Derivative Financial Instruments

As part of our risk management strategy, we use derivative instruments to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Refer to Note 1, Note 13, and Note 14 for additional disclosures on our derivative instruments.

The fair values of our derivative instruments are determined using the income approach and significant other observable inputs (also known as Level 2). We have used observable market inputs based on the type of derivative and the nature of the underlying instrument. The key inputs include interest rate yield curves (swap rates and futures) and foreign exchange spot and forward rates, all of which are available in an active market. We have utilized the mid-market pricing convention for these inputs. We include, as a discount to the derivative asset, the effect of our counterparty credit risk based on current published credit default swap rates when the net fair value of our derivative instruments is in a net asset position. We consider our own nonperformance risk when the net fair value of our derivative instruments is in a net liability position by discounting our derivative liabilities to reflect the potential credit risk to our counterparty through applying a current market indicative credit spread to all cash flows.

The fair values of our derivative instruments were as follows:



		Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
		(in thousands)
Asset Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20
Interest rate swap contracts	Other long-term assets	$	162	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other current assets	36		41
Total asset derivatives		$	198	$	41

Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20
Interest rate swap contracts	Other current liabilities	$	1,474	$	1,557
Interest rate swap contracts	Other long-term obligations	—		474
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other current liabilities	252		145
Total liability derivatives		$	1,726	$	2,176

OCI during the reporting periods for our derivative and nonderivative hedging instruments, net of tax, was as follows:



	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Net unrealized loss on hedging instruments at January 1,	$	(15,636	)	$	(16,069	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments	(344		)	94
Realized losses reclassified into net income (loss)	788			170
Net unrealized loss on hedging instruments at September 30,	$	(15,192	)	$	(15,805	)

Included in the net unrealized loss on hedging instruments at September 30, 2014 and 2013 is a loss of $14.4 million, net of tax, related to our nonderivative net investment hedge, which terminated in 2011. This loss on our net investment hedge will remain in accumulated OCI until such time when earnings are impacted by a sale or liquidation of the associated foreign operation.

A summary of the potential effect of netting arrangements on our financial position related to the offsetting of our recognized derivative assets and liabilities under master netting arrangements or similar agreements is as follows:



Offsetting of Derivative Assets
			Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Derivative Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
	(in thousands)
September 30, 2014	$	198	$	(198	)	$	—	$	—

December 31, 2013	$	41	$	(40	)	$	—	$	1



Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
			Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Derivative Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount
	(in thousands)
September 30, 2014	$	1,726	$	(198	)	$	—	$	1,528

December 31, 2013	$	2,176	$	(40	)	$	—	$	2,136

Our derivative assets and liabilities consist of foreign exchange forward and interest rate swap contracts with eight counterparties at September 30, 2014 and seven counterparties at December 31, 2013. No derivative asset or liability balance with any of our counterparties was individually significant at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013. Our derivative contracts with each of these counterparties exist under agreements that provide for the net settlement of all contracts through a single payment in a single currency in the event of default. We have no pledges of cash collateral against our obligations nor have we received pledges of cash collateral from our counterparties under the associated derivative contracts.

Cash Flow Hedges

As a result of our floating rate debt, we are exposed to variability in our cash flows from changes in the applicable interest rate index. We enter into swaps to achieve a fixed rate of interest on the hedged portion of debt in order to increase our ability to forecast interest expense. The objective of these swaps is to reduce the variability of cash flows from increases in the LIBOR-based borrowing rates on our floating rate credit facility. The swaps do not protect us from changes to the applicable margin under our credit facility.

In May 2012, we entered into six forward starting pay-fixed, receive one-month LIBOR interest rate swaps. The interest rate swaps convert $200 million of our LIBOR-based debt from a floating LIBOR interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 1.00% (excluding the applicable margin on the debt) and are effective from July 31, 2013 to August 8, 2016. These cash flow hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk through the term of the hedge. Consequently, effective changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded as a component of OCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. The amounts paid or received on the hedges are recognized as adjustments to interest expense. The amount of net losses expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months is $1.5 million. At September 30, 2014, our LIBOR-based debt balance was $310.0 million.

We will continue to monitor and assess our interest rate risk and may institute additional interest rate swaps or other derivative instruments to manage such risk in the future.

The before-tax effect of our cash flow derivative instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30 were as follows:



Derivatives in ASC 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)						Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)							Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
Derivatives in ASC 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships							Location	Amount						Location	Amount
	2014			2013				2014			2013				2014		2013
	(in thousands)							(in thousands)							(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate swap contracts	$	217		$	(1,021	)	Interest expense	$	(431	)	$	(274	)	Interest expense	$	—	$	—

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(556	)	$	223		Interest expense	$	(1,276	)	$	(274	)	Interest expense	$	—	$	—

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Relationships

We are exposed to foreign exchange risk when we enter into non-functional currency transactions, both intercompany and third-party. At each period-end, non-functional currency monetary assets and liabilities are revalued with the change recorded to other income and expense. We enter into monthly foreign exchange forward contracts (a total of 390 contracts were entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2014), which are not designated for hedge accounting, but rather with the intent to reduce earnings volatility associated with certain of these non-functional currency assets and liabilities. The notional amounts of the contracts ranged from $86,000 to $19.3 million, offsetting our exposures to the euro, South African rand, Saudi riyal, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan renminbi, and various other currencies.

The effect of our foreign exchange forward derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30 was as follows:



Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instrument under ASC 815-20	Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives in Other Income (Expense)
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013		2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Foreign exchange forward contracts	$	(2,458	)	$	882	$	(4,389	)	$	125