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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract] |
Outstanding commodity forward contracts | The Company primarily utilizes commodity contracts with maturities of less than 12 months. The impact of such contracts is intended to offset the effect of price fluctuations on actual inventory purchases. Outstanding commodity forward contracts in place to hedge the Company’s projected commodity purchases were as follows:
As of March 31, 2014: |  |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 6/21/2013 | 10/1/2013 | $ 2,169 | 6/30/2014
Copper | 1/31/2014 | 2/1/2014 | $ 3,879 | 12/31/2014
Copper | 3/11/2014 | 4/1/2014 | $ 3,014 | 12/31/2014
As of December 31, 2013: |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 6/21/2013 | 10/1/2013 | $ 2,169 | 6/30/2014
As of March 31, 2013: |  |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 10/29/2012 | 1/1/2013 | $ 3,472 | 9/30/2013
Copper | 2/26/2013 | 3/1/2013 | $ 2,677 | 12/31/2013
Copper | 3/1/2013 | 3/1/2013 | $ 2,636 | 12/31/2013
Foreign currency contracts | As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the following foreign currency contracts were outstanding:
As of March 31, 2014:
Currency Denomination |  |  | Notional Amount
United States Dollar (USD) |  |  | 450
British Pound Sterling (GBP) |  | 3,000
As of December 31, 2013: |  |  |
Currency Denomination |  |  | Notional Amount
United States Dollar (USD) |  |  | 650
British Pound Sterling (GBP) |  | 4,000
Fair value of derivatives | The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivatives:
|  | March 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | (255 | ) |  | $ | 69 |
Foreign currency contracts |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | 56 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 1,236 |
Net derivatives asset |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 1,361 |
Impact of interest rate swaps and commodity contracts | The following presents the impact of interest rate swaps, commodity contracts and foreign currency contracts on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
|  | Amount of (loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, |  | Location of gain (loss) recognized in net income on ineffective portion of hedges |  | Amount of (loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into net income for the three months ended March 31, |  |  | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in net income on hedges (ineffective portion) for the three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | (500 | ) |  | $ | - |  | Interest expense |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |
Interest rate swaps (1) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  | Interest expense |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (1,002 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,206 |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (368 | ) |  | $ | (292 | )
(1) Amounts recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 relate to interest rate swap agreements outstanding as of May 30, 2012, the date the hedging relationships for these agreements were terminated

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