FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exposure to the variability of cash flows, primarily related to the foreign exchange rate changes of future intercompany products and third-party purchases of materials denominated in a foreign currency. The Company uses cross currency interest rate swaps to manage currency risk primarily related to borrowings. Both types of derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges.

Additionally, the Company uses interest rate swaps as an instrument to manage interest rate risk related to fixed rate borrowings. These derivatives are treated as fair value hedges. The Company may use forward foreign exchange contracts designated as net investment hedges. Additionally, the Company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to offset its exposure to certain foreign currency assets and liabilities. These forward foreign exchange contracts are not designated as hedges and therefore, changes in the fair values of these derivatives are recognized in earnings, thereby offsetting the current earnings effect of the related foreign currency assets and liabilities.

The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, or that contain credit risk related contingent features or requirements to post collateral by either the Company or the counter-party. On an ongoing basis, the Company monitors counterparty credit ratings. The Company considers credit non-performance risk to be low, because the Company primarily enters into agreements with commercial institutions that have at least an "A" (or equivalent) credit rating. Refer to the table on significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value contained in this note for receivables and payables with these commercial institutions. As of September 27, 2015, the Company had notional amounts outstanding for forward foreign exchange contracts, cross currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps of $27.8 billion, $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.

All derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether the derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction, and if so, the type of hedge transaction.

The designation as a cash flow hedge is made at the entrance date of the derivative contract. At inception, all derivatives are expected to be highly effective. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as a cash flow hedge and is highly effective are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income until the underlying transaction affects earnings, and are then reclassified to earnings in the same account as the hedged transaction. Gains and losses associated with interest rate swaps and changes in fair value of hedged debt attributable to changes in interest rates are recorded to interest expense in the period in which they occur. Gains and losses on net investment hedges are accounted for through the currency translation account and are insignificant. On an ongoing basis, the Company assesses whether each derivative continues to be highly effective in offsetting changes of hedged items. If and when a derivative is no longer expected to be highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is included in current period earnings in Other (income) expense, net for forward foreign exchange contracts and cross currency interest rate swaps. For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is included in current period earnings within interest expense. For the current reporting period, hedge ineffectiveness associated with interest rate swaps were not material.

As of September 27, 2015, the balance of deferred net gains on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $130 million after-tax. For additional information, see the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Note 7. The Company expects that substantially all of the amounts related to forward foreign exchange contracts will be reclassified into earnings over the next 12 months as a result of transactions that are expected to occur over that period. The maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging transaction exposure is 18 months, excluding interest rate contracts. The amount ultimately realized in earnings may differ as foreign exchange rates change. Realized gains and losses are ultimately determined by actual exchange rates at maturity of the derivative.

The following table is a summary of the activity related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the fiscal third quarters in 2015 and 2014:




	Gain/(Loss) Recognized In Accumulated OCI⁽¹⁾					Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From Accumulated OCI Into Income⁽¹⁾				Gain/(Loss) Recognized In Other Income/Expense⁽²⁾
(Dollars in Millions)	Fiscal Third Quarters Ended
Cash Flow Hedges By Income Statement Caption	September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014
Sales to customers⁽³⁾	$	3		(43	)	(24	)	(2	)	(3	)	—
Cost of products sold⁽³⁾	222			(37	)	(34	)	37		1		(2	)
Research and development expense⁽³⁾	(10		)	25		7		8		—		—
Interest (income)/Interest expense, net⁽⁴⁾	(13		)	11		1		(6	)	—		—
Other (income) expense, net⁽³⁾	(42		)	58		12		12		(1	)	—
Total	$	160		14		(38	)	49		(3	)	(2	)

The following table is a summary of the activity related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the first fiscal nine months in 2015 and 2014:




	Gain/(Loss) Recognized In Accumulated OCI⁽¹⁾					Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From Accumulated OCI Into Income⁽¹⁾				Gain/(Loss) Recognized In Other Income/Expense⁽²⁾
(Dollars in Millions)	Fiscal Nine Months Ended
Cash Flow Hedges By Income Statement Caption	September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014
Sales to customers⁽³⁾	$	(52	)	(73	)	(95	)	6		(5	)	1
Cost of products sold⁽³⁾	106			(187	)	82		196		15		(4	)
Research and development expense⁽³⁾	(13		)	28		(2	)	(5	)	—		(1	)
Interest (income)/Interest expense, net⁽⁴⁾	(42		)	21		(2	)	(12	)	—		—
Other (income) expense, net⁽³⁾	27			72		54		(9	)	—		—
Total	$	26		(139	)	37		176		10		(4	)

All amounts shown in the table above are net of tax.

(1) Effective portion

(2) Ineffective portion

(3) Forward foreign exchange contracts

(4) Cross currency interest rate swaps

For the fiscal third quarters ended September 27, 2015 and September 28, 2014, a loss of $8 million and a loss of $2 million, respectively, was recognized in Other (income) expense, net, relating to forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments.

For the fiscal nine months ended September 27, 2015 and September 28, 2014, a gain of $32 million and a loss of $48 million, respectively, was recognized in Other (income) expense, net, relating to forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments.

Fair value is the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability. Fair value is a market-based measurement determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The authoritative literature establishes a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The levels within the hierarchy are described below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.

