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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
    The Company attempts to manage its transactional foreign exchange exposure by hedging foreign currency cash flow forecasts and commitments arising from the anticipated settlement of receivables and payables and from future purchases and sales. Where naturally offsetting currency positions do not occur, the Company hedges certain, but not all, of its exposures through the use of foreign currency contracts. The Company’s translation exposure resulting from translating the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries into United States dollars may be partially hedged from time to time. When practical, the translation impact is reduced by financing local operations with local borrowings.

    The Company uses floating rate and fixed rate debt to finance its operations. The floating rate debt obligations expose the Company to variability in interest payments due to changes in the EURIBOR, SOFR or other applicable benchmark interest rates. The Company believes it is prudent to limit the variability of a portion of its interest payments, and to meet that objective, the Company periodically enters into interest rate swaps to manage the interest rate risk associated with the Company’s borrowings. The Company designates interest rate contracts used to convert the interest rate exposure on a portion of the Company’s debt portfolio from a floating rate to a fixed rate as cash flow hedges, while those contracts converting the Company’s interest rate exposure from a fixed rate to a floating rate are designated as fair value hedges.

    To protect the value of the Company’s investment in foreign operations against adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company from time to time, may hedge a portion of the Company’s net investment in the foreign subsidiaries by using a cross currency swap or foreign currency denominated debt. The component of the gains and losses on the Company’s net investment in the designated foreign operations driven by changes in foreign exchange rates are economically offset by movements in the fair value of the cross currency swap contracts or foreign currency denominated debt.

    The Company is exposed to commodity risk from steel and other raw material purchases where a portion of the contractual purchase price is linked to a variable rate based on publicly available market data. From time to time, the Company enters into cash flow hedges to mitigate its exposure to variability in commodity prices.

    The Company’s senior management establishes the Company’s foreign currency and interest rate risk management policies. These policies are reviewed periodically by the Finance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The policies allow for the use of derivative instruments to hedge exposures to movements in foreign currency and interest rates. The Company’s policies prohibit the use of derivative instruments for speculative purposes.

    All derivatives are recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as either (1) a cash flow hedge of a forecasted transaction, (2) a fair value hedge of a recognized liability, (3) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation, or (4) a non-designated derivative instrument.

    The Company categorizes its derivative assets and liabilities into one of three levels based on the assumptions used in valuing the asset or liability. Refer to Note 21 for a discussion of the fair value hierarchy as per the guidance in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements”. The Company’s valuation techniques are designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
Counterparty Risk

    The Company regularly monitors the counterparty risk and credit ratings of all the counterparties to the derivative instruments. The Company believes that its exposures are appropriately diversified across counterparties and that these counterparties are creditworthy financial institutions. There have been no negative impacts to the Company from any non-performance of any counterparties.

Derivative Transactions Designated as Hedging Instruments

Cash Flow Hedges

Foreign Currency Contracts

    The Company uses cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The changes in the fair values of these cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently reclassified into “Cost of goods sold” during the period the sales and purchases are recognized. These amounts offset the effect of the changes in foreign currency rates on the related sale and purchase transactions.

    The Company designates certain foreign currency contracts as cash flow hedges of expected future sales and purchases. The total notional value of derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges was $356.7 million, $262.2 million and $364.8 million as of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Steel Commodity Contracts

    The Company designates certain steel commodity contracts as cash flow hedges of expected future purchases of steel. The Company did not have any derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges related to steel commodity contracts as of December 31, 2024. The total notional value of derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges was approximately $2.5 million and $0.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Interest Rate Risk

    The Company entered into treasury rate locks in early March 2024 to fix the interest rate for the 2034 Notes issued on March 21, 2024. The derivative position settled on March 28, 2024 with a cash settlement that offset changes in the benchmark treasury rate between the execution of the treasury rate lock and the debt pricing date for the 2034 Notes. This treasury rate lock was designated as a cash flow hedge and the gain at termination of $8.2 million was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss is reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the 2034 Notes through the maturity date.accumulated other comprehensive loss is reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the 2034 Notes through the maturity date.
    The following table summarizes the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the derivatives held by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in millions):

Before-Tax
Amount
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
After-Tax
Amount
Accumulated derivative net losses as of December 31, 2021$(0.5)$(0.1)$(0.4)
Net changes in fair value of derivatives
Foreign Currency Contracts:(15.0)(3.9)(11.1)
Commodity Contracts
(4.7)(1.2)(3.5)
Total
(19.7)(5.1)(14.6)
Net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income
Foreign Currency Contracts:14.5 3.9 10.6 
Commodity Contracts
4.7 1.2 3.5 
Total
19.2 5.1 14.1 
Accumulated derivative net losses as of December 31, 2022$(1.0)$(0.1)$(0.9)
Net changes in fair value of derivatives
Foreign Currency Contracts:(11.8)(2.7)(9.1)
Commodity Contracts
0.3 0.1 0.2 
Total(11.5)(2.6)(8.9)
Net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income
Foreign Currency Contracts:11.1 2.2 8.9 
Commodity Contracts
0.1 — 0.1 
Total11.2 2.2 9.0 
Accumulated derivative net losses as of December 31, 2023$(1.3)$(0.5)$(0.8)
Net changes in fair value of derivatives
Foreign currency contracts(1)
(1.2)1.2 (2.4)
Commodity contracts(2)
(0.3)— (0.3)
Treasury Rate Locks
8.2 2.1 6.1 
Total6.7 3.3 3.4 
Net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income
Foreign currency contracts(1)
6.7 0.3 6.4 
Commodity contracts(2)
0.3 — 0.3 
Treasury Rate Locks
(0.7)(0.3)(0.4)
Total6.3 — 6.3 
Accumulated derivative net gains as of December 31, 2024$11.7 $2.8 $8.9 
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(1)     The outstanding contracts as of December 31, 2024 range in maturity through December 2025.
(2)     As of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding contracts.

