other current assets related to deferred compensation plans, fixed assets, deferred tax amounts and other miscellaneous items.  Corporate operating losses represent certain operating costs not specifically allocated to individual segments and include costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation programs (which are offset by the effect of the mark-to-market investments recorded in Other Investment Income, Net).

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

Seaboard is subject to various legal proceedings related to the normal conduct of its business, including various environmental related actions.  In the opinion of management, none of these actions is expected to result in a judgment having a materially adverse effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard.

Contingent Obligations

Certain of the non-consolidated affiliates and third party contractors who perform services for Seaboard have bank debt supporting their underlying operations.  From time to time, Seaboard will provide guarantees of that debt allowing a lower borrowing rate or facilitating third party financing in order to further Seaboard’s business objectives.  Seaboard does not issue guarantees of third parties for compensation.  As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had guarantees outstanding to three third parties with a total maximum exposure of $1,060,000.  Seaboard has not accrued a liability for any of the third party or affiliate guarantees as management considers the likelihood of loss to be remote.

As of September 29, 2012, Seaboard had outstanding letters of credit (“LCs”) with various banks which reduced its borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted credit facilities by $70,862,000 and $3,395,000, respectively. These LCs included $30,469,000 of LCs for supply agreements, $18,397,000 of LCs, which support the Industrial Development Revenue Bonds included as long-term debt and $21,778,000 of LCs related to insurance coverages.

Commitments

In June 2012, Seaboard entered into an agreement to build four dry bulk vessels to be used by the Commodity Trading and Milling segment at a total cost of approximately $83,000,000. A down payment of $8,300,000 was made in July 2012. These vessels are expected to be completed in 2014 with the majority of the amount due in 2014.

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Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 are as follows:

	Balance						Balance
	December 31,			Period			September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Change			2012
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(93,669	)	$	(9,164	)	$	(102,833	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	(311		)	2,775			2,464
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	-			(91		)	(91		)
Unrecognized pension cost	(62,085		)	4,455			(57,630		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(156,065	)	$	(2,025	)	$	(158,090	)

During the second quarter of 2012, a pension settlement loss of $1,796,000 was recorded in the Pork division’s results of operations.  This resulted in $1,796,000 reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

The foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect of the Argentine peso currency exchange fluctuation on the net assets of the Sugar segment.  At September 29, 2012, the Sugar segment had $211,510,000 in net assets denominated in Argentine pesos and $5,293,000 in net assets denominated in U.S. dollars.

With the exception of the foreign currency translation adjustment to which a 35 percent federal tax rate is applied, income taxes for components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were recorded using a 39 percent effective tax rate.  In addition, the unrecognized pension cost includes $19,496,000 related to employees at certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit has been recorded.

On October 19, 2012, the Board of Directors extended through October 31, 2015 the share repurchase program initially approved on November 6, 2009. Under this share repurchase program, Seaboard was originally authorized to repurchase from time to time up to $100,000,000 market value of its Common Stock in open market or privately negotiated purchases which may be above or below the traded market price.  As of September 29, 2012, $41,842,000 remained available for repurchases under this program.  During the period that the share repurchase program remains in effect, from time to time, Seaboard may enter into a 10b5-1 plan authorizing a third party to make such purchases on behalf of Seaboard. The stock repurchase will be funded by cash on hand.  Shares repurchased will be retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares.  All stock repurchased will be made in compliance with applicable legal requirements and the timing of the repurchases and the number of shares repurchased at any given time will depend upon market conditions, compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other factors.  The Board’s stock repurchase authorization does not obligate Seaboard to acquire a specific amount of common stock and the stock repurchase program may be suspended at any time at Seaboard’s discretion. For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, Seaboard repurchased 9,175 shares of common stock at a total cost of $18,193,000.

There was a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends in December 2010.  Seaboard is currently evaluating whether to declare and prepay a dividend in December 2012 for 2013 or more future years. No assurance can be given as to whether or when any dividend would be declared and paid, or as to the amount of any dividend.