The fair value of a derivative financial instrument (i.e., forward foreign exchange contracts, interest rate contracts) is the aggregation by currency of all future cash flows discounted to its present value at the prevailing market interest rates and subsequently converted to the U.S. Dollar at the current spot foreign exchange rate. The Company does not believe that fair values of these derivative instruments materially differ from the amounts that could be realized upon settlement or maturity, or that the changes in fair value will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial position. The Company also holds equity investments which are classified as Level 1 and debt securities which are classified as Level 2. The Company did not have any other significant financial assets or liabilities which would require revised valuations under this standard that are recognized at fair value.

The following three levels of inputs are used to measure fair value:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs.

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs.

The Company’s significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014 were as follows:



	September 27, 2015					December 28, 2014
(Dollars in Millions)	Level 1		Level 2	Level 3	Total	Total⁽¹⁾
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts⁽⁷⁾	$	—	791	—	791	996
Interest rate contracts ^(2)(4)(7)	—		51	—	51	31
Total	—		842	—	842	1,027
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts⁽⁸⁾	—		472	—	472	751
Interest rate contracts ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	—		185	—	185	8
Total	—		657	—	657	759
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts⁽⁷⁾	—		56	—	56	29
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts⁽⁸⁾	—		39	—	39	51
Available For Sale Other Investments:
Equity investments⁽⁵⁾	1,130		—	—	1,130	679
Debt securities⁽⁶⁾	$	—	5,269	—	5,269	—


(1)	2014 assets and liabilities are all classified as Level 2 with the exception of equity investments of $679 million, which are classified as Level 1.


(2)	Includes $45 million and $29 million of non-current other assets for September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively.


(3)	Includes $185 million and $8 million of non-current other liabilities for September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively.


(4)	Includes cross currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps.

(5)

Classified as non-current other assets. The carrying amount of the equity investments were $531 million and $284 million as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. The unrealized gains were $648 million and $406 million as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. The unrealized losses were $49 million and $11 million as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively.


(6)	Classified as current marketable securities.


(7)	Classified as other current assets.


(8)	Classified as accounts payable.

The Company's cash, cash equivalents and current marketable securities as of September 27, 2015 comprised:



	September 27, 2015
(Dollars in Millions)	Carrying Amount		Unrealized Gain	Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value	Cash & Cash Equivalents	Current Marketable Securities
Cash	$	1,976	—	—		1,976	1,976
U.S. Gov't Securities⁽¹⁾	15,694		5	—		15,699	1,700	13,994
Other Sovereign Securities⁽¹⁾	2,737		—	—		2,737	1,192	1,545
U.S. Reverse repurchase agreements⁽¹⁾	3,015		—	—		3,015	3,015
Other Reverse repurchase agreements⁽¹⁾	2,179		—	—		2,179	2,179
Corporate debt securities⁽¹⁾	4,237		—	—		4,237	1,378	2,859
Money market funds	1,358		—	—		1,358	1,358
Time deposits⁽¹⁾	841		—	—		841	841
Subtotal	32,037		5	—		32,042	13,639	18,398

Gov't Securities	4,255		14	(1	)	4,268	—	4,268
Corporate debt securities	1,002		2	(3	)	1,001	—	1,001
Subtotal Available for Sale⁽²⁾	$	5,257	16	(4	)	5,269	—	5,269

Total cash, cash equivalents and current marketable securities							13,639	23,667

⁽¹⁾Held to maturity investments are reported at amortized cost and gains or losses are reported in earnings.

⁽²⁾Available for sale securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported net of taxes in other comprehensive income.

Fair value of government securities and obligations and corporate debt securities was estimated using quoted broker prices and significant other observable inputs.

The Company classifies all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of three months or less from date of purchase as cash equivalents and all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of greater than three months from the date of purchase as current marketable securities. Available for sale securities with stated maturities of greater than one year from the date of purchase are available for current operations and are classified as current marketable securities.

The estimated fair value was the same as the amortized cost as of December 28, 2014.

The contractual maturities of the debt securities available for sale at September 27, 2015 are due from one year through five years.

Financial Instruments not measured at Fair Value:

The following financial liabilities are held at carrying amount on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 27, 2015:



(Dollars in Millions)	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value

Financial Liabilities

Current Debt	$	5,677	5,677

Non-Current Debt
3 month LIBOR+0.07% FRN due 2016	800		800
0.70% Notes due 2016	399		400
5.55% Debentures due 2017	1,000		1,084
1.125% Notes due 2017	706		710
5.15% Debentures due 2018	899		995
1.65% Notes due 2018	609		616
4.75% Notes due 2019 (1B Euro 1.1267)	1,123		1,322
1.875% Notes due 2019	510		517
3% Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debentures due in 2020	140		181
2.95% Debentures due 2020	545		585
3.55% Notes due 2021	448		487
2.45% Notes due 2021	350		357
6.73% Debentures due 2023	250		326
3.375% Notes due 2023	811		856
5.50% Notes due 2024 (500 MM GBP 1.5215)	756		940
6.95% Notes due 2029	297		426
4.95% Debentures due 2033	500		571
4.375% Notes due 2033	864		932
5.95% Notes due 2037	996		1,275
5.85% Debentures due 2038	700		898
4.50% Debentures due 2040	541		585
4.85% Notes due 2041	298		345
4.50% Notes due 2043	499		539
Other	32		32
Total Non-Current Debt	$	14,073	15,779

The weighted average effective interest rate on non-current debt is 4.18%.

The excess of the fair value over the carrying value of debt was $2.2 billion at December 28, 2014.

Fair value of the non-current debt was estimated using market prices, which were corroborated by quoted broker prices and significant other observable inputs.