| Asset |
|
Valuation
Guideline |
| Marketable
securities |
|
fair
values |
| Receivables |
|
present
values of amounts to be received determined at
appropriate current interest rates, less
allowances for uncollectibility
and collection costs, if necessary |
| Inventories |
Finished
goods and merchandise
|
|
estimated
selling prices less the sum of (a) costs of disposal
and (b) a reasonable profit allowance for the
selling effort of the acquiring entity |
Work
in process
|
|
estimated
selling prices of finished goods less the sum
of a) costs to complete, (b) costs of
disposal, and (c) a
reasonable profit allowance for the
completing and selling effort of the acquiring
entity based on profit for
similar finished goods |
Raw
materials
|
|
current
replacement costs |
| Plant
and equipment |
To
be used
|
|
current
replacement cost for similar capacity unless the
expected future use of the assets indicates
a lower value to
the acquiring entity |
To
be sold
|
|
fair
value less cost to sell |
| Intangible
assets that meet the criteria in paragraph 39 |
|
estimated
fair values |
| Other
assets |
|
appraised
values |
Land
|
|
appraised
values |
Natural
resources
|
|
appraised
values |
Nonmarketable
securities
|
|
appraised
values |
| Accounts
and notes payable, long-term debt, and other
claims payable |
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
| A
liability for the projected benefit obligation in
excess of plan assets or an asset for plan assets
in excess of the projected benefit obligation of a
single-employer defined benefit pension plan |
|
amounts
determined in accordance with paragraph 74 of
FASB Statement No. 87, Employers’
Accounting for Pensions |
| A
liability for the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of
plan assets or an asset for the fair value of the
plan assets in excess of the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation of a
single-employer defined benefit postretirement
plan |
|
amounts
determined in accordance with paragraphs 86–88
of FASB Statement No. 106,
Employers’ Accounting
for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions |
| Liabilities
and accruals |
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
Accruals
for warranties
|
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
Deferred
compensation
|
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
Vacation
pay
|
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
| Other
liabilities and commitments |
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
Unfavorable
leases
|
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
Contracts
|
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
| Commitments
and plant closing expense incident to the
acquisition |
|
present
values of amounts to be paid determined at
appropriate current interest rates |
| Preacquisition
contingencies |
|
amounts
determined in accordance with paragraph 40 of
this Statement (Opinion 16, paragraph 88). |