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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments | Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments The Company uses available market information and other valuation methodologies in assessing the fair value of financial instruments. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and, accordingly, changes in assumptions or the estimation methodologies may affect the fair value estimates. The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts; however, nonperformance is considered unlikely and any nonperformance is unlikely to be material, as it is the Company’s policy to contract only with diverse, credit-worthy counterparties based upon both strong credit ratings and other credit considerations. The Company is exposed to market risk from foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price fluctuations. Volatility relating to these exposures is managed on a global basis by utilizing a number of techniques, including working capital management, sourcing strategies, selling price increases, selective borrowings in local currencies and entering into selective derivative instrument transactions, issued with standard features, in accordance with the Company’s treasury and risk management policies, which prohibit the use of derivatives for speculative purposes and leveraged derivatives for any purpose. It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative instrument contracts with terms that match the underlying exposure being hedged. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is not material for any period presented. Provided below are details of the Company’s exposures by type of risk and derivative instruments by type of hedge designation. Valuation Considerations Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified as follows: Level 1: Based upon quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Based upon observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Level 3: Based upon unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions. Foreign Exchange Risk As the Company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories, it is exposed to currency fluctuations related to manufacturing and selling its products in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company manages its foreign currency exposures through a combination of cost containment measures, sourcing strategies, selling price increases and the hedging of certain costs in an effort to minimize the impact on earnings of foreign currency rate movements. The Company primarily utilizes foreign currency contracts, including forward and swap contracts, option contracts, foreign and local currency deposits and local currency borrowings to hedge portions of its foreign currency purchases, assets and liabilities arising in the normal course of business and the net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. The duration of foreign currency contracts generally does not exceed 12 months and the contracts are valued using observable market rates (Level 2 valuation). Interest Rate Risk The Company manages its targeted mix of fixed and floating rate debt with debt issuances and by entering into interest rate swaps in order to mitigate fluctuations in earnings and cash flows that may result from interest rate volatility. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the swaps generally match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt, and the swaps are valued using observable benchmark rates (Level 2 valuation). Commodity Price Risk The Company is exposed to price volatility related to raw materials used in production, such as resins, pulp, essential oils, tropical oils, tallow, poultry, corn and soybeans. The Company manages its raw material exposures through a combination of cost containment measures, sourcing strategies, ongoing productivity initiatives and the limited use of commodity hedging contracts. Futures contracts are used on a limited basis, primarily in the Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment, to manage volatility related to raw material inventory purchases of certain traded commodities, and these contracts are measured using quoted commodity exchange prices (Level 1 valuation). The duration of the commodity contracts generally does not exceed 12 months. Credit Risk The Company is exposed to the risk of credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts; however, nonperformance is considered unlikely and any nonperformance is unlikely to be material as it is the Company’s policy to contract with diverse, credit-worthy counterparties based upon both strong credit ratings and other credit considerations. The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
| Assets |  | Liabilities
| Account |  | Fair Value |  | Account |  | Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments |  |  | 12/31/17 |  | 12/31/16 |  |  |  | 12/31/17 |  | 12/31/16
Interest rate swap contracts | Other current assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | Other accruals |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets |  | 25 |  |  | 29 |  |  | Other accruals |  | 20 |  |  | 4 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 46 |  |  | — |
Commodity contracts | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | — |  |  | — |
Total designated |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Derivatives not designated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | — |  |  | — |
Total not designated |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total derivative instruments |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Other financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities | Other current assets |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other financial instruments |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The carrying amount of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and short-term debt approximated fair value as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, was $6,799 and $6,717, respectively, and the related carrying value was $6,566 and $6,520, respectively. The estimated fair value of long-term debt was derived principally from quoted prices on the Company’s outstanding fixed-term notes (Level 2 valuation). Fair Value Hedges The Company has designated all interest rate swap contracts and certain foreign currency forward and option contracts as fair value hedges, for which the gain or loss on the derivative and the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item are recognized in current earnings. The impact of foreign currency contracts is primarily recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the impact of interest rate swap contracts is recognized in Interest (income) expense, net. Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 1,231 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 2,231 |  |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 1,250 |  |  | $ | 1,454 |
Gain (loss) on derivatives | (7 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 7 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Cash Flow Hedges All of the Company’s commodity contracts and certain foreign currency forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges, for which the effective portion of the gain or loss is reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 643 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 650 |
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI | (25 | ) |  | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 11 |
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
The net gain (loss) recognized in OCI for both foreign currency contracts and commodity contracts is generally expected to be recognized in Cost of sales within the next twelve months. Net Investment Hedges The Company has designated certain foreign currency forward and option contracts and certain foreign currency-denominated debt as net investment hedges, for which the gain or loss on the instrument is reported as a component of Cumulative translation adjustments within OCI, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged items. Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 601 |  |  | $ | 1,079 |  |  | $ | 498 |  |  | $ | 1,118 |  |  | $ | 1,616 |
Gain (loss) on instruments | (71 | ) |  | (112 | ) |  | (183 | ) |  | 22 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 57 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 71 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 183 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | (60 | )
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments include foreign currency contracts for which the gain or loss on the instrument is recognized in Other (income) expense, net for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company de-designated foreign currency forward contracts previously designated as net investment hedges and entered into new derivative instruments with offsetting terms. Gains or losses on these de-designated derivatives were substantially offset by gains and losses on the new derivative instruments. Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consisted of a cross-currency swap that served as an economic hedge of a foreign currency deposit, for which the gain or loss on the instrument and the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item was recognized in Other (income) expense, net for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. Activity related to these contracts during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Contracts
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Gain (loss) on instruments | — |  |  | 5 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | — |  |  | (5 | )
Other Financial Instruments Other financial instruments are classified as Other current assets or Other assets. Included in Other current assets at December 31, 2017 are marketable securities, which consist of bank deposits of $14 with original maturities greater than 90 days carried at fair value (Level 1 valuation) and the current portion of bonds issued by the Argentinian government in the amount of $4 classified as held-to-maturity and carried at amortized cost. Through its subsidiary in Argentina, the Company has invested in U.S. dollar-linked devaluation-protected bonds and Argentinian peso-denominated bonds issued by the Argentinian government. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amortized cost of these bonds was $4 and $52, respectively, and their approximate fair value was $4 and $64, respectively (Level 2 valuation).

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