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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. The following table provides information about assets and liabilities not carried at fair value and excludes finance leases, equity securities without readily determinable fair value and non-financial assets and liabilities. Substantially all of these assets are considered to be Level 3 and the vast majority of our liabilities’ fair value are considered Level 2.
June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Carrying
amount
(net)
Estimated
fair value
Carrying
amount
(net)
Estimated
fair value
AssetsLoans and other receivables$2,071 $1,977 $2,110 $2,055 
LiabilitiesBorrowings (Note 10)19,673 18,949 20,525 20,218 
Investment contracts (Note 12)1,451 1,507 1,535 1,616 

Assets and liabilities that are reflected in the accompanying financial statements at fair value are not included in the above disclosures; such items include cash and equivalents, investment securities and derivative financial instruments.

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING. Our policy requires that derivatives are used solely for managing risks and not for speculative purposes. We use derivatives to manage currency risks related to foreign exchange, and interest rate and currency risk between financial assets and liabilities, and certain equity investments and commodity prices.

We use cash flow hedges primarily to reduce or eliminate the effects of foreign exchange rate changes, net investment hedges to hedge investments in foreign operations as well as fair value hedges to hedge the effects of interest rate and currency changes on debt we issued. We also use derivatives not designated as hedges from an accounting standpoint (and therefore we do not apply hedge accounting to the relationship) but otherwise serve the same economic purpose as other hedging arrangements. We use economic hedges when we have exposures to currency exchange risk for which we are unable to meet the requirements for hedge accounting or when changes in the carrying amount of the hedged item are already recorded in earnings in the same period as the derivative making hedge accounting unnecessary. Even though the derivative is an effective economic hedge, there may be a net effect on earnings in each period due to differences in the timing of earnings recognition between the derivative and the hedged item.

FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVESJune 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Gross NotionalAll other current assetsAll other current liabilitiesGross NotionalAll other current assetsAll other current liabilities
Qualifying currency exchange contracts
$1,287 $15 $12 $1,613 $26 $22 
Non-qualifying currency exchange contracts and other(a)6,842 208 17 16,277 245 56 
Gross derivatives$8,129 $223 $29 $17,890 $271 $78 
Netting and credit adjustments$(13)$(13)$(28)$(26)
Net derivatives recognized in statement of financial position$210 $16 $243 $53 
(a) Gains and (losses) included in our statement of earnings (loss) are $40 million and $46 million for the three months and $62 million and $179 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily in SG&A, driven by hedges of deferred incentive compensation.

FAIR VALUE HEDGES. All the fair value hedges were terminated in 2022 due to exposure management actions. The cumulative net gains of hedging adjustments $1,101 million and $1,162 million on discontinued hedges were included primarily in long-term borrowings of $8,551 and $9,253 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and will continue to amortize into interest expense until the borrowings mature.

CASH FLOW HEDGES AND NET INVESTMENT HEDGES
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on DerivativesAmount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Net Income
Three months and six months ended June 30Three months and six months ended June 30
20242023202420232024202320242023
Cash flow hedges(a)$(14)$19 $(21)$38 $5 $17 $12 $18 
Net investment hedges(b)68 (68)150 (133)— — — — 
(a) Primarily currency exchange contracts, and recognized in Costs of Equipment or Services Sold in the Statement of Earnings (Loss).
(b) The carrying value of foreign currency debt designated as net investment hedges was $4,588 million and $4,726 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK. Our exposures to counterparties (including accrued interest) was $210 million and $241 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Counterparties' exposures to our derivative liability (including accrued interest), was $16 million and $53 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.