Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements Disclosure [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States define fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized based on a three-level hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. We value assets and liabilities included in this level using dealer and broker quotations, certain pricing models, bid prices, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. For our Company, the only assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis are investments in equity and debt securities classified as trading or available-for-sale and derivative financial instruments. Additionally, the Company adjusts the carrying value of certain long-term debt as a result of the Company's fair value hedging strategy.
Investments in Trading and Available-for-Sale Securities
The fair values of our investments in trading and available-for-sale securities using quoted market prices from daily exchange traded markets are based on the closing price as of the balance sheet date and are classified as Level 1. The fair values of our investments in trading and available-for-sale securities classified as Level 2 are priced using quoted market prices for similar instruments or nonbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. Inputs into these valuation techniques include actual trade data, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes and other similar data. These inputs are obtained from quoted market prices, independent pricing vendors or other sources.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The fair values of our futures contracts are primarily determined using quoted contract prices on futures exchange markets. The fair values of these instruments are based on the closing contract price as of the balance sheet date and are classified as Level 1.
The fair values of our derivative instruments other than futures are determined using standard valuation models. The significant inputs used in these models are readily available in public markets, or can be derived from observable market transactions, and therefore have been classified as Level 2. Inputs used in these standard valuation models for derivative instruments other than futures include the applicable exchange rates, forward rates, interest rates, discount rates and commodity prices. The standard valuation model for options also uses implied volatility as an additional input. The discount rates are based on the historical U.S. Deposit or U.S. Treasury rates, and the implied volatility specific to options is based on quoted rates from financial institutions.
Included in the fair value of derivative instruments is an adjustment for nonperformance risk. The adjustment is based on current credit default swap ("CDS") rates applied to each contract, by counterparty. We use our counterparty's CDS rate when we are in an asset position and our own CDS rate when we are in a liability position. The adjustment for nonperformance risk did not have a significant impact on the estimated fair value of our derivative instruments.
The following tables summarize those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Netting
Adjustment1

 
Fair Value
Measurements

 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities2
$
228

 
$
177

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
409

 
Available-for-sale securities2
4,116

 
3,627

 
136

3 

 
7,879

 
     Derivatives4
9

 
1,721

 

 
(437
)
 
1,293

5 
Total assets
$
4,353

 
$
5,525

 
$
140

 
$
(437
)
 
$
9,581

 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Derivatives4
$
2

 
$
558

 
$

 
$
(437
)
 
$
123

5 
Total liabilities
$
2

 
$
558

 
$

 
$
(437
)
 
$
123

 
1 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle net positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties. There are no amounts subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements that management has chosen not to offset or that do not meet the offsetting requirements. Refer to Note 5.
2 
Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the composition of our trading securities and available-for-sale securities.
3 
Primarily related to long-term debt securities that mature in 2018.
4 
Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.
5 
The Company's derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet as follows: $567 million in the line item prepaid expenses and other assets; $726 million in the line item other assets; $14 million in the line item accounts payable and accrued expenses; and $109 million in the line item other liabilities. Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Netting
Adjustment1

 
Fair Value
Measurements

 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities2
$
206

 
$
163

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
372

 
Available-for-sale securities2
1,453

 
3,281

 
108

3 

 
4,842

 
     Derivatives4
17

 
822

 

 
(150
)
 
689

5 
Total assets
$
1,676

 
$
4,266

 
$
111

 
$
(150
)
 
$
5,903

 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Derivatives4
$
10

 
$
165

 
$

 
$
(151
)
 
$
24

5 
Total liabilities
$
10

 
$
165

 
$

 
$
(151
)
 
