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Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Foreign Currency [Abstract]  
Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure
Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure
Currency exchange rate fluctuations may impact Mattel's results of operations and cash flows. Mattel's currency transaction exposures include gains and losses realized on unhedged inventory purchases and unhedged receivables and payables balances that are denominated in a currency other than the applicable functional currency. Gains and losses on unhedged inventory purchases and other transactions associated with operating activities are recorded in the components of operating income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses on unhedged intercompany loans and advances are recorded as a component of other non-operating expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the currency exchange rate changes.  Inventory transactions denominated in the Euro, Mexican peso, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Russian ruble, and Brazilian real were the primary transactions that caused foreign currency transaction exposure for Mattel during the nine months ending September 30, 2019.
Currency transaction gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2019
 
September 30,
2018
 
September 30,
2019
 
September 30,
2018
 
(In thousands)
Operating income (loss)
$
1,316

 
$
(4,482
)
 
$
(1,782
)
 
$
(9,023
)
Other non-operating expense, net
(1,254
)
 
(1,568
)
 
(1,804
)
 
(535
)
Currency transaction gains (losses), net
$
62

 
$
(6,050
)
 
$
(3,586
)
 
$
(9,558
)