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Note 4: Cash and Investments
Cash and investments at the end of each period were as follows:
Available-for-Sale Investments
Available-for-sale investments at the end of each period were as follows:
Government debt includes instruments such as non-U.S. government bonds and U.S. agency securities. Financial institution instruments include instruments issued or managed by financial institutions in various forms such as commercial paper, fixed and floating rate bonds, money market fund deposits, and time deposits. Substantially all time deposits were issued by institutions outside the U.S. as of June 27, 2015 and December 27, 2014.
For information on the unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into the consolidated condensed statements of income, see "Note 20: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)."
During the second quarter of 2015, we sold available-for-sale investments for proceeds of $66 million, none of which was related to sales of cash and cash equivalents ($594 million in the second quarter of 2014, of which $273 million related to sales of cash and cash equivalents). During the first six months of 2015, we sold available-for-sale investments for proceeds of $109 million, none of which was related to sales of cash and cash equivalents ($873 million in the first six months of 2014 of which $378 million related to sales of cash and cash equivalents). The gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale investments were $43 million in the second quarter of 2015 and $85 million in the first six months of 2015 ($69 million in the second quarter of 2014 and $136 million in the first six months of 2014).
The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt investments, by contractual maturity, as of June 27, 2015, were as follows:
Equity Method Investments
IM Flash Technologies, LLC
Micron Technology, Inc. (Micron) and Intel formed IM Flash Technologies, LLC (IMFT) in 2006 to manufacture NAND flash memory products for Micron and Intel. During 2012, we amended the operating agreement for IMFT and entered into agreements with Micron that modified our joint venture relationship.
The amended operating agreement extended the term of IMFT to 2024, unless earlier terminated under certain terms and conditions, and provides that IMFT may manufacture certain emerging memory technologies in addition to NAND flash memory. The amended agreement provides for certain buy-sell rights. Intel has the ability to cause Micron to buy our interest in IMFT. If we exercise this put right, Micron would set the closing date of the transaction within two years following such election and could elect to receive financing from us for one to two years. Subsequent to our put right, and commencing in January 2018, Micron has the right to call our interest in IMFT with the closing date to be effective within one year. Additionally, our agreements with Micron include a supply agreement for Micron to supply us with NAND flash memory products. These agreements also extend and expand our NAND joint development program with Micron to include emerging memory technologies.
As of June 27, 2015, we own a 49% interest in IMFT. The carrying value of our investment was $835 million as of June 27, 2015 ($713 million as of December 27, 2014) and is classified within other long-term assets.
IMFT is a variable interest entity. All costs of the IMFT joint venture will be passed on to Micron and Intel pursuant to our purchase agreements. Intel's portion of IMFT costs, primarily related to product purchases and production-related services, was approximately $105 million in the second quarter of 2015 and approximately $200 million in the first six months of 2015 (approximately $100 million in the second quarter of 2014 and approximately $205 million in the first six months of 2014). The amount due to IMFT for product purchases and services provided was approximately $65 million as of June 27, 2015 (approximately $60 million as of December 27, 2014).
IMFT depends on Micron and Intel for any additional cash needs. Our known maximum exposure to loss approximated the carrying value of our investment balance in IMFT, which was $835 million as of June 27, 2015. Except for the amount due to IMFT for product purchases and services, we did not have any additional liabilities recognized on our consolidated condensed balance sheets in connection with our interests in this joint venture as of June 27, 2015. Our potential future losses could be higher than the carrying amount of our investment, as Intel and Micron are liable for other future operating costs or obligations of IMFT. Future cash calls could also increase our investment balance and the related exposure to loss. In addition, because we are currently committed to purchasing 49% of IMFT’s production output and production-related services, we may be required to purchase products at a cost in excess of realizable value.
We have determined that we do not have the characteristics of a consolidating investor in the variable interest entity and, therefore, we account for our interest in IMFT using the equity method of accounting.
Cloudera, Inc.
During 2014, we invested in Cloudera, Inc. (Cloudera). Our fully-diluted ownership interest in Cloudera is 17% as of June 27, 2015. Our investment is accounted for under the equity and cost methods of accounting based on the rights associated with different securities we own, and is classified within other long-term assets. The carrying value of our equity method investment was $278 million and of our cost method investment was $454 million as of June 27, 2015 ($280 million for our equity method investment and $454 million for our cost method investment as of December 27, 2014).
Trading Assets
As of June 27, 2015 and December 27, 2014, substantially all of our trading assets were marketable debt instruments. Net gains related to trading assets still held at the reporting date were $48 million in the second quarter of 2015 and net losses were $85 million in the first six months of 2015 (net losses of $11 million in the second quarter of 2014 and net gains of $54 million in the first six months of 2014). Net losses on the related derivatives were $45 million in the second quarter of 2015 and net gains were $81 million in the first six months of 2015 (net gains of $9 million in the second quarter of 2014 and net losses of $56 million in the first six months of 2014).
Investment in Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd.
During 2014, we entered into a series of agreements with Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. (Tsinghua Unigroup), an operating subsidiary of Tsinghua Holdings Co. Ltd., to, among other things, jointly develop Intel® architecture- and communications-based solutions for smartphones. We have also agreed to invest up to 9.0 billion Chinese yuan (approximately $1.5 billion as of the date of the agreement) for a minority stake of approximately 20% of a holding company under Tsinghua Unigroup. Subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2015 and prior to the filing of this Form 10-Q, we invested approximately $1.0 billion to complete the first phase of the equity investment. Despite our 20% equity ownership, we have determined we will not have significant influence over the company and, therefore, we will account for our interest using the cost method of accounting. Subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, the second phase of the investment will require additional funding of approximately $500 million. This phase of the investment will allow us to maintain a 20% equity ownership.
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