Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Financial Instruments (Tables)

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Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Financial Instruments  
Summary Of Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments are summarized as follows:
Type of financial instrument
September 30, 2011
 
December 31,
2010

 
amounts in millions
Liabilities
 
 
 
Borrowed shares(1)
$
1,076

 
1,219

Other
9

 
11

 
1,085

 
1,230

Less current portion
(1,085
)

(1,222
)
 
$

 
8

___________________________

(1)
The market values of borrowed shares are as follows:

 
September 30, 2011
 
December 31,
2010

 
amounts in millions
Time Warner
$
91

 
97

Time Warner Cable
48

 
50

Sprint(a)
83

 
221

Motorola Solutions(b)
311

 
471

Motorola Mobility(b)
245

 

CenturyLink(a)
62

 
165

Priceline
234

 
208

Other
2

 
7

 
$
1,076

 
1,219

____________________
(a)
In January 2011, the Company unwound a portion of the borrowed share position with respect to approximately 25 million Sprint shares and 2 million CenturyLink shares through the delivery of such shares to the counterparty. The asset associated with these AFS securities ($115 million and $74 million, respectively) was retired as well as the liability ($115 million and $74 million, respectively).
(b)
As discussed in note 6, Motorola Inc. separated into two companies effective January 4, 2011 through a stock distribution and reverse stock split.

Realized And Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Financial Instruments
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Financial Instruments
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments are comprised of changes in the fair value of the following:

 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
amounts in millions
Non-strategic Securities(1)
$
(337
)
 
392

 
48

 
422

Borrowed shares(1)
72

 
(244
)
 
(46
)
 
(183
)
    Net change from Non-strategic securities(1)
(265
)
 
148

 
2

 
239

Exchangeable senior debentures

 
(76
)
 
(85
)
 
(82
)
Equity collars

 

 

 
(2
)
Other
8

 
(2
)
 
2

 
(31
)
 
$
(257
)
 
70

 
(81
)
 
124

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(1)
As described above, gains and (losses) on borrowed shares completely offset the gains and (losses) on the same Non-strategic Securities owned by the Company.