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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Financial Instruments  
Financial Instruments

Note 13—Financial Instruments

Overview—The carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments were as follows (in millions):

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September 30, 2026

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December 31, 2025

 

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Carrying

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value

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

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499

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499

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620

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620

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Restricted cash and cash equivalents

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285

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285

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377

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377

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Short-term investments

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50

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Total debt

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5,018

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5,183

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5,657

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5,755

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Cash and cash equivalents—Our cash and cash equivalents are primarily invested in demand deposits, short-term time deposits and money market funds.  The carrying amount of our cash and cash equivalents represents the historical cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value because of the short maturities of the instruments.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents—Our restricted cash and cash equivalents, which are subject to restrictions due to collateral requirements, legislation, regulation or court order, are primarily invested in demand deposits and money market funds.  The carrying amount of our restricted cash and cash equivalents represents the historical cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value because of the short maturities of the instruments.

Short-term investments—We occasionally invest cash in short-term investments, such as time deposits, that do not qualify as cash equivalents because the original maturities extend beyond three months.  The carrying amount of such short-term investments, recorded in other current assets, represents the historical cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value because of the short maturities of the instruments.

Total debt—The carrying amount of our total debt represents the principal amount, together with unamortized discounts, premiums and issue costs.  The carrying amount and fair value of our total debt includes amounts related to our exchangeable bonds (see Note 7—Debt).  We estimated the fair value of our total debt using significant other observable inputs, representative of Level 2 fair value measurements, including the terms and credit spreads for the instruments and, with respect to our exchangeable bonds, the expected volatility of the market price for our shares.