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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Derivatives and Risk Management Activities |
Impact of derivative activities recognized in earnings | A summary of the impact of our derivative activities recognized in earnings is as follows (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Location of Gain/(Loss) |  | Derivatives in Hedging Relationships (1) |  | Derivatives Not Designated as a Hedge |  | Total |  |  | Derivatives in Hedging Relationships |  | Derivatives Not Designated as a Hedge |  | Total |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (159 | ) | $ | (160 | ) |  | $ | (19 | ) | $ | 44 |  | $ | 25 |
Transportation segment revenues |  | — |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | — |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Field operating costs |  | — |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | — |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Interest Rate Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  | (4 | ) | — |  | (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) | — |  | (4 | )
Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income/(expense), net |  | — |  | 25 |  | 25 |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Net Income |  | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (132 | ) | $ | (137 | ) |  | $ | (23 | ) | $ | 48 |  | $ | 25 |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Location of Gain/(Loss) |  | Derivatives in Hedging Relationships (1) |  | Derivatives Not Designated as a Hedge |  | Total |  |  | Derivatives in Hedging Relationships |  | Derivatives Not Designated as a Hedge |  | Total |
Commodity Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | $ | — |  | $ | (128 | ) | $ | (128 | ) |  | $ | (12 | ) | $ | 10 |  | $ | (2 | )
Transportation segment revenues |  | — |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |  | — |  | 4 |  | 4 |
Field operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | (2 | ) | (2 | )
Interest Rate Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  | (6 | ) | — |  | (6 | ) |  | (5 | ) | — |  | (5 | )
Foreign Currency Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply and Logistics segment revenues |  | — |  | 5 |  | 5 |  |  | — |  | (17 | ) | (17 | )
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income/(expense), net |  | — |  | 25 |  | 25 |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Net Income |  | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (95 | ) | $ | (101 | ) |  | $ | (17 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (22 | )
| (1) |  | During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 we reclassified losses of approximately $2 million and $2 million to Supply and Logistics segment revenues and Interest expense, net, respectively, due to anticipated hedged transactions being probable of not occurring.
Summary of derivative assets and liabilities on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis | The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on a gross basis as of June 30, 2016 (in millions):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |
|  | Location |  | Value |  | Location |  | Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | (64 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | (91 | )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  |  | $ | (155 | )
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 45 |  |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (182 | )
|  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | 6 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (6 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | (17 | )
Foreign currency derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (1 | )
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | (35 | )
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  |  |  | $ | (241 | )
Total derivatives |  |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  |  | $ | (396 | )
The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on a gross basis as of December 31, 2015 (in millions):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |
|  | Location |  | Value |  | Location |  | Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 4 |  |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (2 | )
Interest rate derivatives |  | Other long-term assets, net |  | 1 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (17 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | (33 | )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  |  | $ | (52 | )
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 265 |  |  | Other current assets |  | $ | (35 | )
|  | Other long-term assets, net |  | 10 |  |  | Other long-term assets, net |  | (1 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (13 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | (1 | )
Foreign currency derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | (8 | )
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  |  |  | $ | (58 | )
Total derivatives |  |  |  | $ | 280 |  |  |  |  | $ | (110 | )
Schedule of derivative financial assets and liabilities that are subject to offsetting, including enforceable master netting arrangements | The following table presents information about derivative financial assets and liabilities that are subject to offsetting, including enforceable master netting arrangements (in millions):
|  | June 30, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Derivative |  | Derivative |  |  | Derivative |  | Derivative |
|  | Asset Positions |  | Liability Positions |  |  | Asset Positions |  | Liability Positions |
Netting Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross position - asset/(liability) |  | $ | 53 |  | $ | (396 | ) |  | $ | 280 |  | $ | (110 | )
Netting adjustment |  | (188 | ) | 188 |  |  | (38 | ) | 38 |
Cash collateral paid/(received) |  | 274 |  | — |  |  | (156 | ) | — |
Net position - asset/(liability) |  | $ | 139 |  | $ | (208 | ) |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | (72 | )
Balance Sheet Location After Netting Adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | $ | 139 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 76 |  | $ | — |
Other long-term assets, net |  | — |  | — |  |  | 10 |  | — |
Other current liabilities |  | — |  | (71 | ) |  | — |  | (38 | )
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits |  | — |  | (137 | ) |  | — |  | (34 | )
|  | $ | 139 |  | $ | (208 | ) |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | (72 | )
Net deferred gain/(loss) recognized in AOCI for derivatives | The following table summarizes the net deferred gain/(loss) recognized in AOCI for derivatives (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Commodity derivatives, net |  | $ | — |  | $ | (28 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (25 | )
Interest rate derivatives, net |  | (68 | ) | 120 |  | (158 | ) | 45 |
Total |  | $ | (68 | ) | $ | 92 |  | $ | (158 | ) | $ | 20 |
Schedule of derivative financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
|  | Fair Value as of June 30, 2016 |  | Fair Value as of December 31, 2015 |
Recurring Fair Value Measures (1) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
Commodity derivatives |  | $ | (133 | ) | $ | (19 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | (152 | ) |  | $ | 126 |  | $ | 90 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 227 |
Interest rate derivatives |  | — |  | (155 | ) | — |  | (155 | ) |  | — |  | (49 | ) | — |  | (49 | )
Foreign currency derivatives |  | — |  | (1 | ) | — |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  | (8 | ) | — |  | (8 | )
Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option |  | — |  | — |  | (35 | ) | (35 | ) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total net derivative asset/(liability) |  | $ | (133 | ) | $ | (175 | ) | $ | (35 | ) | $ | (343 | ) |  | $ | 126 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 170 |
| (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 | The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in fair value of the beginning and ending balances for our derivatives classified as Level 3 (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | (59 | ) | $ | 5 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 15 |
Gains for the period included in earnings |  | 23 |  | 1 |  | 23 |  | 1 |
Settlements |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (9 | ) | (13 | )
Derivatives entered into during the period |  | 1 |  | 4 |  | (60 | ) | 6 |
Ending Balance |  | $ | (35 | ) | $ | 9 |  | $ | (35 | ) | $ | 9 |
Change in unrealized gains included in earnings relating to Level 3 derivatives still held at the end of the period |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 6 |
Interest Rate Swaps |
Derivatives and Risk Management Activities |
Schedule of terms of forward starting interest rate swaps | The following table summarizes the terms of our forward starting interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2016 (notional amounts in millions):
Hedged Transaction |  | Number and Types of Derivatives Employed |  | Notional Amount |  | Expected Termination Date |  | Average Rate Locked |  | Accounting Treatment |
Anticipated interest payments |  | 8 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 200 |  | 4/13/2017 |  | 2.02 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Anticipated interest payments |  | 8 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 200 |  | 6/15/2017 |  | 3.14 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Anticipated interest payments |  | 8 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 200 |  | 6/15/2018 |  | 3.20 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Anticipated interest payments |  | 8 forward starting swaps (30-year) |  | $ | 200 |  | 6/14/2019 |  | 2.83 | % | Cash flow hedge |
Foreign Currency Derivatives |
Derivatives and Risk Management Activities |
Summary of open forward exchange contracts | The following table summarizes our open forward exchange contracts as of June 30, 2016 (in millions):
|  |  |  | USD |  | CAD |  | Average Exchange Rate USD to CAD |
Forward exchange contracts that exchange CAD for USD: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2016 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 25 |  | $1.00 - $1.29 |
Forward exchange contracts that exchange USD for CAD: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2016 |  | $ | 186 |  | $ | 241 |  | $1.00 - $1.29 |
|  | 2017 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 26 |  | $1.00 - $1.29 |

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