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Fair Value Measurement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement
Note 14—Fair Value Measurement
 
We carry a portion of our assets and liabilities at fair value measured at the reporting
 
date using an exit price
(i.e., the price that would be received to sell an asset
 
or paid to transfer a liability) and disclosed
 
according to
the quality of valuation inputs under the following
 
hierarchy:
 
 
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active
 
market for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that
 
are directly or indirectly observable.
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are significant
 
to the fair value of assets or liabilities.
 
The classification hierarchy of an asset or liability
 
is based on the lowest level of input significant
 
to its fair
value.
 
Those that are initially classified as Level 3
 
are subsequently reported as Level 2 when the
 
fair value
derived from unobservable inputs is inconsequential
 
to the overall fair value, or if corroborated market
 
data
becomes available.
 
Assets and liabilities initially reported as Level
 
2 are subsequently reported as Level 3 if
corroborated market data is no longer available.
 
There were no material transfers into or
 
out of Level 3 during
2020 or 2019.
Recurring Fair Value Measurement
Financial assets and liabilities reported at fair
 
value on a recurring basis primarily include
 
our investment in
Cenovus Energy common shares, our investments in debt
 
securities classified as available for sale, and
commodity derivatives.
 
 
 
Level 1 derivative assets and liabilities primarily
 
represent exchange-traded futures and options that are
valued using unadjusted prices available from the
 
underlying exchange.
 
Level 1 also includes our
investment in common shares of Cenovus Energy, which is valued using quotes for shares
 
on the NYSE,
and our investments in U.S. government obligations
 
classified
 
as available for sale debt securities, which
are valued using exchange prices.
 
Level 2 derivative assets and liabilities primarily
 
represent OTC swaps, options and forward purchase
 
and
sale contracts that are valued using adjusted exchange
 
prices, prices provided by brokers or pricing
 
service
companies that are all corroborated by market data.
 
Level 2 also includes our investments in debt
securities classified as available for sale including
 
investments in corporate bonds, commercial
 
paper,
asset-backed securities, U.S. government agency
 
obligations and foreign government obligations
 
that are
valued using pricing provided by brokers or pricing
 
service companies that are corroborated with
 
market
data.
 
Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities consist
 
of OTC swaps, options and forward purchase and
 
sale
contracts where a significant portion of fair
 
value is calculated from underlying market
 
data that is not
readily available.
 
The derived value uses industry standard methodologies
 
that may consider the historical
relationships among various commodities, modeled
 
market prices, time value, volatility factors and other
relevant economic measures.
 
The use of these inputs results in management’s best estimate of fair
 
value.
 
Level 3 activity was not material for all periods
 
presented.
 
 
The following table summarizes the fair value
 
hierarchy for gross financial assets and liabilities
 
(i.e.,
unadjusted where the right of setoff exists for commodity
 
derivatives accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis):
Millions of Dollars
September 30, 2020
December 31, 2019
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investment in Cenovus Energy
$
809
-
-
809
2,111
-
-
2,111
Investments in debt securities
21
461
-
482
25
216
-
241
Commodity derivatives
173
117
11
301
172
114
36
322
Total assets
$
1,003
578
11
1,592
2,308
330
36
2,674
Liabilities
Commodity derivatives
$
173
89
15
277
174
115
22
311
Total liabilities
$
173
89
15
277
174
115
22
311
The following table summarizes those commodity
 
derivative balances subject to the right of setoff as
presented on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
We have elected to offset the recognized fair value amounts for
multiple derivative instruments executed with the
 
same counterparty in our financial statements
 
when a legal
right of setoff exists.
Millions of Dollars
Amounts Subject to Right of Setoff
Gross
Amounts Not
Gross
Net
Amounts
Subject to
Gross
Amounts
Amounts
Cash
Net
Recognized
Right of Setoff
Amounts
Offset
Presented
Collateral
Amounts
September 30, 2020
Assets
$
301
1
300
204
96
5
91
Liabilities
277
-
277
204
73
7
66
December 31, 2019
Assets
$
322
3
319
193
126
4
122
Liabilities
311
4
307
193
114
12
102
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
 
we did not present any amounts gross on our consolidated
balance sheet where we had the right of setoff.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurement
The following table summarizes the fair value
 
hierarchy by major category and date of
 
remeasurement for
assets accounted for at fair value on a non-recurring
 
basis:
Millions of Dollars
Fair Value
Measurement
Using
Fair Value
Level 3 Inputs
Before-Tax
Loss
Net PP&E (held for use)
March 31, 2020
$
77
77
510
During the first quarter of 2020
, the estimated fair value of our assets in the Wind River Basin operations
 
area
declined to an amount below the carrying value.
 
