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1. 815-25Fair Value Hedges815 Derivatives and Hedging

   ASC 815-25 supplies the incremental accounting rules for fair value hedges that qualify under the designation criteria in ASC 815-20. The core mechanic (815-25-35-1) is that the gain or loss on the hedging instrument goes to current earnings, and the change in fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk adjusts the hedged item's carrying amount and also goes to current earnings, both presented in the same income statement line item as the hedged item's earnings effect; any mismatch therefore falls automatically into earnings. The Subtopic also governs basis adjustments and their amortization, portfolio layer method hedges of closed portfolios, interaction with impairment/credit loss rules, and mandatory or voluntary discontinuation of hedge accounting.