13 Other current and non-current liabilities
Other current liabilities, amounting to €61 million (€51 million at 31 December 2014), and other non-current liabilities, amounting to €319 million (€276 million at 31 December 2014), break down as follows:
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31.12.2014 |
30.06.2015 |
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(€ million) |
Current |
Non- current |
Total |
Current |
Non- current |
Total |
Liabilities from regulated activities |
43 |
137 |
180 |
45 |
159 |
204 |
Market value of derivative financial instruments |
1 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
Other liabilities: |
7 |
130 |
137 |
15 |
153 |
168 |
- Prepaid revenue and income |
7 |
24 |
31 |
15 |
19 |
34 |
- Prepaid contributions for connecting to the transportation network |
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3 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
- Other |
|
103 |
103 |
|
131 |
131 |
|
51 |
276 |
327 |
61 |
319 |
380 |
Liabilities from regulated activities, amounting to €204 million (€180 million at 31 December 2014), relate to:
- the transportation segment (€160 million) due to the natural gas transportation revenue invoiced in excess of the restriction established by the Regulator and penalties charged to users who exceeded the committed capacity; this amount is to be returned through tariff adjustments pursuant to Resolution 166/05 of the Authority. The current and non-current portions amount to €19 million and €141 million respectively;
- the storage segment (€44 million) due to payments for balancing and stock replenishment, to be returned to service users pursuant to Resolution 50/06 of the Authority. The current and non-current portions amount to €26 million and €17 million respectively.
The market value of derivatives outstanding at 30 June 2015 is as follows:
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(€ million) |
Current |
Non- current |
Total |
Current |
Non- current |
Total |
Assets |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
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1 |
Fair value hedging derivatives: |
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- Fair value interest rate hedging derivatives |
1 |
5 |
6 |
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- Accrued income from derivatives |
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1 |
|
1 |
Liabilities |
(1) |
(9) |
(10) |
(1) |
(7) |
(8) |
Cash flow hedging derivatives: |
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- Fair value exchange rate hedging derivatives |
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(9) |
(9) |
(1) |
(4) |
(5) |
- Accrued expenses on derivatives |
(1) |
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(1) |
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Fair value hedging derivatives: |
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- Fair value interest rate hedging derivatives |
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(3) |
(3) |
The liabilities arising from the market-value measurement of cash flow hedging derivatives (-€5 million) refer to a cross-currency swap (CCS) entered into in 2013. The CCS is used to hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate in relation to a ¥10 billion long-term bond issue. The CCS has converted the fixed-rate, foreign-currency liability into an equivalent liability in euros with a fixed annual rate of 2.717%.
The liabilities arising from the market-value measurement of fair value hedge derivatives (-€3 million) refer to an interest rate swap (IRS) entered into in 2014. The IRS is used to hedge against fluctuations in the fair value of a fixed-rate liability arising from a €500 million long-term bond issue. The IRS has converted the fixed-rate liability into an equivalent floating-rate liability benchmarked to the 12-month Euribor +0.5645%.
The assets (+€1 million) relate to the interest income maturing on 30 June 2015 on the IRS.
The fair value of hedging derivatives and their classification as a current or non-current asset/liability have been determined using generally accepted financial measurement models and market parameters at the end of the half-year.
The other liabilities (€168 million; €137 million at 31 December 2014) essentially comprises:
- prepaid revenue and income (€34 million) relating mainly to the current and non-current portion of the prepaid fee for the concession to use fibre-optic cables given to a telecommunications operator (€2 million and €13 million respectively);
- other liabilities (€131 million) relating mainly to: (i) the higher quantities of fuel gas allocated by users of the transportation service in previous years pursuant to Resolution ARG/gas 184/09 compared with the quantities actually used in those years, which will be equalised by reducing the quantities allocated by users (€70 million); and (ii) security deposits paid by users of the balancing service pursuant to Resolution ARG/gas 45/11 (€53 million).