The Wind River Basin operations area consists of certain
developed natural gas properties in the Madden
 
Field and the Lost Cabin Gas Plant and is included
 
in our
Lower 48 segment.
 
The carrying value was written down to fair value. The fair value was estimated based on
an internal discounted cash flow model using estimates of future production, an outlook of future prices using
a combination of exchanges (short-term) and external pricing services companies (long-term), future operating
costs and capital expenditures, and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal
market participants.
 
The range and arithmetic average of significant
 
unobservable inputs used in the Level 3
fair value measurement were as follows:
Fair Value
(Millions of
Dollars)
Valuation
Technique
Unobservable Inputs
Range
 
(Arithmetic Average)
March 31, 2020
Wind River Basin
$
77
Discounted cash
flow
Natural gas production
(MMCFD)
8.4
 
-
55.2
 
(
22.9
)
Natural gas price outlook*
($/MMBTU)
$
2.67
 
- $
9.17
 
($
5.68
)
Discount rate**
7.9
%
 
-
9.1
% (
8.3
%)
 
*Henry Hub natural gas price outlook based on external pricing service
 
companies' outlooks for years 2022-2034; future prices
 
escalated at
2.2
% annually after
year 2034.
**Determined as the weighted average cost of capital of a group
 
of peer companies, adjusted for risks where
 
appropriate.
Reported Fair Values of Financial Instruments
We used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of financial
 
instruments:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments:
 
The carrying amount reported on the balance
sheet approximates fair value.
 
For those investments classified as available
 
for sale debt securities,
the carrying amount reported on the balance sheet
 
is fair value.
 
Accounts and notes receivable (including long-term
 
and related parties): The carrying amount
reported on the balance sheet approximates fair
 
value.
 
The valuation technique and methods used to
estimate the fair value of the current portion
 
of fixed-rate related party loans is consistent with
 
Loans
and advances—related parties.
 
Investment in Cenovus Energy: See Note 6—Investment in
 
Cenovus Energy for a discussion of the
carrying value and fair value of our investment in
 
Cenovus Energy common shares.
 
 
Investments in debt securities classified as available
 
for sale: The fair value of investments in debt
securities categorized as Level 1 in the fair
 
value hierarchy is measured using exchange
 
prices.
 
The
fair value of investments in debt securities
 
categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy
 
is
measured using pricing provided by brokers or pricing
 
service companies that are corroborated
 
with
market data.
 
See Note 13—Derivatives and Financial Instruments,
 
for additional information.
 
Loans and advances—related parties: The carrying
 
amount of floating-rate loans approximates
 
fair
value.
 
The fair value of fixed-rate loan activity is
 
measured using market observable data and is
categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
See Note 5—Investments, Loans and Long-Term
Receivables, for additional information.
 
Accounts payable (including related parties)
 
and floating-rate debt: The carrying amount of accounts
payable and floating-rate debt reported on the balance
 
sheet approximates fair value.
 
 
Fixed-rate debt: The estimated fair value of fixed-rate
 
debt is measured using prices available
 
from a
pricing service that is corroborated by market data;
 
therefore, these liabilities are categorized as Level
2 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
Commercial paper: The carrying amount of our
 
commercial paper instruments approximates
 
fair value
and is reported on the balance sheet as short-term
 
debt.
 
See Note 9—Debt, for additional information.
The following table summarizes the net fair
 
value of financial instruments (i.e., adjusted
 
where the right of
setoff exists for commodity derivatives):
Millions of Dollars
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
September 30
December 31
September 30
December 31
2020
2019
2020
2019
Financial assets
Investment in Cenovus Energy
$
809
2,111
809
2,111
Commodity derivatives
92
125
92
125
Investments in debt securities
482
241
482
241
Total loans and advances—related parties
219
339
219
339
Financial liabilities
Total debt, excluding finance leases
14,482
14,175
18,827
18,108
Commodity derivatives
66
106
66
106