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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | 10. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schlumberger is exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To mitigate these risks, Schlumberger utilizes derivative instruments. Schlumberger does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes. Interest Rate Risk Schlumberger is subject to interest rate risk on its debt and its investment portfolio. Schlumberger maintains an interest rate risk management strategy that uses a mix of variable and fixed rate debt combined with its investment portfolio, to mitigate the exposure to changes in interest rates. At September 30, 2019, Schlumberger had fixed rate debt aggregating $14.0 billion and variable rate debt aggregating $2.7 billion. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk As a multinational company, Schlumberger generates revenue in more than 120 countries. Schlumberger’s functional currency is primarily the US dollar. However, outside the United States, a significant portion of Schlumberger’s expenses are incurred in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the US dollar weakens (strengthens) in relation to the foreign currencies of the countries in which Schlumberger conducts business, the US dollar-reported expenses will increase (decrease). Schlumberger is exposed to risks on future cash flows to the extent that the local currency is not the functional currency and expenses denominated in local currency are not equal to revenues denominated in local currency. Schlumberger uses foreign currency forward contracts to provide a hedge against a portion of these cash flow risks. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the changes in the fair value of the hedge recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Schlumberger is also exposed to risks on future cash flows relating to certain of its fixed rate debt denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. Schlumberger uses cross-currency swaps to provide a hedge against these cash flow risks. During 2017, a Canadian-dollar functional currency subsidiary of Schlumberger issued $1.1 billion of US-dollar denominated debt. Schlumberger entered into cross-currency swaps for an aggregate notional amount of $1.1 billion in order to hedge changes in the fair value of its $0.5 billion of 2.20% Senior Notes due 2020 and its $0.6 billion of 2.65% Senior Notes due 2022. These cross-currency swaps effectively convert the US-dollar denominated notes to Canadian-dollar denominated debt with fixed annual interest rates of 1.97% and 2.52%, respectively. During the third quarter of 2019, a US-dollar functional currency subsidiary of Schlumberger issued €1.5 billion of Euro-denominated debt. Schlumberger entered into cross-currency swaps for an aggregate notional amount of €1.5 billion in order to hedge changes in the fair value of its €0.5 billion 0.00% Notes due 2024, €0.5 billion 0.25% Notes due 2027 and €0.5 billion Notes due 2031. These cross-currency swaps effectively convert the Euro-denominated notes to US-dollar denominated debt with fixed annual interest rates of 2.29%, 2.51% and 2.76%, respectively. Schlumberger is exposed to changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. While Schlumberger uses foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency options to economically hedge this exposure as it relates to certain currencies, these contracts are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. Instead, the fair value of the contracts is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) as are changes in fair value of the hedged item. At September 30, 2019, contracts were outstanding for the US dollar equivalent of $6.8 billion in various foreign currencies, of which $2.8 billion relates to hedges of debt denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. At September 30, 2019, Schlumberger recognized a cumulative $37 million loss in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss relating to changes in the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency swaps. The effect of derivative instruments designated as fair value and cash flow hedges, and those not designated as hedges, on the Consolidated Statement of (Loss) Income was as follows:
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| Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Loss) |  |  |
| Third Quarter |  |  | Nine Months |  |  |
| 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) Classification
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency swaps | $ | - |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | Interest expense
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | Cost of services/sales
Cross currency swaps |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | 25 |  |  | Interest expense
| $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | 28 |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | - |  |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | 15 |  |  | Cost of services/sales

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