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Derivative Financial Instruments
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Financial Instruments  
Derivative Financial Instruments

 

9.              Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company uses certain interest rate derivative contracts to hedge interest rate exposures on the Company’s variable rate debt. The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce the risk that its cash flows and earnings will be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company’s hedging program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes.

 

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The Company records changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of the derivatives that have been designated as accounting hedges in the accompanying consolidated statements of income as cost of revenue, interest expense, net, or to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges to fix the variable interest rates on portions of the Company’s debt. The Company also uses foreign currency options designated as cash flow hedges to hedge forecasted revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company initially reports any gain on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Depending on the type of cash flow hedge, the gain is subsequently reclassified to either interest expense, net when the interest expense on the variable rate debt is recognized, or to cost of sales when the hedged revenues are recorded. If the hedged transaction becomes probable of not occurring, any gain or loss related to interest rate swap agreements or foreign currency options would be recognized in other income (expense). Further, the Company excludes the change in the time value of the foreign currency options from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The Company records the premium paid or time value of an option on the date of purchase as an asset. Thereafter, the Company recognizes any change to this time value in cost of sales.

 

At December 31, 2012, the effective portion of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges before tax effect was $5.4 million, of which $2.9 million is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense, net within the next 12 months. At December 31, 2012, the effective portion of the Company’s foreign currency options designated as cash flow hedges before tax effect, were immaterial.

 

As of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, the notional principal, fixed rates and related expiration dates of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements were as follows:

 

Notional Amount
(in millions)

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Expiration
Date

 

$

250.0

 

0.95

%

September 2015

 

200.0

 

0.68

%

December 2014

 

150.0

 

0.55

%

December 2013

 

 

The notional principal of foreign currency options to purchase British Pounds (GBP) with Brazilian Reais (BRL) was BRL 4.5 million and BRL 16.4 million (or approximately $2.2 million and $8.1 million) at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively. These foreign exchange contracts have maturities of 24 months or less.

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts, which are not designated as accounting hedges, to hedge intercompany transactions and other monetary assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary. Gains and losses on these contracts are recognized in cost of sales for those instruments related to the provision of our services or general and administrative expenses, along with the offsetting losses and gains of the related hedged items. The notional principal of foreign currency forward contracts to purchase U.S. dollars with foreign currencies was $126.3 million and $60.1 million at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively. The notional principal of foreign currency forward contracts to sell U.S. dollars for foreign currencies was $58.2 million and $110.2 million at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively. The notional principal of foreign currency forward contracts to purchase GBP with BRL was BRL 21.3 million and BRL 9.7 million (or approximately $10.4 million and $4.9 million) at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

Other Derivatives

 

Other derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments consist of option contracts that the Company uses to hedge anticipated transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary. The Company recognizes gains and losses on these contracts as well as the offsetting losses and gains of the related hedged item costs in cost of sales. The Company records the premium paid or time value of an option on the date of purchase as an asset. Thereafter, the Company recognizes any change to this time value in cost of sales. The notional principal of option contracts to sell U.S. dollars for foreign currencies was $17.3 million at September 30, 2012 and no such option contracts were outstanding at December 31, 2012.

 

The fair values of our outstanding derivative instruments were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Derivative
Instruments as of

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Dec 31,
2012

 

Sep 30,
2012

 

Derivative assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency options

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

0.1

 

$

0.1

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

—

 

0.1

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

0.2

 

0.4

 

Total

 

 

 

$

0.3

 

$

0.6

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$

2.9

 

$

2.9

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

2.5

 

3.2

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

1.5

 

0.6

 

Total

 

 

 

$

6.9

 

$

6.7

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships on income and other comprehensive income is summarized below (in millions):

 

 

 

Increase in Losses
Recognized in Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
on Derivatives Before Tax
Effect (Effective Portion)
Three Months Ended Dec 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

—

 

$

(0.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

Losses Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss into
Income (Effective Portion)
Three Months Ended Dec 31,

 

 

 

Location

 

2012

 

2011

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Interest expense, net

 

$

(0.7

)

$

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

Losses Recognized in
Income on Derivatives
(Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing and
Ineffective Portion)(1)
Three Months Ended Dec 31,

 

 

 

Location

 

2012

 

2011

 

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency options

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

(0.1

)

$

—

 

 

 

(1)   Losses related to the ineffective portion of the hedges were not material in all periods presented.

 

The gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss from the Company’s foreign currency options was immaterial for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and the Company had no foreign currency options outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2011. There were no losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income from the foreign currency options in any of the years presented. Additionally, there were no losses recognized in income due to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing from the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

 

The effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on income is summarized below (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Gains / (Losses) Recognized
in Income on Derivatives
(Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing and
Ineffective Portion) (1)
Three Months Ended Dec 31,

 

 

 

Location

 

2012

 

2011

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

General and administrative expenses

 

$

(1.0

)

$

1.5

 

Option contracts

 

Cost of revenue

 

(0.1

)

—

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1.1

)

$

1.5

 

 

 

(1)   Losses related to the ineffective portion of the hedges were not material in all periods presented.