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Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes and accrued pension liability.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 28, 2012 PS International North Carolina	Apr. 03, 2010 PS International North Carolina	Oct. 01, 2011 Butterball, LLC Term loan	Sep. 29, 2012 Butterball, LLC Term loan	Sep. 29, 2012 Butterball, LLC Long-term note receivable	Sep. 29, 2012 EDM	Oct. 01, 2011 Mexico ham boning and processing plant	Sep. 29, 2012 Mexico ham boning and processing plant	Apr. 02, 2011 Commodity Trading and Milling	Mar. 31, 2012 Power	Sep. 29, 2012 Power MW	Apr. 20, 2011 Power EDM facility MW	Oct. 01, 2011 Power EDN and EDM	Jul. 02, 2011 Power EDN and EDM	Apr. 08, 2011 Power EDN and EDM facility	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey Butterball, LLC	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey Butterball, LLC	Sep. 29, 2012 Turkey Butterball, LLC	Oct. 01, 2011 Turkey Butterball, LLC	Dec. 31, 2011 Turkey Butterball, LLC
Segment Information
Period of operations											2 years
Impairment charge		$ 5,600,000									$ 5,600,000
Impairment charge attributable to noncontrolling interest											1,830,000
Impact of impairment charges on net earnings attributable to parent, net of tax											2,300,000
Net book value of assets			828,137,000	796,822,000								3,686,000
Payment to increase ownership interest in affiliate					3,660,000
Percentage ownership acquired						50.00%
Ownership after increase (as a percent)					70.00%
Net sales													101,080,000
Number of floating power generating facilities sold																			2
Gain on sale of assets	1,500,000	52,923,000															1,500,000	51,423,000
Additional deposit into escrow																	1,500,000
Number of floating power generating facilties leased																1
Capacity of EDM leased (in megawatts)																72
Portion of sales price remaining in escrow										1,500,000
Capacity of floating power generating facility newly constructed (in megawatts)															106
Total project costs capitalized to date														136,000,000
Net sales																				369,949,000	371,505,000	973,988,000	942,776,000
Operating income																				7,554,000	1,249,000	48,686,000	16,155,000
Total assets																				933,738,000		933,738,000		819,618,000
Proportionate share of impairment of fixed assets charge and accrued severance charges																					2,622,000		2,622,000
Notes receivable from affiliate			118,510,000	110,903,000				9,071,000	109,440,000
Loan provided to affiliate							$ 13,037,000
Interest rate on loan provided (as a percent)								12.00%

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Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Schedule of components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes

	Balance						Balance
	December 31,			Period			September 29,
(Thousands of dollars)	2011			Change			2012
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(93,669	)	$	(9,164	)	$	(102,833	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	(311		)	2,775			2,464
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	-			(91		)	(91		)
Unrecognized pension cost	(62,085		)	4,455			(57,630		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(156,065	)	$	(2,025	)	$	(158,090	)

