Company: PLDGP
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-021272
Chunk: 223

Company: Prologis, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 223
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 program, on a regular basis. We only enter into transactions that we believe will be highly effective at offsetting the underlying risk. Our use of derivatives involves the risk that counterparties may default on a derivative contract; therefore we: (i) establish exposure limits for each counterparty to minimize this risk and provide counterparty diversification; (ii) contract with counterparties that have long-term credit ratings of single-A or better; (iii) enter into master agreements that generally allow for netting of certain exposures; thereby significantly reducing the actual loss that would be incurred should a counterparty fail to perform its contractual obligations; and (iv) set minimum credit standards that become more stringent as the duration of the derivative financial instrument increases. Based on these factors, we consider the risk of counterparty default to be minimal. Designated Derivatives. We may choose to designate our derivative financial instruments, generally foreign currency contracts to hedge our net investment in foreign operations or generally interest rate contracts to hedge future interest payments on variable debt and anticipated fixed-rate debt issuances. At inception of the transaction, we formally designate and document the derivative financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, the risk management objective and the strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction. We formally assess both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, the effectiveness of our hedging transactions. Due to the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instruments and the underlying exposures hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative financial instruments will generally be offset by changes in the cash flows or fair values of the underlying exposures being hedged. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as net investment hedges of our foreign operations or cash flow hedges are recorded in AOCI/L. For net investment hedges, these amounts offset the translation adjustments on the underlying net assets of our foreign investments and are recorded in AOCI/L. This includes debt issued in a currency that is not the same functional currency of the borrowing entity that we may designate as a nonderivative net investment hedge. We compare the net equity available from our foreign investments first to the derivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedges followed by any nonderivative net investment hedges. If the total notional amount of the derivative and nonderivative financial instruments exceeds the net equity available, that excess portion is considered unhedged and the translation of that excess portion is recognized in Foreign Currency, Derivative and Other Gains (Losses) and Other Income (Expense), Net.  For cash flow h