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DERIVATIVES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
DERIVATIVES
6. DERIVATIVES

We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to offset the earnings impact that foreign exchange rate fluctuations would otherwise have on certain monetary liabilities that are denominated in nonfunctional currencies.

Cash Flow Hedging Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges. The settlement of these derivatives results in reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings for the period in which the settlement of these instruments occur. The maximum period for which we hedge our cash flow using these instruments is 12 months. Accordingly, at March 31, 2017, all of our open foreign currency forward contracts had maturities of one year or less. The total notional value of our foreign currency exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges at March 31, 2017 was $46,500, and such contracts have varying terms expiring through December 2017.

The impact from foreign exchange derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges was as follows:

 

Quarters Ended March 31,

   2017     2016  

Loss recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss

   $     (423   $     (1,086

Gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings

   $ (243   $ (1,066

At March 31, 2017, we expected an estimated $176 pre-tax loss to be reclassified into earnings to reflect the fixed prices obtained from foreign exchange hedging within the next 12 months.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We have also entered into foreign currency forward contracts that are either not designated as hedges or did not qualify for hedge accounting. These derivative instruments were effective economic hedges for all of the periods presented. The fair value gains and losses on these contracts are recognized in earnings as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses. The total notional value of our foreign currency exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments at March 31, 2017 was $15,050, and such contracts have varying terms expiring through June 2017.

We recognized losses of $583 and $431 from foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments in our condensed consolidated unaudited statements of income for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments, which consist solely of foreign currency forward contracts, included in other current assets and accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our condensed consolidated unaudited balance sheets. See Note 7.

 

            Asset Derivatives          Liability Derivatives  
             March 31, 2017            December 31, 2016         March 31, 2017         December 31, 2016  

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

      $ 184        $ 227       $ 342       $ 35  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

                 14         514         4  
     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

      $ 184        $ 241       $ 856       $ 39