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Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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) |  | 2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities-short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 142,432 |  | $ | 142,432 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Corporate bonds |  | 11,015 |  | - |  | 11,015 |  | - |
U.S. Government agency securities |  | 9,666 |  | - |  | 9,666 |  | - |
Asset backed debt securities |  | 2,291 |  | - |  | 2,291 |  | - |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  | 1,170 |  | - |  | 1,170 |  | - |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | 522 |  | - |  | 522 |  | - |
Trading securities-short term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High yield debt securities |  | 181,483 |  | - |  | 181,483 |  | - |
Equity mutual fund |  | 82,542 |  | 82,542 |  | - |  | - |
Domestic equity ETF |  | 32,651 |  | 32,651 |  | - |  | - |
Money market funds held in trading accounts |  | 21,401 |  | 21,401 |  | - |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund |  | 2,614 |  | 2,614 |  | - |  | - |
Other trading investments |  | 2,779 |  | - |  | 2,779 |  | - |
Trading securities-other current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic equity securities |  | 33,857 |  | 33,857 |  | - |  | - |
Foreign equity securities |  | 6,532 |  | 6,532 |  | - |  | - |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 4,570 |  | 4,570 |  | - |  | - |
Other |  | 2,676 |  | 2,405 |  | 271 |  | - |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | 6,136 |  | 6,136 |  | - |  | - |
Foreign currencies |  | 1,675 |  | - |  | 1,675 |  | - |
Total Assets |  | $ | 546,012 |  | $ | 335,140 |  | $ | 210,872 |  | $ | - |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodities (1) |  | $ | 1,779 |  | $ | 1,779 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Interest rate swaps |  | 7,715 |  | - |  | 7,715 |  | - |
Foreign currencies |  | 407 |  | - |  | 407 |  | - |
Total Liabilities |  | $ | 9,901 |  | $ | 1,779 |  | $ | 8,122 |  | $ | - |
(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, 2014, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $4,314,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $9,267,000 and other current liabilities of $596,000.
|  | 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 held in trading accounts |  | 11,033 |  | 11,033 |  | - |  | - |
Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund |  | 2,858 |  | 2,858 |  | - |  | - |
Other trading investments |  | 2,254 |  | - |  | 2,254 |  | - |
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 |  | - |  | - |
Other |  | 5,134 |  | 3,559 |  | 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 other current liabilities of $592,000.
Schedule of amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long term debt |
December 31, |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |
Short-term investments, available-for-sale |  | $ 167,049 |  | $ 167,096 |  | $ 224,314 |  | $ 224,076 |
Short-term investments, trading debt securities |  | 330,181 |  | 323,470 |  | 65,728 |  | 66,573 |
Long-term debt |  | - |  | - |  | 92,177 |  | 94,578 |
Schedule of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
|  |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(Thousands of dollars) |  |  |  |
Commodities |  | Cost of sales-products |  | $ 18,355 |  | $ (17,016 | )
Foreign currencies |  | Cost of sales-products |  | 4,302 |  | 15,801 |
Foreign currencies |  | Foreign currency gains, net |  | 4,255 |  | 6,532 |
Interest rate |  | Miscellaneous, net |  | (7,988 | ) | 3,535 |
Schedule of fair value of each type of derivative and its location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(Thousands of dollars) |  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Commodities(1) |  | Other current assets |  | $ 6,136 |  | $ 2,331 |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 1,779 |  | $ | 16,014 |
Foreign currencies |  | Other current assets |  | 1,675 |  | 2,763 |  | Other current liabilities |  | 407 |  | 101 |
Interest rate |  | Other current assets |  | - |  | - |  | Other current liabilities |  | 7,715 |  | 4,103 |
(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, 2014 and 2013, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $4,314,000 and $29,822,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $9,267,000 and $16,731,000, respectively, and other current liabilities of $596,000 and $592,000 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

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