Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
COMMODITY PRICE RISK
We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in the price of feedstocks (primarily crude oil and corn), the products we produce (primarily refined petroleum products), and natural gas used in our operations. To reduce the impact of price volatility on our results of operations and cash flows, we use commodity derivative instruments, including futures and options to manage the volatility of:
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inventories and firm commitments to purchase inventories generally for amounts by which our current year inventory levels (determined on a LIFO basis) differ from our previous year-end LIFO inventory levels; and
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forecasted purchases and/or product sales at existing market prices that we deem favorable.
Our positions in commodity derivative instruments are monitored and managed on a daily basis by our risk control group to ensure compliance with our stated risk management policy that has been approved by our board of directors.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of gain or loss that would have resulted from a 10 percent increase or decrease in the underlying price for all of our commodity derivative instruments entered into for purposes other than trading with which we have market risk was not material. See Note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for notional volumes associated with these derivative contracts as of December 31, 2020.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM PRICE RISK
We are exposed to market risk related to the volatility in the price of credits needed to comply with various governmental and regulatory environmental compliance programs. To manage this risk, we enter into contracts to purchase these credits when prices are deemed favorable. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of gain or loss in the fair value of derivative instruments that would have resulted from a 10 percent increase or decrease in the underlying price of the contracts was not material. See Note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion about these compliance programs.
INTEREST RATE RISK
The following table provides information about our debt instruments (dollars in millions), the fair values of which are sensitive to changes in interest rates. Principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates are presented. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our debt.
| December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 (a) | 2022 | 2023 (b) | 2024 | 2025 | There- after | Total (c) | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 850 | $ | 925 | $ | 1,650 | $ | 8,474 | $ | 11,899 | $ | 13,899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | — | % | — | % | 2.7 | % | 1.2 | % | 3.1 | % | 5.1 | % | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floating rate (d) | $ | 603 | $ | 6 | $ | 595 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,204 | $ | 1,204 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 3.9 | % | 3.0 | % | 1.4 | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | 2.7 | % |
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| 2020 (a) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | There- after | Total (c) | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate | $ | — | $ | 11 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,474 | $ | 8,485 | $ | 10,099 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | — | % | 5 | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | 5.2 | % | 5.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floating rate (d) | $ | 453 | $ | 6 | $ | 6 | $ | 19 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 484 | $ | 484 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 5.0 | % | 4.5 | % | 4.5 | % | 4.5 | % | — | % | — | % | 5.0 | % |
(a)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, our floating rate debt due in 2021 and 2020 includes $598 million and $348 million, respectively, associated with borrowings under the IEnova Revolver for the construction of terminals in Mexico by Central Mexico Terminals. The IEnova Revolver is only available to the operations of Central Mexico Terminals, and its creditors do not have recourse against us.
(b)As of December 31, 2020, our floating rate debt also includes $575 million aggregate principal amount of our Floating Rate Notes issued in September 2020, which are due September 15, 2023.
(c)Excludes unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs.
(d)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had an interest rate swap associated with $31 million and $36 million, respectively, of our floating rate debt resulting in an effective interest rate of 3.85 percent as of each of those reporting dates. The fair value of the swap was immaterial for all periods presented.
FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK
We are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations on transactions related to our international operations that are denominated in currencies other than the local (functional) currencies of those operations. To manage our exposure to these exchange rate fluctuations, we use foreign currency contracts. The following table provides information about our foreign currency contracts (dollars in millions), the fair values of which are sensitive to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Contracts that were outstanding as of December 31, 2020 mature on or before April 15, 2021 and those outstanding as of December 31, 2019 matured in 2020. Currency abbreviations presented below are as follows: U.S. dollars (USD), Canadian dollars (CAD), and pounds sterling (GBP).
| Receive USD/ Pay CAD | Receive USD/ Pay GBP | Receive CAD/ Pay USD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract amount | $ | 228 | $ | 97 | $ | 1,600 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average contractual exchange rate | 0.78205 | 1.34454 | 0.78492 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value liability | $ | (1) | $ | (1) | $ | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract amount | $ | 406 | $ | 333 | $ | 2,250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average contractual exchange rate | 0.75911 | 1.31201 | 0.76217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value asset (liability) | $ | (6) | $ | (4) | $ | 27 |
See Note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion about our foreign currency risk management activities.
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