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Derivatives
6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives
Derivatives

The Company’s operations are exposed to market risks relating to commodity prices that affect the Company’s cost of raw materials, finished product prices and energy costs and the risk of changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company makes limited use of derivative instruments to manage cash flow risks related to natural gas usage, diesel fuel usage, inventory, forecasted sales and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not use derivative
instruments for trading purposes.  Natural gas swaps and options are entered into with the intent of managing the overall cost of natural gas usage by reducing the potential impact of seasonal weather demands on natural gas that increases natural gas prices.  Heating oil swaps and options are entered into with the intent of managing the overall cost of diesel fuel usage by reducing the potential impact of seasonal weather demands on diesel fuel that increases diesel fuel prices.  Soybean meal options are entered into with the intent of managing the impact of changing prices for poultry meal sales. Corn options and future contracts are entered into with the intent of managing U.S. forecasted sales of bakery by-products (“BBP”) by reducing the impact of changing prices.  Foreign currency forward contracts are entered into to mitigate the foreign exchange rate risk for transactions designated in a currency other than the local functional currency. At June 29, 2019, the Company had corn option contracts and foreign exchange forward and option contracts outstanding that qualified and were designated for hedge accounting as well as corn forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts that did not qualify and were not designated for hedge accounting.

Entities are required to report all derivative instruments in the statement of financial position at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, if so, on the reason for holding the instrument. If certain conditions are met, entities may elect to designate a derivative instrument as a hedge of exposures to changes in fair value, cash flows or foreign currencies. If the hedged exposure is a cash flow exposure, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported initially as a component of other comprehensive income (outside of earnings) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. Any amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness are reported in earnings immediately. If the derivative instrument is not designated as a hedge, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

In the first six months of fiscal 2019, the Company entered into corn option contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade that are designated as cash flow hedges. Under the terms of the corn option contracts, the Company hedged a portion of its U.S. forecasted sales of BBP into the second quarter of fiscal 2020. As of June 29, 2019, some of the contracts have been settled while the remaining contract positions and activity are not significant to the Company. At June 29, 2019, the aggregate fair value of these corn option contracts was approximately $0.1 million. As of December 29, 2018 there were no outstanding amounts. These amounts are included in other current assets on the balance sheet, with an offset recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company may enter into corn option contracts in the future from time to time.

In fiscal 2018 and the first six months of fiscal 2019, the Company entered into foreign exchange forward and option contracts that are considered cash flow hedges. Under the terms of the foreign exchange contracts, the Company hedged a portion of its forecasted collagen sales in currencies other than the functional currency through the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. At June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the aggregate fair value of these foreign exchange contracts was approximately $5.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The June 29, 2019 amounts are included in other current assets, accrued expense, other assets and noncurrent liabilities on the balance sheet, with an offset recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The December 29, 2018 amounts are included in other current assets, accrued expense and noncurrent liabilities on the balance sheet, with an offset recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

As of June 29, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding forward and option contract amounts that were entered into to hedge foreign currency transactions in currencies other than the functional currency and forecasted transactions in currencies other than the functional currency (in thousands):

Functional Currency
 
Contract Currency
Type
Amount
 
Type
Amount
Brazilian real
30,685

 
Euro
6,824

Brazilian real
1,116,681

 
U.S. dollar
316,673

Euro
59,848

 
U.S. dollar
68,213

Euro
21,080

 
Polish zloty
90,280

Euro
5,146

 
Japanese yen
640,000

Euro
32,821

 
Chinese renminbi
256,486

Euro
13,542

 
Australian dollar
21,850

Euro
4,280

 
British pound
3,789

Polish zloty
17,722

 
Euro
4,159

British pound
316

 
Euro
353

British pound
60

 
U.S. dollar
76

Japanese yen
217,385

 
U.S. dollar
1,999

U.S. dollar
1,037

 
Japanese yen
111,000

U.S. dollar
1,677

 
Euro
1,500



The Company estimates the amount that will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 29, 2019 into earnings over the next 12 months will be approximately $0.8 million. As of June 29, 2019, no amounts have been reclassified into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges.

The table below summarizes the effect of derivatives not designated as hedges on the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 (in thousands):

 
 
 
 
Loss or (Gain) Recognized in Income on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
Location
 
June 29, 2019
June 30, 2018
June 29, 2019
June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange
 
Foreign currency loss
 
$
(335
)
$
(3,481
)
$
1,536

$
(1,827
)
Foreign exchange
 
Net sales
 
(234
)

62


Foreign exchange
 
Cost of sales and operating expenses
 
151


(94
)

Foreign exchange
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
 
(351
)
2,506

522

2,995

Corn options and futures
 
Net sales
 
(612
)
763

(262
)
454

Corn options and futures
 
Cost of sales and operating expenses
 
1,516

(818
)
643

(306
)
Heating Oil swaps and options
 
Cost of sales and operating expenses
 


(506
)

Total
 
 
 
$
135

$
(1,030
)
$
1,901

$
1,316



At June 29, 2019, the Company had forward purchase agreements in place for purchases of approximately $37.8 million of natural gas and diesel fuel.  These forward purchase agreements have no net settlement provisions and the Company intends to take physical delivery of the underlying product.  Accordingly, the forward purchase agreements are not subject to the requirements of fair value accounting because they qualify and the Company has elected to account for these as normal purchases as defined in the FASB authoritative guidance.