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Derivatives, Hedges and Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives, Hedges and Financial Instruments

8. Derivatives, Hedges and Financial Instruments

Natural Gas Contracts

Periodically, we enter into certain forward natural gas contracts or volume purchase commitments which are within the scope of derivative accounting. None of our natural gas contracts throughout 2024, 2023 and 2022 were accounted for as derivatives as we elected the normal purchase and normal sales scope exception on those contracts. Please see our discussion in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies regarding derivatives.

From time to time, when the Company exceeds the funding threshold in our natural gas purchase commitments, the Company is required to fund cash collateral to our counterparty. As of December 31, 2024, we had no counterparty cash collateral funding requirements.

Financial Instruments

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not have any financial instruments with fair values materially different from their carrying amounts (which excludes issuance costs, if applicable) except for our Senior Secured Notes. The fair value of our Senior Secured Notes is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement while the treasury securities that comprise our cash equivalents and short-term investments are a Level 1. The fair value of financial instruments is not indicative of the overall fair value of our assets and liabilities since financial instruments do not include all assets, including intangibles and all liabilities.

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Estimated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(In Millions)

 

Senior Secured Notes (1)

 

$

478

 

 

$

461

 

 

$

575

 

 

$

543

 

Short-Term Investments

 

$

164

 

 

$

164

 

 

$

207

 

 

$

207

 

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1.
Based on a quoted price of 96.38 as of December 31, 2024 and 94.50 as of December 31, 2023.