$
24

 
1 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the Company to settle net positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties. There are no amounts subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements that management has chosen not to offset or that do not meet the offsetting requirements. Refer to Note 5.
2 
Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the composition of our trading securities and available-for-sale securities.
3 
Primarily related to long-term debt securities that mature in 2018.
4 
Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.
5 
The Company's derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet as follows: $129 million in the line item prepaid expenses and other assets; $560 million in the line item other assets; $12 million in the line item accounts payable and accrued expenses; and $12 million in the line item other liabilities. Refer to Note 5 for additional information related to the composition of our derivative portfolio.
Gross realized and unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 assets and liabilities were not significant for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
The Company recognizes transfers between levels within the hierarchy as of the beginning of the reporting period. Gross transfers between levels within the hierarchy were not significant for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company records assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges.
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, are summarized below (in millions):
 
Gains (Losses)  
 
December 31,
2014

 
2013

 
Assets held for sale
$
(494
)
1 
$

 
Intangible assets
(18
)
2 
(195
)
2 
Exchange of investment in equity securities

 
(114
)
4 
Valuation of shares in equity method investee
(32
)
3 
139

3 
Total
$
(544
)
 
$
(170
)
 
1 
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had entered into agreements to refranchise additional territories in North America. These operations met the criteria to be classified as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014, and we were required to record their assets and liabilities at the lower of carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell based on the agreed-upon sale price. The Company recognized a noncash loss of $494 million during the year ended December 31, 2014 as a result of writing down the assets to their fair value less costs to sell. The loss was calculated based on Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 2.
2 
The Company recognized losses of $18 million and $195 million during years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, due to impairment charges on certain intangible assets. The charges were primarily determined by comparing the fair value of the assets to the current carrying value. The fair value of the assets was derived using discounted cash flow analyses based on Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 1 and Note 17.
3 
In 2014, the Company recognized a loss of $32 million as a result of the owners of the majority interest in certain Brazilian bottling operations exercising their option to acquire from us a 10 percent interest in the entity's outstanding shares. The exercise price was lower than our carrying value. This loss was determined using Level 3 inputs. In 2013, the Company recognized a gain of $139 million as a result of Coca-Cola FEMSA, an equity method investee, issuing additional shares of its own stock at a per share amount greater than the carrying value of the Company's per share investment. Accordingly, the Company is required to treat this type of transaction as if the Company had sold a proportionate share of its investment in Coca-Cola FEMSA. This gain was determined using Level 1 inputs. Refer to Note 17.
4 
The Company recognized a net loss of $114 million on the exchange of shares it previously owned in certain equity method investees for shares in the newly formed entity CCEJ. CCEJ is also an equity method investee. The net loss represents the difference between the carrying value of the shares the Company relinquished and the fair value of the CCEJ shares received as a result of the transaction. The net loss and the initial carrying value of the Company's investment were calculated based on Level 1 inputs. Refer to Note 17.
Fair Value Measurements for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The fair value hierarchy discussed above is not only applicable to assets and liabilities that are included in our consolidated balance sheets, but is also applied to certain other assets that indirectly impact our consolidated financial statements. For example, our Company sponsors and/or contributes to a number of pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Assets contributed by the Company become the property of the individual plans. Even though the Company no longer has control over these assets, we are indirectly impacted by subsequent fair value adjustments to these assets. The actual return on these assets impacts the Company's future net periodic benefit cost, as well as amounts recognized in our consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 13. The Company uses the fair value hierarchy to measure the fair value of assets held by our various pension and other postretirement benefit plans.
Pension Plan Assets
The following table summarizes the levels within the fair value hierarchy for our pension plan assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Total

 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Total

Cash and cash equivalents
$
161

 
$
100

 
$

 
$
261

 
$
331

 
$
183

 
$

 
$
514

Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   U.S.-based companies
1,793

 
6

 
17

 
1,816

 
1,680

 
7

 
15

 
1,702

   International-based companies
1,050

 
13

 

 
1,063

 
1,271

 
13

 

 
1,284

Fixed-income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Government bonds

 
863

 
3

 
866

 

 
719

 
49

 
768

   Corporate bonds and debt securities

 
1,533

 
33

 
1,566

 