    As of December 31, 2024, approximately $2.0 million of realized derivative net losses, before taxes, remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to foreign currency contracts associated with inventory that had not yet been sold.
Net Investment Hedges

    The Company uses non-derivative and derivative instruments, to hedge a portion of its net investment in foreign operations against adverse movements in exchange rates. For instruments that are designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments are recorded in foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, to offset changes in the value of the net investments being hedged. When the net investment in foreign operations is sold or substantially liquidates, the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss are reclassified to earnings. To the extent foreign currency denominated debt is de-designated from a net investment hedge relationship, changes in the value of the foreign currency denominated debt are recorded in earnings through the maturity date.

    On January 29, 2021, the Company entered into a cross currency swap contract as a hedge of its net investment in foreign operations to offset foreign currency translation gains or losses on the net investment. The cross currency swap had an expiration date of January 29, 2028. At maturity of the cross currency swap contract, the Company was expected to deliver the notional amount of approximately €247.9 million (or approximately $257.3 million as of December 31, 2024) and receive $300.0 million from the counterparties. The Company receives quarterly interest payments from the counterparties based on a fixed interest rate until maturity of the cross currency swap. On November 4, 2024, the Company's existing cross currency swap contract was terminated and the Company delivered the notional amount of approximately $277.4 million and received $300.0 million from the counterparties, resulting in a gain of approximately $22.6 million that was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

    On November 4, 2024, the Company entered into new $600.0 million cross currency swap contracts comprising of $200.0 million tranche for three years tenor, $200 million tranche for five years tenor and $200.0 million tranche for seven years tenor. as a hedge of its net investment in foreign operations to offset foreign currency translation gains or losses on the net investment. The cross currency swap contracts have an expiration date of November 6, 2027, November 6, 2029 and November 6, 2031, respectively. At maturity of the cross currency swap contract, the Company is expected to deliver the notional amount of approximately €385.5 million (or approximately $400.1 million as of December 31, 2024) and 155.5 million Swiss francs (or approximately $171.9 million as of December 31, 2024), respectively, and receive $600.0 million from the counterparties. The Company receives quarterly interest payments from the counterparties based on a fixed interest rate until maturity of the cross currency swap.

    During 2023, the Company designated €150.0 million of its multi-currency revolving credit facility maturing in December 2027 as a hedge of its net investment in foreign operations to offset foreign currency translation gains or losses on the net investment. The Company recognized the change in fair value of the foreign currency denominated debt designated as a net investment hedge, a loss of $3.1 million, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss during the year ended December 31, 2023. This portion of the multi-currency revolving credit facility was repaid in December 2023.

    The following table summarizes the notional values of the instrument designated as a net investment hedge (in millions):

Notional Amount as of
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Cross currency swap contract$600.0 $300.0 
    The following table summarizes the after-tax impact of changes in the fair value of the instruments designated as net investment hedges (in millions):

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended
Cross currency swap contracts:
Before-Tax Amount
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
After-Tax Amount
December 31, 2024(4.1)(1.1)(3.0)
December 31, 2023(12.7)(3.3)(9.4)
December 31, 202220.5 5.3 15.2 

Derivative Transactions Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

    The Company enters into foreign currency contracts to economically hedge receivables and payables on the Company and its subsidiaries’ balance sheets that are denominated in foreign currencies other than the functional currency. These contracts were classified as non-designated derivative instruments. Gains and losses on such contracts are substantially offset by losses and gains on the remeasurement of the underlying asset or liability being hedged and are immediately recognized into earnings. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had outstanding foreign currency contracts with a notional amount of approximately $3,231.2 million and $3,125.1 million, respectively.

    The following table summarizes the results on net income of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (in millions):

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net Income for the Years Ended
Classification of
Gain (Loss)
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Foreign currency contractsOther expense, net$(49.3)$29.9 $(38.2)

    The table below sets forth the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2024 (in millions):

Asset Derivatives as of
December 31, 2024
Liability Derivatives as of
December 31, 2024
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contractsOther current assets$3.7 Other current liabilities$1.6 
Commodity contractsOther current assets— Other current liabilities— 
Cross currency swap contracts
Other noncurrent assets16.2 Other noncurrent liabilities— 
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts (1)
Other current assets26.1 Other current liabilities12.6 
Total derivative instruments$46.0 $14.2 
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(1)    The outstanding contracts as of December 31, 2024 range in maturity through February 2025.
    The table below sets forth the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2023 (in millions):

Asset Derivatives as of
December 31, 2023
Liability Derivatives as of
December 31, 2023
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contractsOther current assets$1.3 Other current liabilities$1.2 
Cross currency swap contractOther noncurrent assets20.3 Other noncurrent liabilities— 
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contractsOther current assets17.1 Other current liabilities12.8 
Total derivative instruments$38.7 $14.0