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Investments | 9 Months Ended
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Investments | Note 2 – Investments The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities at October 1, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
|  | October 1, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Amortized |  | Fair |  | Amortized |  | Fair |
(Millions of dollars) |  | Cost |  | Value |  | Cost |  | Value |
Money market funds |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 81 |
Total available-for-sale short-term investments |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 81 |  |  | 81 |
Domestic equity securities |  |  | 466 |  |  | 491 |  |  | 475 |  |  | 466 |
Domestic debt securities |  |  | 400 |  |  | 403 |  |  | 452 |  |  | 450 |
Foreign equity securities |  |  | 158 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 120 |
High yield debt securities |  |  | 104 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 104 |
Collateralized loan obligations |  |  | 14 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Money market funds held in trading accounts |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |
Other trading securities |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total trading short-term investments |  |  | 1,150 |  |  | 1,180 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | 1,173 |
Total short-term investments |  | $ | 1,150 |  | $ | 1,180 |  | $ | 1,269 |  | $ | 1,254 |
Seaboard had $91 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies at October 1, 2016, with $34 million in euros, $19 million in Japanese yen, $15 million in British pounds, $7 million in Swiss francs and the remaining $16 million in various other currencies. At December 31, 2015, Seaboard had $80 million of equity securities denominated in foreign currencies, with $25 million in euros, $20 million in Japanese yen, $15 million in British pounds, $7 million in Swiss francs and the remaining $13 million in various other currencies. Also, money market funds included less than $1 million and $3 million denominated in various foreign currencies at October 1, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Unrealized gains (losses) related to trading securities were $27 million and $41 million for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2016, respectively, and $(22) million and $(21) million for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2015, respectively. In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans.

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