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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
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) |  | 2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities – short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 88,430 |  | $ | 88,430 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Corporate bonds |  | 70,258 |  | - |  | 70,258 |  | - |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 27,147 |  | - |  | 27,147 |  | - |
Emerging markets debt mutual fund |  | 16,941 |  | 16,941 |  | - |  | - |
Asset backed debt securities |  | 8,477 |  | - |  | 8,477 |  | - |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  | 7,600 |  | - |  | 7,600 |  | - |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 5,223 |  | - |  | 5,223 |  | - |
Trading securities- short term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High yield debt securities |  | 50,428 |  | - |  | 50,428 |  | - |
Money market funds |  | 11,033 |  | 11,033 |  | - |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund |  | 2,858 |  | 2,858 |  | - |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt securities |  | 1,336 |  | - |  | 1,336 |  | - |
Other trading investments |  | 918 |  | - |  | 918 |  | - |
Trading securities – other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic equity securities |  | 26,672 |  | 26,672 |  | - |  | - |
Foreign equity securities |  | 9,570 |  | 7,317 |  | 2,253 |  | - |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 3,974 |  | 3,974 |  | - |  | - |
Money market funds |  | 1,931 |  | 1,931 |  | - |  | - |
Other |  | 3,203 |  | 1,628 |  | 1,575 |  | - |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | 2,331 |  | 2,331 |  | - |  | - |
Foreign currencies |  | 2,763 |  | - |  | 2,763 |  | - |
Total Assets |  | $ | 341,093 |  | $ | 163,115 |  | $ | 177,978 |  | $ | - |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | $ | 16,014 |  | $ | 15,422 |  | $ | 592 |  | $ | - |
Interest rate swaps |  | 4,103 |  | - |  | 4,103 |  | - |
Foreign currencies |  | 101 |  | - |  | 101 |  | - |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 20,218 |  | $ | 15,422 |  | $ | 4,796 |  | $ | - |
(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, 2013, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $29,822,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $16,731,000 and an other accrued liability of $592,000.
|  | Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | 2012 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities – short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 126,537 |  | $ | 126,537 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Corporate bonds |  | 69,214 |  | - |  | 69,214 |  | - |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 23,775 |  | - |  | 23,775 |  | - |
Emerging markets debt mutual fund |  | 18,734 |  | 18,734 |  | - |  | - |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 17,169 |  | - |  | 17,169 |  | - |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  | 15,162 |  | - |  | 15,162 |  | - |
Asset backed debt securities |  | 12,238 |  | - |  | 12,238 |  | - |
Trading securities- short term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High yield debt securities |  | 23,406 |  | - |  | 23,406 |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund |  | 3,237 |  | 3,237 |  | - |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt securities |  | 2,600 |  | - |  | 2,600 |  | - |
Other trading investments |  | 1,307 |  | 822 |  | 485 |  | - |
Trading securities – other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic equity securities |  | 15,864 |  | 15,864 |  | - |  | - |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 7,153 |  | 7,153 |  | - |  | - |
Foreign equity securities |  | 6,831 |  | 4,218 |  | 2,613 |  | - |
Money market funds |  | 3,157 |  | 3,157 |  | - |  | - |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 2,117 |  | - |  | 2,117 |  | - |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 1,567 |  | - |  | 1,567 |  | - |
Other |  | 299 |  | 187 |  | 112 |  | - |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | 6,916 |  | 6,699 |  | 217 |  | - |
Total Assets |  | $ | 357,283 |  | $ | 186,608 |  | $ | 170,675 |  | $ | - |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | $ | 7,112 |  | $ | 7,112 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Interest rate swaps |  | 9,810 |  | - |  | 9,810 |  | - |
Foreign currencies |  | 4,157 |  | - |  | 4,157 |  | - |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 21,079 |  | $ | 7,112 |  | $ | 13,967 |  | $ | - |
(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, 2012, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $14,063,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,867,000.
Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt |
December 31, |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |
Short-term investments, available-for-sale |  | $ 224,314 |  | $ 224,076 |  | $ 279,556 |  | $ 282,829 |
Short-term investments, trading debt securities |  | 65,728 |  | 66,573 |  | 28,508 |  | 30,550 |
Long-term debt |  | 92,177 |  | 94,578 |  | 145,963 |  | 149,333 |
Schedule of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
|  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
(Thousands of dollars) |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | Cost of sales-products |  | $ (17,016 | ) | $ (6,098 | )
Foreign currencies |  | Cost of sales-products |  | 15,801 |  | 3,027 |
Foreign currencies |  | Foreign currency gains, net |  | 6,532 |  | (3,919 | )
Interest rate |  | Miscellaneous, net |  | 3,535 |  | (5,132 | )
Schedule of fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Commodities(1) |  | Other current assets |  | $2,331 |  | $6,916 |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 16,014 |  | $ | 7,112 |
Foreign currencies |  | Other current assets |  | 2,763 |  | - |  | Other accrued liabilities |  | 101 |  | 4,157 |
Interest rate |  | Other current assets |  | - |  | - |  | Other accrued liabilities |  | 4,103 |  | 9,810 |
(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, 2013 and 2012, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $29,822,000 and $14,063,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $16,731,000 and $13,867,000, respectively, and an other accrued liability of $592,000 as of December 31, 2013.

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