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Valuation of Debt and Equity Investments and Certain Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Valuation of debt and equity investments and certain liabilities Valuation of debt and equity investments and certain liabilities
Investments measured at fair value
Money market funds, debt investments and mutual funds are stated at fair value, which is generally based on market prices or broker quotes. We classify all debt investments as available-for-sale. See Fair-value considerations. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as an increase or decrease, net of taxes, in AOCI on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and any credit losses are recorded as an allowance for credit losses with an offset recognized in OI&E in our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Our mutual funds hold a variety of debt and equity investments intended to generate returns that offset changes in certain deferred compensation liabilities. We record changes in the fair value of these mutual funds and the related deferred compensation liabilities in SG&A.
Other investments
Our other investments include equity-method investments and non-marketable investments, which are not measured at fair value. These investments consist of interests in venture capital funds and other non-marketable securities. Gains and losses from equity-method investments are recognized in OI&E based on our ownership share of the investee’s financial results.
Non-marketable securities are measured at cost with adjustments for observable changes in price or impairments. Gains and losses on non-marketable investments are recognized in OI&E.
Details of our investments are as follows:
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Cash and Cash EquivalentsShort-Term InvestmentsLong-Term InvestmentsCash and Cash EquivalentsShort-Term InvestmentsLong-Term Investments
Measured at fair value:
Money market funds$1,238 $ $ $1,824 $— $— 
Corporate obligations276 1,535  1,060 1,070 — 
U.S. government and agency securities680 4,234  642 3,388 — 
Non-U.S. government and agency securities149 248  300 650 — 
Mutual funds  11 — — 16 
Total2,343 6,017 11 3,826 5,108 16 
Other measurement basis:
Equity-method investments  18 — — 42 
Non-marketable investments  5 — — 
Cash on hand707   805 — — 
Total$3,050 $6,017 $34 $4,631 $5,108 $62 
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unrealized gains and losses associated with our debt investments were not material. We did not recognize any credit losses related to debt investments in 2022, 2021 or 2020.
The following table presents the aggregate maturities of our debt investments as of December 31, 2022:
Fair Value
One year or less$7,049 
One to two years73 
In 2022, 2021 and 2020, the proceeds from sales, redemptions and maturities of short-term debt investments were $13.66 billion, $8.48 billion and $5.29 billion, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses from these sales were not material.
In 2020, we entered into total return swaps to economically hedge the variability of certain deferred compensation obligations to employees. As a result, in 2020, we received proceeds of $253 million from the sale of investments in mutual funds that were previously being utilized to offset this exposure.
Fair-value considerations
We measure and report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell 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 on the measurement date.
The three-level hierarchy described below indicates the extent and level of judgment used to estimate fair-value measurements.
Level 1 – Uses unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level 2 – Uses inputs other than Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date through correlation with market data, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities that are valued using models or other pricing methodologies that do not require significant judgment since the input assumptions used in the models, such as interest rates and volatility factors, are corroborated by readily observable data. We utilize a third-party data service to provide Level 2 valuations. We verify these valuations for reasonableness relative to unadjusted quotes obtained from brokers or dealers based on observable prices for similar assets in active markets.
Level 3 – Uses inputs that are unobservable, supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models that utilize management estimates of market participant assumptions. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had no Level 3 assets or liabilities.
The following are our assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis. These tables do not include cash on hand, assets held by our postretirement plans, or assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value.
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Level 1Level 2TotalLevel 1Level 2Total
Assets:
Money market funds$1,238 $ $1,238 $1,824 $— $1,824 
Corporate obligations 1,811 1,811 — 2,130 2,130 
U.S. government and agency securities4,914  4,914 3,629 401 4,030 
Non-U.S. government and agency securities 397 397 — 950 950 
Mutual funds11  11 16 — 16 
Total assets$6,163 $2,208 $8,371 $5,469 $3,481 $8,950 
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation$326 $ $326 $395 $— $395 
Total liabilities$326 $ $326 $395 $— $395