COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW | 2013 | FY | 3


Note 3—Fair Value Measurement
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The tables below present information at the end of 2013 and 2012, respectively, regarding the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy reflecting the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.
 
2013:
Level 1
 
Level 2
Money market mutual funds(1)
$
87

 
$
0

Investment in government and agency securities(2) 
0

 
1,263

Investment in corporate notes and bonds
0

 
9

Investment in asset and mortgage-backed securities
0

 
5

Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in asset position(3)
0

 
3

Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in (liability) position(3)
0

 
(3
)
Total
$
87

 
$
1,277

 
2012:
Level 1
 
Level 2
Money market mutual funds(1)
$
77

 
$
0

Investment in U.S. government and agency securities(2) 
0

 
794

Investment in corporate notes and bonds
0

 
54

Investment in FDIC-insured corporate bonds
0

 
35

Investment in asset and mortgage-backed securities
0

 
8

Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in asset position(3)
0

 
1

Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in (liability) position(3)
0

 
(3
)
Total
$
77

 
$
889

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(1)
Included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(2)
There were no securities included in cash and cash equivalents and $1,263 included in short-term investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the end of 2013. $12 and $782 included in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the end of 2012.
(3)
The asset and the liability values are included in deferred income taxes and other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 1 for additional information on derivative instruments.

At the end of 2013, the Company did not hold any Level 3 financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. At the end of 2012, the Company's holdings of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities were immaterial. There were no financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during 2013, and they were immaterial during 2012. There were no transfers in or out of Level 1, 2, or 3 during 2013 and 2012.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include held-to-maturity investments that are carried at amortized cost and are not remeasured to fair value on a recurring basis. There were no fair value adjustments to these financial assets during 2013 and 2012. See Note 4 for discussion on the fair value of long-term debt.
Nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include items such as long-lived assets that are measured at fair value resulting from an impairment, if deemed necessary. Fair value adjustments to these nonfinancial assets and liabilities during 2013 and 2012 were immaterial.

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