Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to certain market risks, including those relating to interest rates and inflation.
Interest Rates - Our floating rate financial instruments subject to interest rate risk include a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility and a $1 billion commercial paper program. An increase of 1% in interest rates on the $117 million outstanding under our commercial paper program and the $22 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2024, would increase the interest expense on our debt by approximately $1 million on an annual basis.
Inflation - Macroeconomic factors have contributed, and we expect will continue to contribute, to increasing cost inflation for raw materials, components, and supplies. We mitigate some cost inflation risk by negotiating long-term agreements with certain raw material suppliers and incorporating price escalation provisions in customer contracts to the extent possible. We include assumptions of anticipated cost growth in the development of our contract cost of completion estimates, but if inflationary conditions continue over the long-term, our cost assumptions may not be sufficient to cover all cost escalation or may impact the availability of resources to execute the respective contracts. Persistent cost inflation over the long-term may have an adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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