 
1,466

 
40

 
1,506

Mutual, pooled and commingled funds
98

 
1,134

 
31

 
1,263

 
56

 
1,531

 

 
1,587

Hedge funds/limited partnerships

 
215

 
584

 
799

 

 
190

 
353

 
543

Real estate

 
16

 
392

 
408

 

 

 
251

 
251

Other

 
14

 
846

1 
860

 

 
7

 
584

1 
591

Total
$
3,102

 
$
3,894

 
$
1,906

 
$
8,902

 
$
3,338

 
$
4,116

 
$
1,292

 
$
8,746

1 
Includes purchased annuity contracts and insurance-linked securities.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of Level 3 assets for our U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):
 
Fixed-Income Securities

 
Hedge
Funds/Limited
Partnerships

 
Real Estate

 
Equity
Securities

 
Mutual,
Pooled and
Commingled
Funds

 
Other

 
Total

2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of year
$

 
$
400

 
$
257

 
$
14

 
$

 
$
510

 
$
1,181

Actual return on plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Related to assets still held at the reporting date
(4
)
 
(6
)
 
13

 

 

 
39

 
42

   Related to assets sold during the year
(2
)
 
24

 
6

 

 

 

 
28

Purchases, sales and settlements — net
95

 
14

 
(24
)
 
1

 

 
193

 
279

Transfers in or out of Level 3 — net

 
(78
)
 

 

 

 
(172
)
 
(250
)
Foreign currency translation

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
14

 
12

Balance at end of year
$
89

 
$
353

 
$
251

 
$
15

 
$

 
$
584

1 
$
1,292

2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of year
$
89

 
$
353

 
$
251

 
$
15

 
$

 
$
584

 
$
1,292

Actual return on plan assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Related to assets still held at the reporting date
17

 
(17
)
 
29

 
1

 

 
50

 
80

   Related to assets sold during the year
(2
)
 
42

 
7

 

 

 

 
47

Purchases, sales and settlements — net
(41
)
 
198

 
106

 
1

 
31

 
241

 
536

Transfers in or out of Level 3 — net
(27
)
 
9

 

 

 

 

 
(18
)
Foreign currency translation

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
(29
)
 
(31
)
Balance at end of year
$
36

 
$
584

 
$
392

 
$
17

 
$
31

 
$
846

1 
$
1,906

1 
Includes purchased annuity contracts and insurance-linked securities.
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets
The following table summarizes the levels within the fair value hierarchy for our other postretirement benefit plan assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3 1

 
Total

 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3 1

 
Total

Cash and cash equivalents
$
9

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
10

Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.-based companies
114

 

 

 
114

 
112

 

 

 
112

International-based companies
7

 

 

 
7

 
8

 

 

 
8

Fixed-income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government bonds
76

 
3

 

 
79

 
76

 
3

 

 
79

Corporate bonds and debt securities

 
9

 

 
9

 

 
9

 

 
9

Mutual, pooled and commingled funds
10

 
6

 

 
16

 
11

 
7

 

 
18

Hedge funds/limited partnerships

 
1

 
4

 
5

 

 
1

 
2

 
3

Real estate

 

 
3

 
3

 

 

 
2

 
2

Other

 

 
3

 
3

 

 

 
2

 
2

Total
$
216

 
$
20

 
$
10

 
$
246

 
$
207

 
$
30

 
$
6

 
$
243

1 
Level 3 assets are not a significant portion of other postretirement benefit plan assets.
Other Fair Value Disclosures
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents; short-term investments; receivables; accounts payable and accrued expenses; and loans and notes payable approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments.
The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those instruments. Where quoted prices are not available, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows and market-based expectations for interest rates, credit risk and the contractual terms of the debt instruments. As of December 31, 2014, the carrying amount and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $22,615 million and $23,411 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the carrying amount and fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, were $20,178 million and $20,352 million, respectively.