Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CASH AND INVESTMENTS

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CASH AND INVESTMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
CASH AND INVESTMENTS

NOTE 4. CASH AND INVESTMENTS

The following is a summary of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in millions):

 

     Cost      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

June 30, 2011

          

Current marketable securities:

          

U.S. government and agency debt securities

   $ 164       $ 1       $ —        $ 165   

Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities

     228         3         (1     230   

Corporate debt securities

     466         5         —          471   

U.S. state and local municipal debt securities

     17         —           —          17   

Other debt and equity securities

     63         —           —          63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

   $ 938       $ 9       $ (1   $ 946   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Cost      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

December 31, 2010

          

Current marketable securities:

          

U.S. government and agency debt securities

   $ 207       $ 1       $ (2   $ 206   

Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities

     220         3         (1     222   

Corporate debt securities

     179         5         (1 )     183   

U.S. state and local municipal debt securities

     33         —           —          33   

Other debt and equity securities

     62         5         —          67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current marketable securities

     701         14         (4     711   

Non-current marketable securities:

          

Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities

     79         2         (2     79   

U.S. state and local municipal debt securities

     49         2         (6     45   

Common equity securities

     20         14         —          34   

Preferred equity securities

     16         1         (3     14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-current marketable securities

     164         19         (11     172   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

   $ 865       $ 33       $ (15   $ 883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Auction Rate Securities

During first quarter 2011, we sold all remaining investments in auction rate securities, which had been classified as non-current marketable securities as of December 31, 2010. We realized $12 million in gains on the sales of our auction rate securities, preferred equity securities and an S&P 500 index fund in the first quarter of 2011.

Investment Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

We have concluded that no other-than-temporary impairment losses existed as of June 30, 2011. In making this determination, we considered the financial condition and prospects of the issuers, the magnitude of the losses compared with the investments’ cost, the length of time the investments have been in an unrealized loss position, the probability that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the securities, the credit rating of the securities and our ability and intent to hold these investments until the anticipated recovery in market value occurs.

During the second quarter of 2010, we recorded impairment losses on certain asset-backed auction rate securities. The impairment charge resulted from provisions that allow the issuers of the securities to subordinate our holdings to newly issued debt or to tender for the securities at less than their par value. These securities, which had a cost basis of $128 million, were written down to their fair value of $107 million as of June 30, 2010, as an other-than-temporary impairment. The $21 million total impairment charge during the second quarter was recorded in investment income (loss) on the statement of consolidated income.

Maturity Information

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of marketable securities at June 30, 2011, by contractual maturity, are shown below (in millions). Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.

 

     Cost      Estimated
Fair Value
 

Due in one year or less

   $ 331       $ 331   

Due after one year through three years

     225         228   

Due after three years through five years

     57         58   

Due after five years

     324         328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     937         945   

Equity securities

     1         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 938       $ 946   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Investments and Restricted Cash

We had $286 million of restricted cash related to our self-insurance requirements, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, which is reported in “Non-Current Investments and Restricted Cash” on the consolidated balance sheets.

At June 30, 2011 we held an $18 million investment in a variable life insurance policy to fund benefits for the UPS Excess Coordinating Benefit Plan. This investment is classified as “Non-Current Investments and Restricted Cash” in the consolidated balance sheets with the quarterly change in investment value recognized in the statements of consolidated income.

Fair Value Measurements

Marketable securities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active exchange-traded equity securities and equity index funds, and most U.S. Government debt securities, as these securities all have quoted prices in active markets. Marketable securities utilizing Level 2 inputs include non-auction rate asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and municipal bonds. These securities are valued using market corroborated pricing, matrix pricing or other models that utilize observable inputs such as yield curves.

We classified our auction rate securities portfolio as utilizing Level 3 inputs, as their valuation required substantial judgment and estimation of factors that were not observable in the market due to the lack of trading in the securities. These securities were valued as of December 31, 2010 considering several factors, including the credit quality of the securities, the rate of interest received since the failed auctions began, the yields of securities similar to the underlying auction rate securities and the input of broker-dealers in these securities.

We maintain holdings in certain investment partnerships that are measured at fair value utilizing Level 3 inputs (classified as “other investments” in the tables below, and as “Other Non-Current Assets” in the consolidated balance sheets). These partnership holdings do not have any quoted prices, nor can they be valued using inputs based on observable market data. These investments are valued internally using a discounted cash flow model based on each partnership’s financial statements and cash flow projections.

The following table presents information about our investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value (in millions).

 

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance as of
June  30,
2011
 

June 30, 2011

           

Marketable Securities:

           

U.S. government and agency debt securities

   $ 165       $ —         $ —         $ 165   

Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities

     —           230         —           230   

Corporate debt securities

     —           471         —           471   

U.S. state and local municipal debt securities

     —           17         —           17   

Other debt and equity securities

     5         58         —           63   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

     170         776         —           946   

Other investments

     18         —           240         258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 188       $ 776       $ 240       $ 1,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance as of
December  31,
2010
 

December 31, 2010

           

Marketable Securities:

           

U.S. government and agency debt securities

   $ 206       $ —         $ —         $ 206   

Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities

     —           222         79         301   

Corporate debt securities

     —           183         —           183   

U.S. state and local municipal debt securities

     —           33         45         78   

Other debt and equity securities

     41         60         14         115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total marketable securities

     247         498         138         883   

Other investments

     —           —           267         267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 247       $ 498       $ 405       $ 1,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the changes in the above Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis for the three months ended June 30, 2011 (in millions).

 

     Marketable
Securities
     Other
Investments
    Total  

Balance on April 1, 2011

   $ —         $ 254      $ 254   

Transfers into (out of) Level 3

     —           —          —     

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses):

       

Included in earnings (in investment income)

     —           (14     (14

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (pre-tax)

     —           —          —     

Purchases

     —           —          —     

Sales

     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on June 30, 2011

   $ —         $ 240      $ 240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table presents the changes in the above Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (in millions).

 

     Marketable
Securities
    Other
Investments
    Total  

Balance on January 1, 2011

   $ 138      $ 267      $ 405   

Transfers into (out of) Level 3

     —          —          —     

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses):

      

Included in earnings (in investment income)

     —          (27     (27

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (pre-tax)

     —          —          —     

Purchases

     —          —          —     

Sales

     (138     —          (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on June 30, 2011

   $ —        $ 240      $ 240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no transfers of investments between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.