DERIVATIVE AND NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Overview of Hedging Programs

Eastman is exposed to market risks, such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and interest rates. To mitigate these market risks and their effects on the cash flows of the underlying transactions and investments in foreign subsidiaries, the Company uses various derivative and non-derivative financial instruments, when appropriate, in accordance with the Company's hedging strategy and policies. Designation is performed on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes.

For further information on hedging programs, see Note 9, "Derivative and Non-Derivative Financial Instruments", to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Cash Flow Hedges

Cash flow hedges are derivative instruments designated and used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are attributable to a particular risk. The derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge are reported on the balance sheet at fair value and the changes in fair value of these hedging instruments are offset in part or in whole by corresponding changes in the anticipated cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged. The net of the change in the hedge instrument and item being hedged for qualifying cash flow hedges is reported as a component of AOCI located in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Fair Value Hedges

Fair value hedges are defined as derivative or non-derivative instruments designated as and used to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability or an identified portion thereof that is attributable to a particular risk. The derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and the changes in fair value of these hedging instruments are offset in part or in whole by corresponding changes in the anticipated cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged. The net of the change in the hedge instrument and item being hedged for qualifying fair value hedges is reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Net Investment Hedges

Net investment hedges are defined as derivative or non-derivative instruments designated as and used to hedge the foreign currency exposure of the net investments in certain foreign operations. The net of the change in the hedge instrument and item being hedged for qualifying net investment hedges is reported as a component of the "Cumulative Translation Adjustment" ("CTA") within AOCI located in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Recognition in earnings of amounts previously recorded to CTA is limited to circumstances such as complete or substantially complete liquidation of the net investment in the hedged foreign operation.

For derivative cross-currency interest rate swap net investment hedges, gains and losses representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in CTA within AOCI and recognized in earnings through the periodic swap interest accruals. The foreign currency-denominated borrowings and cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedges are included as part of "Long-term borrowings" within the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

In January 2018, Eastman entered into fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps and designated these swaps to hedge a portion of its net investment in a euro functional currency denominated subsidiary against foreign currency fluctuations. These contracts involve the exchange of fixed U.S. dollars with fixed euro interest payments periodically over the life of the contracts and an exchange of the notional amounts at maturity. The fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps include €150 million ($180 million) maturing January 2021 and €266 million ($320 million) maturing August 2022.

Summary of Financial Position and Financial Performance of Hedging Instruments

The following table presents the notional amounts outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 associated with Eastman's hedging programs.



Notional Outstanding		March 31, 2018	December 31, 2017

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign Exchange Forward and Option Contracts (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€498	€525
Commodity Forward and Collar Contracts
	Feedstock (in million barrels)	7	7
	Energy (in million million british thermal units)	20	23

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps (in millions)		$75	$75

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€416	—

Non-derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Foreign Currency Net Investment Hedges (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€1,241	€1,240

Fair Value Measurements

All the Company's derivative assets and liabilities are currently classified as Level 2. Level 2 fair value is based on estimates using standard pricing models. These standard pricing models use inputs that are derived from or corroborated by observable market data such as interest rate yield curves and currency spot and forward rates. The fair value of commodity contracts is derived using forward curves supplied by an industry recognized and unrelated third party. In addition, on an ongoing basis, the Company tests a subset of its valuations against valuations received from the transaction's counterparty to validate the accuracy of its standard pricing models. Counterparties to these derivative contracts are highly rated financial institutions which the Company believes carry minimal risk of nonperformance, and the Company diversifies its positions among such counterparties to reduce its exposure to counterparty risk and credit losses. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties on an on-going basis. The Company did not recognize a credit loss during first quarter 2018 and 2017.

All the Company's derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangements, or similar agreements, which provide for the option to settle contracts on a net basis when they settle on the same day and in the same currency. In addition, these arrangements provide for a net settlement of all contracts with a given counterparty in the event that the arrangement is terminated due to the occurrence of default or a termination event. The Company does not have any cash collateral due under such agreements.

