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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Derivatives and Risk Management Activities |
Terms of forward starting interest rate swaps |
Hedged Transaction |  | Number and Types of Derivatives Employed |  | Notional Amount |  | Expected Termination Date |  | Average Rate Locked |  | Accounting Treatment |
Anticipated debt offering |  | 5 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 125 |  | 6/16/2014 |  | 3.39 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Anticipated debt offering |  | 10 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 250 |  | 6/15/2015 |  | 3.60 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Open foreign currency exchange contracts | The following table summarizes our open forward exchange contracts as of December 31, 2012 (in millions):
|  |  |  | USD |  | CAD |  | Average Exchange Rate USD to CAD |
Forward exchange contracts that exchange CAD for USD: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 9 |  | $1.00 to $1.00 |
Forward exchange contracts that exchange USD for CAD: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013 |  | $ | 345 |  | $ | 346 |  | $1.00 to $1.00 |
|  | 2014 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | $1.00 to $1.00 |
|  |  |  | $ | 347 |  | $ | 348 |  | $1.00 to $1.00 |
Net position by currency: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2013 |  | $ | 336 |  | $ | 337 |  |  |
|  | 2014 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |
|  |  |  | $ | 338 |  | $ | 339 |  |  |
Impact of derivative activities recognized in earnings |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  |  |
|  | in Hedging |  | Not Designated |  |  |
Location of gain/(loss) |  | Relationships (1)(2)(3) |  | as a Hedge (4) |  | Total |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 72 |
Facilities segment revenues |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 3 |
Purchases and related costs |  | 45 |  | 1 |  | 46 |
Field operating costs |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Interest Rate Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | (3 | ) | — |  | (3 | )
Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Other income/(expense), net |  | 6 |  | — |  | 6 |
Total Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Net Income |  | $ | 62 |  | $ | 62 |  | $ | 124 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
|  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  |  |
|  | in Hedging |  | Not Designated |  |  |
Location of gain/(loss) |  | Relationships (1)(2)(3) |  | as a Hedge (4) |  | Total |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | $ | (161 | ) | $ | 99 |  | $ | (62 | )
Facilities segment revenues |  | 11 |  | — |  | 11 |
Purchases and related costs |  | 6 |  | — |  | 6 |
Field operating costs |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Interest Rate Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 1 |  | — |  | 1 |
Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Other income/(expense), net |  | 6 |  | — |  | 6 |
Total Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Net Income |  | $ | (137 | ) | $ | 101 |  | $ | (36 | )
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2010 |
|  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |  |  |
|  | in Hedging |  | Not Designated |  |  |
Location of gain/(loss) |  | Relationships (1)(2)(3) |  | as a Hedge (4) |  | Total |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 16 |
Transportation segment revenues |  | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Purchases and related costs |  | 8 |  | (12 | ) | (4 | )
Field operating costs |  | — |  | 3 |  | 3 |
Interest Rate Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |
Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | — |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Purchases and related costs |  | — |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Other income/(expense), net |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | )
Total Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Net Income |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 23 |
(1) Amounts represent derivative gains and losses that were reclassified from AOCI to earnings during the period to coincide with the earnings impact of the hedged transaction. (2) Amounts include losses of approximately $2 million, $8 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These amounts represent the ineffective portion of our commodity and interest rate derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges. (3) Interest expense includes net gains of approximately $2 million, $2 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, associated with interest rate swaps designated as a fair value hedge. These swaps terminated during September 2012. (4) Includes realized and unrealized gains or losses for derivatives not designated for hedge accounting during the period.
Summary of derivative assets and liabilities on Consolidated Balance Sheet | The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet on a gross basis as of December 31, 2012 (in millions):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance Sheet |  |  |  | Balance Sheet |  |  |
|  | Location |  | Fair Value |  | Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 45 |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (23 | )
|  | Other long-term assets |  | 11 |  | Other long-term assets |  | (1 | )
Interest rate derivatives |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | (38 | )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  |  | $ | (62 | )
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 128 |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (115 | )
|  | Other long-term assets |  | 1 |  | Other long-term assets |  | (3 | )
|  | Other current liabilities |  | 4 |  | Other current liabilities |  | (7 | )
|  | Other long-term liabilities |  | 2 |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | (2 | )
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 135 |  |  |  | $ | (127 | )
Total derivatives |  |  |  | $ | 191 |  |  |  | $ | (189 | )
The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet on a gross basis as of December 31, 2011 (in millions):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 72 |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (47 | )
|  | Other long-term assets |  | 20 |  | Other long-term assets |  | (2 | )
Interest rate derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | 1 |  | Other current liabilities |  | (24 | )
|  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | (114 | )
Foreign currency derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  |  | $ | (187 | )
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 87 |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (39 | )
|  | Other long-term assets |  | 6 |  | Other long-term assets |  | (3 | )
|  |  |  |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (1 | )
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  |  | $ | (43 | )
Total derivatives |  |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  |  | $ | (230 | )
Amounts of gain/(loss) recognized in AOCI on derivatives (effective portion) |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Commodity derivatives, net |  | $ | 56 |  | $ | (18 | ) | $ | (79 | )
Foreign currency derivatives, net |  | — |  | — |  | (2 | )
Interest rate derivatives, net |  | (12 | ) | (136 | ) | 8 |
Total |  | $ | 44 |  | $ | (154 | ) | $ | (73 | )
Financial assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2012 |  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2011 |
Recurring Fair Value Measures (1) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
Commodity derivatives |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 80 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 93 |
Interest rate derivatives |  | — |  | (38 | ) | — |  | (38 | ) | — |  | (137 | ) | — |  | (137 | )
Foreign currency derivatives |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | — |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 4 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 80 |  | $ | (135 | ) | $ | 12 |  | $ | (43 | )
(1) Derivative assets and liabilities are presented above on a net basis but do not include related cash margin deposits.
Reconciliation of changes in fair value of derivatives classified as level 3 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | (14 | )
Unrealized gains/(losses): |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings (1) |  | (3 | ) | 17 |
Included in other comprehensive income |  | 3 |  | 2 |
Settlements |  | (22 | ) | 21 |
Derivatives entered into during the period |  | 23 |  | 3 |
Transfers out of level 3 |  | (9 | ) | (17 | )
Ending Balance |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 12 |
Change in unrealized gains/(losses) included in earnings relating to level 3 derivatives still held at the end of the periods |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 22 |
(1) We reported unrealized gains and losses associated with level 3 commodity derivatives in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as Supply and Logistics segment revenues.

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