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Owens Corning

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 14, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 14, 2024

OC$127.02+4.7%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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4. Derivative financial instruments

  1. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company is exposed to, among other risks, the impact of changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates in the normal course of business. The Company’s risk management program is designed to manage the exposure and volatility arising from these risks, and utilizes derivative financial instruments to offset a portion of these risks. The Company uses derivative financial instruments only to the extent necessary to hedge identified business risks, and does not enter into such transactions for trading purposes.

The Company generally does not require collateral or other security with counterparties to these financial instruments and is therefore subject to credit risk in the event of nonperformance; however, the Company monitors credit risk and currently does not anticipate nonperformance by other parties. Contracts with counterparties generally contain right of offset provisions. These provisions effectively reduce the Company’s exposure to credit risk in situations where the Company has gain and loss positions outstanding with a single counterparty. It is the Company’s policy to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets the amounts recognized for derivative instruments with any cash collateral arising from derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any amounts on deposit with any of its counterparties, nor did any of its counterparties have any amounts on deposit with the Company.

Derivative Fair Values

Our derivatives consist of natural gas forward swaps, cross-currency swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts and U.S. treasury rate lock agreements, all of which are over-the-counter and not traded through an exchange. The Company uses widely accepted valuation tools to determine fair value, such as discounting cash flows to calculate a present value for the derivatives. The models use Level 2 inputs, which are observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Examples include forward curves and other commonly quoted observable transactions and prices. The fair value of our derivatives and hedging instruments are all classified as Level 2 investments within the three-tier hierarchy.

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  1. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

The following table presents the fair value of derivatives and hedging instruments and the respective location on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

Fair Value at
LocationDecember 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Derivative assets designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow hedges:
Natural gas forward swapsOther current assets$—$2
Derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow hedges:
Natural gas forward swapsOther current liabilities$15$32
Derivative assets not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contractsOther current assets$1$1
Derivative liabilities not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contractsOther current liabilities$1$2

Consolidated Statements of Earnings Activity

The following table presents the impact and respective location of derivative activities on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in millions):

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Location202320222021
Derivative activity designated as hedging instruments:
Natural gas cash flow hedges:
Amount of loss (gain) reclassified from AOCI (as defined below) into earnings (a)Cost of sales$52$(52)$(15)
Cross-currency swap net investment hedges:
Amount of gain recognized in earnings on derivative amounts excluded from effectiveness testingInterest expense, net$—$(1)$(5)
Derivative activity not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency:
Amount of loss (gain) recognized in earnings (b)Other expense (income), net$10$(29)$(41)
Treasury interest rate lock:
Amount of gain recognized in earningsOther expense (income), net$—$(6)$—

(a)Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Deficit) (“AOCI”)

(b)Losses (gains) related to foreign currency derivatives were substantially offset by net revaluation impacts on foreign currency denominated balance sheet exposures, which were also recorded in Other expense (income), net. Please refer to the “Other Derivatives” section below for additional detail.

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  1. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings Activity

The following table presents the impact of derivative activities on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (in millions):

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Comprehensive Earnings
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Hedging TypeDerivative Financial Instrument20232022
Net investment hedgeCross-currency swaps$—$5
Cash flow hedgeNatural gas forward swaps$15$(40)
Cash flow hedgeTreasury interest rate lock$—$20

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company uses a combination of derivative financial instruments, which qualify as cash flow hedges, and physical contracts to manage forecasted exposure to electricity and natural gas prices. As of December 31, 2023, the notional amounts of these natural gas forward swaps were 7 million MMBTu (or MMBTu equivalent based on U.S. and European indices), compared with the notional amounts of 8 million MMBTu at December 31, 2022. The Company has designated these natural gas forward swaps as cash flow hedges, with the last hedge maturing no later than March 2025. A net unrecognized loss of $15 million related to these natural gas forward swaps was included in AOCI as of December 31, 2023, $15 million of which is expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

In 2020, the Company entered into a $175 million forward U.S. Treasury rate lock agreement to manage the U.S. Treasury portion of its interest rate risk associated with the anticipated issuance of certain 10-year fixed rate senior notes. The Company designated this outstanding forward U.S. Treasury rate lock agreement, which expired on December 15, 2022, as a cash flow hedge. The locked fixed rate of this agreement was 0.994%. In September 2022, a gain of $6 million was recognized as a result of a change in the forecasted issuance of certain senior notes. In December 2022, the Company received cash of $37 million upon the settlement of the rate lock agreement, of which $31 million will be amortized as a component of interest expense upon the future issuance of senior notes. This unrecognized gain of $31 million was included in AOCI as of December 31, 2023.

Net Investment Hedges

The Company has translation exposure resulting from translating the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries into U.S. Dollars, which is recognized in Currency translation adjustment (a component of AOCI). In the second quarter of 2022, the Company terminated the remaining cross-currency forward contracts related to the hedged portions of the net investment in foreign subsidiaries, resulting in cash proceeds of $11 million.

Other Derivatives

The Company uses forward currency exchange contracts to manage existing exposures to foreign exchange risk related to assets and liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had notional amounts of $183 million for non-designated derivative financial instruments related to foreign currency exposures in U.S. Dollars primarily related to the Brazilian Real, Indian Rupee, Chinese Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar, South Korean Won, and the European Euro. In addition, the Company had notional amounts of $45 million for non-designated derivative financial instruments related to foreign currency exposures in European Euro primarily related to the Polish Złoty, British Pound Sterling, and the U.S. Dollar.

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