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Derivatives
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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During the third quarter of 2021, Federated Hermes entered into a foreign currency forward transaction in order to hedge against foreign exchange rate fluctuations associated with the payment for the 2021 Acquisition of HFML Noncontrolling Interest. The forward was not designated as a hedging instrument for accounting purposes. The forward transaction settled in the third quarter of 2021 and Federated Hermes recorded $1.3 million of expense in Nonoperating Income (Expenses) - Other, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a result of the change in fair value of this derivative.
HFML, a British Pound Sterling-denominated majority-owned subsidiary of Federated Hermes, enters into foreign currency forward transactions in order to hedge against foreign exchange rate fluctuations in the U.S. Dollar. None of the forwards have been designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. As of September 30, 2021, this subsidiary held foreign currency forward derivative instruments with a combined notional amount of £67.6 million and expiration dates ranging from December 2021 through June 2022. Federated Hermes recorded $2.1 million in Other Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represented the fair value of these derivative instruments as of September 30, 2021.
As of December 31, 2020, HFML held foreign currency forward derivative instruments with a combined notional amount of £47.3 million and expiration dates ranging from March 2021 through September 2021. Federated Hermes recorded $5.1 million in Receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represented the fair value of these derivative instruments as of December 31, 2020.