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commodities
Assets:
Derivatives	$ 11,735,000	$ 5,144,000
Margin account	16,432,000	8,619,000
Derivative assets and liabilities, net basis	13,631,000	8,234,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	14,536,000	5,529,000
Interest rate swaps
Liabilities:
Derivatives	10,340,000	11,268,000
Foreign currencies
Assets:
Derivatives	526,000	2,247,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	1,414,000	3,380,000
Corporate bonds
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	135,567,000	89,146,000
Money market funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	84,178,000	139,420,000
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	24,816,000	15,011,000
Asset backed debt securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	22,131,000	3,533,000
U.S. Government agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,094,000	9,757,000
U.S. Treasury securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,036,000	4,905,000
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	20,631,000	17,788,000
Emerging markets debt mutual fund
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	18,109,000	16,399,000
High yield trading debt securities
Assets:
Trading securities	22,620,000	20,750,000
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund
Assets:
Trading securities	3,087,000	2,487,000
Emerging markets trading debt securities
Assets:
Trading securities	2,483,000	2,355,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end
Assets:
Total Assets	426,425,000	364,571,000
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	26,290,000	20,177,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Commodities
Assets:
Derivatives	11,735,000	5,144,000
Margin account	16,432,000	8,619,000
Derivative assets and liabilities, net basis	13,631,000	8,234,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	14,536,000	5,529,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Interest rate swaps
Liabilities:
Derivatives	10,340,000	11,268,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Foreign currencies
Assets:
Derivatives	526,000	2,247,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	1,414,000	3,380,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Corporate bonds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	135,567,000	89,146,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Corporate bonds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	61,000	72,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Money market funds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	84,178,000	139,420,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Money market funds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	3,613,000	4,521,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Collateralized mortgage obligations | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	24,816,000	15,011,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Asset backed debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	22,131,000	3,533,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | U.S. Government agency securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,094,000	9,757,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | U.S. Government agency securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	2,301,000	2,085,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | U.S. Treasury securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,036,000	4,905,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | U.S. Treasury securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	1,061,000	1,474,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	20,631,000	17,788,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Emerging markets debt mutual fund | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	18,109,000	16,399,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Other | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	683,000	1,484,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Other | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	232,000	236,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | High yield trading debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	22,620,000	20,750,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	3,087,000	2,487,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Emerging markets trading debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	2,483,000	2,355,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Other debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	772,000	221,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Domestic equity securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	17,783,000	13,563,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Foreign equity securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	6,453,000	7,490,000
Recurring basis | Balance at period end | Fixed income mutual funds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	5,453,000	4,483,000
Recurring basis | Level 1
Assets:
Total Assets	148,046,000	190,167,000
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	14,536,000	5,529,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Commodities
Assets:
Derivatives	11,735,000	5,144,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	14,536,000	5,529,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Money market funds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	84,178,000	139,420,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Money market funds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	3,613,000	4,521,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Emerging markets debt mutual fund | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	18,109,000	16,399,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Other | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	186,000	159,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	3,087,000	2,487,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Domestic equity securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	17,783,000	13,563,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign equity securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	3,902,000	3,991,000
Recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed income mutual funds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	5,453,000	4,483,000
Recurring basis | Level 2
Assets:
Total Assets	278,379,000	174,404,000
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	11,754,000	14,648,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate swaps
Liabilities:
Derivatives	10,340,000	11,268,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign currencies
Assets:
Derivatives	526,000	2,247,000
Liabilities:
Derivatives	1,414,000	3,380,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate bonds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	135,567,000	89,146,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate bonds | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	61,000	72,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Collateralized mortgage obligations | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	24,816,000	15,011,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Asset backed debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	22,131,000	3,533,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. Government agency securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,094,000	9,757,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. Government agency securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	2,301,000	2,085,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	21,036,000	4,905,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	1,061,000	1,474,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	20,631,000	17,788,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Other | Short-term investments
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	683,000	1,484,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Other | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	46,000	77,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | High yield trading debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	22,620,000	20,750,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Emerging markets trading debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	2,483,000	2,355,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Other debt securities | Short-term investments
Assets:
Trading securities	772,000	221,000
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign equity securities | Other current assets
Assets:
Trading securities	$ 2,551,000	$ 3,499,000

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, Authorized shares	1,250,000	1,250,000
Common stock, issued shares	1,201,422	1,210,597
Common stock, outstanding shares	1,201,422	1,210,597

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Note 4 – Income Taxes

Seaboard’s tax returns are regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in adjustments.  Seaboard’s 2010 U.S. income tax return is currently under IRS examination.  There have not been any material changes in unrecognized income tax benefits since December 31, 2011.  Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties was not material for the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Amortized Cost
Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt
Available-for-sale securities	$ 344,550	$ 297,916
Trading securities	27,161	25,437
Long-term debt	183,868	157,252
Fair Value
Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt
Available-for-sale securities	348,245	297,443
Trading securities	28,962	25,813
Long-term debt	$ 187,930	$ 161,636

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Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Employee Benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost of benefits of plans

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29,	October 1,	September 29,	October 1,
(Thousands of dollars)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$    2,221	$   1,840	$  6,657	$  5,572
Interest cost	2,220	2,243	6,655	6,786
Expected return on plan assets	(1,608)	(1,616)	(4,817)	(4,935)
Amortization and other	1,550	1,012	4,647	3,055
Settlement	-	-	1,796	-
Net periodic benefit cost	$    4,383	$  3,479	$14,938	$10,478