The Company has elected to present derivative contracts on a gross basis within the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The following table presents the financial assets and liabilities valued on a recurring and gross basis and includes where the financial assets and liabilities are located within the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.



The Financial Position and Fair Value Measurements of Hedging Instruments on a Gross Basis
(Dollars in millions)
Derivative Type	Statements of Financial Position Classification	March 31, 2018 Level 2		December 31, 2017 Level 2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	$	5	$	9
Commodity contracts	Other noncurrent assets	2		4
Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	15		23
Foreign exchange contracts	Other noncurrent assets	1		2

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swap	Other current assets	—		1
Total Derivative Assets		$	23	$	39

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	Payables and other current liabilities	$	31	$	28
Commodity contracts	Other long-term liabilities	10		10
Foreign exchange contracts	Payables and other current liabilities	10		6
Foreign exchange contracts	Other long-term liabilities	9		4

Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swap	Long-term borrowings	5		4

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Long-term borrowings	22		—
Total Derivative Liabilities		$	87	$	52
Total Net Derivative Liabilities		$	64	$	13

In addition to the fair value associated with derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and fair value hedges noted in the table above, the Company had a carrying value of $1.5 billion associated with non-derivative instruments designated as foreign currency net investment hedges at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The designated foreign currency-denominated borrowings are included in the "Long-term borrowings" line item of the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

For additional fair value measurement information, see Note 1, "Significant Accounting Policies", and Note 9, "Derivative and Non-Derivative Financial Instruments", to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the following amounts were included on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges.



(Dollars in millions)	Carrying amount of the hedged liabilities						Cumulative amount of fair value hedging loss adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged liability
Line item in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position in which the hedged item is included	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017			March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Long-term borrowings ⁽¹⁾	$	(758	)	$	(760	)	$	12	$	10


⁽¹⁾	At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the cumulative amount of fair value hedging loss adjustment remaining for hedged liabilities for which hedge accounting has been discontinued was $7 million and $6 million, respectively.

The following table presents the effect of cash flow and net investment hedge accounting on OCI for first quarter 2018 and 2017:



(Dollars in millions)	Change in amount of after tax gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives						Pre-tax amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into earnings
	March 31,						March 31,
Hedging Relationships	2018			2017			2018			2017
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity contracts	$	(11	)	$	(16	)	$	(2	)	$	(7	)
Foreign exchange contracts	(13		)	(10		)	3			12
Forward starting interest rate and treasury lock swap contracts	1			1			(1		)	(1		)
Non-derivatives in net investment hedging relationships (pre-tax):
Net investment hedges	(42		)	(18		)	—			—
Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships (pre-tax):
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	(11		)	—			—			—
Cross-currency interest rate swaps excluded component	(11		)	—			—			—

The following table presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings for first quarter 2018 and 2017.



Location and Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
	First Quarter
	2018								2017
(Dollars in millions)	Sales		Cost of Sales			Net Interest Expense			Sales		Cost of Sales			Net Interest Expense
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recognized	$	2,607	$	2,026		$	59		$	2,303	$	1,698		$	60

The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging:
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20:
Interest contracts (fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps):
Hedged items						—								(1		)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments						—								1
Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20:
Interest contracts (forward starting interest rate and treasury lock swap contracts):
Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings						(1		)						(1		)
Commodity Contracts:
Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings			(2		)						(7		)
Foreign Exchange Contracts:
Amount of gain reclassified from AOCI into earnings	3								12

The Company enters into foreign exchange derivatives denominated in multiple currencies which are transacted and settled in the same quarter. These derivatives are not designated as hedges due to the short-term nature and the gains or losses on these derivatives are marked-to-market in line item "Other (income) charges, net" of the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings. The Company recognized net losses on these derivatives of $8 million and $6 million during first quarter 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Pre-tax monetized positions and mark-to-market gains and losses from raw materials and energy, currency, and certain interest rate hedges that were included in AOCI included net losses of $308 million and $214 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Losses in AOCI increased March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 primarily as a result of an increase in foreign currency exchange rates associated with the euro. If realized, approximately $27 million in pre-tax losses, as of March 31, 2018, would be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months.