FORD MOTOR CO | 2013 | FY | 3


REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

AutoAlliance International, Inc. (“AAI”) is a 50/50 joint venture between Ford and Mazda Motor Corporation (“Mazda”) that operates an automobile assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. On September 1, 2012, we granted to Mazda a put option to sell and received a call option to purchase from Mazda the 50% equity interest in AAI that is held by Mazda (“the Option”). The Option is exercisable at a price of $339 million and is recorded as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the mezzanine section of our balance sheet. Mazda’s share in AAI is redeemable by Ford or Mazda for a three-year period commencing on September 1, 2015. The following table summarizes the change in our redeemable noncontrolling interest for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
 
2013
 
2012
Beginning balance (a)
$
322

 
$
319

Accretion to the redemption value of noncontrolling interest (recognized in Interest expense)
9

 
3

Ending balance
$
331

 
$
322


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(a) The 2012 beginning balance reflects the fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest at September 1, 2012, the date of the AAI consolidation. See Note 23 for additional information.

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