XML 27 R17.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.8.0.1
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Interest Rate Swaps
During the second quarter of 2016, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk on our then existing variable rate term loan. As a result of amending our senior credit agreement on December 19, 2017, these swaps (“Old Swaps”) no longer qualified for hedge accounting. On March 8, 2018, we extinguished the Old Swaps and entered into a new interest rate swap agreement (the “New Swaps”) to hedge the interest rate risk on the variable interest rate borrowings under our senior credit agreement. The New Swaps, which we have designated and are accounting for as cash flow hedges, have an initial notional amount of $260.0 and effective dates beginning in March 2019 with maturities through December 2021 and effectively convert a portion of the borrowings under our senior credit agreement to a fixed rate of 2.535%, plus the applicable margin. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate notional amounts of the New Swaps was $260.0 and the unrealized gain, net of tax, recorded in AOCI was $0.4. In addition, as of March 31, 2018, we recorded a long-term asset of $0.6 to recognize the fair value of the New Swaps. Changes in fair value for the New Swaps are reclassified into earnings as a component of interest expense, when the forecasted transaction impacts earnings.

Currency Forward Contracts and Currency Forward Embedded Derivatives
From time to time, we enter into forward contracts to manage the exposure on contracts with forecasted transactions denominated in non-functional currencies and to manage the risk of transaction gains and losses associated with assets/liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of certain subsidiaries (“FX forward contracts”). In addition, some of our contracts contain currency forward embedded derivatives (“FX embedded derivatives”), because the currency of exchange is not “clearly and closely” related to the functional currency of either party to the transaction. Certain of our FX forward contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. To the extent these derivatives are effective in offsetting the variability of the hedged cash flows, changes in the derivatives’ fair value are not included in current earnings, but are included in AOCI. These changes in fair value are reclassified into earnings as a component of revenues or cost of products sold, as applicable, when the forecasted transaction impacts earnings. In addition, if the forecasted transaction is no longer probable, the cumulative change in the derivatives’ fair value is recorded as a component of “Other income (expense), net” in the period in which the transaction is no longer considered probable of occurring. To the extent a previously designated hedging transaction is no longer an effective hedge, any ineffectiveness measured in the hedging relationship is recorded in earnings in the period in which it occurs.
We had FX forward contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $10.5 and $9.0 outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with all of the $10.5 scheduled to mature within one year. We also had FX embedded derivatives with an aggregate notional amount of $0.8 and $1.1 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with all of the $0.8 scheduled to mature within one year. There were no unrealized gains or losses recorded in AOCI related to FX forward contracts as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
The fair value of our FX forward contracts and FX embedded derivative instruments were not material in relation to our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Commodity Contracts
From time to time, we enter into commodity contracts to manage the exposure on forecasted purchases of commodity raw materials. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the outstanding notional amount of commodity contracts were 3.4 and 3.6 pounds of copper, respectively. We designate and account for these contracts as cash flow hedges and, to the extent these commodity contracts are effective in offsetting the variability of the forecasted purchases, the change in fair value is included in AOCI. We reclassify AOCI associated with our commodity contracts to cost of products sold when the forecasted transaction impacts earnings. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the fair value of these contracts were $0.2 (current liability) and $1.1 (current asset), respectively. The unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes, recorded in AOCI were $(0.1) and $0.8 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. We anticipate reclassifying the unrealized losses as of March 31, 2018 to earnings over the next 12 months.