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Handbook: Derivatives and hedging

Handbooks | December 2024

Latest edition: Our in-depth guide on derivatives and hedge accounting, with our latest interpretations.

Using Q&As and examples, we provide interpretive guidance on derivatives and hedging. This December 2024 edition includes updates to reflect the cessation of LIBOR, removal of effective dates and transition for ASU 2017-02, and new and updated interpretations based on questions we experience in practice.  

Applicability

ASC 815

  • Companies that have derivative instruments
  • Companies that have hybrid instruments
  • Companies that apply hedge accounting

Key impacts

When the first comprehensive guidance on derivatives and hedge accounting was issued in 1998, the accounting requirements in this area were widely acknowledged as the most detailed and complex in US GAAP.

We have seen ongoing changes made to those requirements. For nearly 20 years, the changes added to the rules and complexity. Since then, the changes have been focused on reducing operational burden, expanding the circumstances in which hedge accounting is permissible and better reflecting risk management practices.

Our objective with this publication is to help you navigate this complex area.  We provide you with insights, examples and perspectives based on our years of experience – so you can understand the requirements and, when options are provided, decide which alternatives are right for you.

Report contents

  • Scope of ASC 815
  • Definition of a derivative
  • Accounting for derivatives
  • Embedded derivatives
  • General hedging requirements
  • Qualifying criteria and accounting for fair value hedges
  • Qualifying criteria and accounting for cash flow hedges
  • Hedging foreign currency exposures
  • Net investment hedges
  • Hedge effectiveness
  • Presentation
  • Private companies and entities that do not report earnings
  • Effective date and transition

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