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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments Used to Manage Currency Exchange and Interest Rate Risk | The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage its currency exchange rate risk and its interest rate risk as summarized below. Notional amounts are stated in United States dollar equivalents at spot exchange rates at the respective dates. The Company does not enter into these arrangements for trading or speculation purposes.
| Notional Amount
| December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| (in millions)
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | $ | 1,378.2 |  |  | $ | 979.8 |
Cross currency swap contracts | 300.0 |  |  | — |
Schedule of Location and Fair Value Amounts of Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments reported in the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
|  |  | Fair Value
| Balance Sheet Location |  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets |  | $ | 29.1 |  |  | $ | 4.9 |
Cross currency swap contracts | Other assets |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Accrued and other liabilities |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 24.8 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Effect of Master-Netting Agreements and Rights of Offset, Assets | The following table presents the effect of master-netting agreements and rights of offset on the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |
|  |  | Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |
December 31, 2018 | Gross Amounts |  | Financial Instruments |  | Cash Collateral Received |  | Net Amount
Derivative Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 29.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29.1 |  |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25.5 |
Cross currency swap contracts | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.8 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | (3.7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.2 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 24.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24.8 |  |  | $ | (3.7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21.1 |
Schedule of Effect of Master-Netting Agreements and Rights of Offset, Liabilities | The following table presents the effect of master-netting agreements and rights of offset on the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |
|  |  | Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |
December 31, 2018 | Gross Amounts |  | Financial Instruments |  | Cash Collateral Received |  | Net Amount
Derivative Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 29.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29.1 |  |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25.5 |
Cross currency swap contracts | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.8 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | (3.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.6 |
December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | (3.7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.2 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 24.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24.8 |  |  | $ | (3.7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21.1 |
Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments | The following tables present the effect of derivative and non-derivative hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
| Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in millions) |  |  |  | (in millions)
Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | 35.9 |  |  | $ | (43.5 | ) |  | Cost of sales |  | $ | (17.3 | ) |  | $ | 7.6 |
|  |  |  |  | Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | (1.1 | )
|  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Net investment hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency swap contracts |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Interest expense |  | $ | 3.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency denominated debt |  | $ | 6.8 |  |  | $ | (35.5 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
In June 2018, the Company repaid and dedesignated its €370.0 million of outstanding long-term debt which had been previously designated as a net investment hedge, and concurrently entered into cross currency swap contracts, which were designated as a net investment hedge. The cross currency swaps have an expiration date of June 15, 2028. At maturity of the cross currency swap contracts, the Company will deliver the notional amount of €257.2 million and will receive $300.0 million from the counterparties. The Company will receive semi-annual interest payments from the counterparties based on a fixed interest rate until maturity of the agreements.
|  |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (a)
| Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative |
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  |  | (in millions)
Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap agreements | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (1.2 | )
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(a) | The gains and losses on the interest rate swap agreements were fully offset by the changes in the fair value of the fixed-rate debt being hedged. In December 2017, the interest rate swap was settled at a loss of $0.7 million, which was amortized to interest expense over the remaining life of the debt.
|  |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
| Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative |
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  |  | (in millions)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Other (income) expense, net |  | $ | 9.7 |  |  | $ | (11.5 | ) |  | $ | 8.6 |
Disclosure of Fair Value Hedging Instruments and Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements Of Financial Performance And Financial Position, Location | The following table presents the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on the consolidated statements of operations:
| Location and Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
| Cost of sales |  | Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  | Interest expense |  | Other (Income) Expense, net
Total amounts of income and expense line items shown in the consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded | $ | (939.4 | ) |  | $ | (1,088.5 | ) |  | $ | (29.9 | ) |  | $ | 4.0 |
The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedged items | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings based on an amortization approach | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income | $ | (17.3 | ) |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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