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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | 2011 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities – short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 139,420 |  | $ | 139,420 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Corporate bonds |  | 89,146 |  | – |  | 89,146 |  | – |
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds |  | 17,788 |  | – |  | 17,788 |  | – |
Emerging markets debt mutual fund |  | 16,399 |  | 16,399 |  | – |  | – |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  | 15,011 |  | – |  | 15,011 |  | – |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 9,757 |  | – |  | 9,757 |  | – |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 4,905 |  | – |  | 4,905 |  | – |
Asset backed debt securities |  | 3,533 |  | – |  | 3,533 |  | – |
Other |  | 1,484 |  | – |  | 1,484 |  | – |
Trading securities- short term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High yield debt securities |  | 20,750 |  | – |  | 20,750 |  | – |
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund |  | 2,487 |  | 2,487 |  | – |  | – |
Emerging markets trading debt securities |  | 2,355 |  | – |  | 2,355 |  | – |
Other debt securities |  | 221 |  | – |  | 221 |  | – |
Trading securities – other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic equity securities |  | 13,563 |  | 13,563 |  | – |  | – |
Foreign equity securities |  | 7,490 |  | 3,991 |  | 3,499 |  | – |
Money market funds |  | 4,521 |  | 4,521 |  | – |  | – |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 4,483 |  | 4,483 |  | – |  | – |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 2,085 |  | – |  | 2,085 |  | – |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 1,474 |  | – |  | 1,474 |  | – |
Corporate bonds |  | 72 |  | – |  | 72 |  | – |
Other |  | 236 |  | 159 |  | 77 |  | – |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | 5,144 |  | 5,144 |  | – |  | – |
Interest rate swaps |  | – |  | – |  | – |  | – |
Foreign currencies |  | 2,247 |  | – |  | 2,247 |  | – |
Total Assets |  | $ | 364,571 |  | $ | 190,167 |  | $ | 174,404 |  | $ | – |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | $ | 5,529 |  | $ | 5,529 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Interest rate swaps |  | 11,268 |  | – |  | 11,268 |  | – |
Foreign currencies |  | 3,380 |  | – |  | 3,380 |  | – |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 20,177 |  | $ | 5,529 |  | $ | 14,648 |  | $ | – |
(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2011, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $8,619,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,234,000.
|  | Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | 2010 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities – short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 110,164 |  | $ | 110,164 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Corporate bonds |  | 82,351 |  | – |  | 82,351 |  | – |
Enhanced cash mutual fund |  | 60,302 |  | 60,302 |  | – |  | – |
Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds |  | 20,648 |  | – |  | 20,648 |  | – |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  | 12,380 |  | – |  | 12,380 |  | – |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 10,184 |  | – |  | 10,184 |  | – |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 7,148 |  | – |  | 7,148 |  | – |
Asset backed debt securities |  | 2,848 |  | – |  | 2,848 |  | – |
Other |  | 2,355 |  | – |  | 2,355 |  | – |
Trading securities- short term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High yield debt securities |  | 20,783 |  | – |  | 20,783 |  | – |
Emerging markets trading debt securities |  | 2,072 |  | – |  | 2,072 |  | – |
Other debt securities |  | 970 |  | – |  | 970 |  | – |
Trading securities – other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic equity securities |  | 13,332 |  | 13,332 |  | – |  | – |
Foreign equity securities |  | 8,157 |  | 4,131 |  | 4,026 |  | – |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 3,758 |  | 3,758 |  | – |  | – |
Money market funds |  | 3,208 |  | 3,208 |  | – |  | – |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 2,732 |  | – |  | 2,732 |  | – |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 1,371 |  | – |  | 1,371 |  | – |
Other |  | 183 |  | 157 |  | 26 |  | – |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | 15,966 |  | 15,958 |  | 8 |  | – |
Interest rate swaps |  | 1,410 |  | – |  | 1,410 |  | – |
Foreign currencies |  | 120 |  | – |  | 120 |  | – |
Total Assets |  | $ | 382,442 |  | $ | 211,010 |  | $ | 171,432 |  | $ | – |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | $ | 9,170 |  | $ | 9,170 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Interest rate swaps |  | 1,161 |  | – |  | 1,161 |  | – |
Foreign currencies |  | 11,652 |  | – |  | 11,652 |  | – |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 21,983 |  | $ | 9,170 |  | $ | 12,813 |  | $ | – |
(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2010, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $2,178,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,974,000.
Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt |
December 31, |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |
Short-term investments, available-for-sale |  | $ | 297,916 |  | $ | 297,443 |  | $ | 307,015 |  | $ | 308,380 |
Short-term investments, trading debt securities |  | 25,437 |  | 25,813 |  | 22,254 |  | 23,825 |
Long-term debt |  | 157,252 |  | 161,636 |  | 93,104 |  | 96,438
Schedule of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings |
|  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | Location of Gain or (Loss) |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) |
|  | Recognized in Income on |  | Recognized in Income on |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Derivatives |  | Derivatives |
Commodities |  | Cost of sales-products |  | $ | 20,279 |  | $ | 8,047 |
Foreign currencies |  | Cost of sales-products |  | 25,692 |  | (18,538 | )
Foreign currencies |  | Foreign currency |  | (1,957 | ) | (1,580 | )
Interest rate |  | Miscellaneous, net |  | (14,467 | ) | (1,309 | )
Schedule of fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |  | Balance Sheet |  | Fair |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Location |  | Value |  | Location |  | Value |
Commodities(1) |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 5,144 |  | $ | 15,966 |  | Other current asset |  | $ | 5,529 |  | $ | 9,170 |
Foreign currencies |  | Other current assets |  | 2,247 |  | 120 |  | Other accrued liabilities |  | 3,380 |  | 11,652 |
Interest rate |  | Other current assets |  | – |  | 1,410 |  | Other accrued liabilities |  | 11,268 |  | 1,161 |
(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $8,619,000 and $2,178,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $8,234,000 and $8,974,000, respectively.

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