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Financial Instruments And Risk Management (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Instruments and Hedges, Assets [Abstract] |
Gross Notional Amount Of Outstanding Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the gross notional amount of outstanding derivative instruments (in thousands):
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2016
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | $ | 390,500 |  |  | $ | 206,000 |  |  | $ | 204,000 |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts | 181,045 |  |  | 184,940 |  |  | 189,159 |
Balance Sheet Classification And Fair Value Of Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the balance sheet classification and fair value of derivative instruments (in thousands):
|  | Balance Sheet Classification |  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2016
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments in asset positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 1,930 |  |  | $ | 9,805 |  |  | $ | 1,880 |
Currency forward contracts |  | Other non-current assets |  | 509 |  |  | 1,969 |  |  | 344 |
Derivative instruments in liability positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Accrued liabilities |  | 10,152 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 3,295 |
Currency forward contracts |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | 3,048 |  |  | — |  |  | 559 |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments in asset positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 959 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | 99 |
Derivative instruments in liability positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency forward contracts |  | Accrued liabilities |  | 407 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 850 |
Statement of Operations Effect and Classification of Derivative Instruments | The following table presents the statement of operations effect and classification of derivative instruments (in thousands):
|  | Statement of Operations Classification |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Currency Forward and Option Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income or loss, net of tax |  | — |  | $ | (7,535 | ) |  | $ | (266 | ) |  | $ | (14,510 | ) |  | $ | (8,191 | )
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to income for the effective portion |  | Net sales |  | — |  |  | (46 | ) |  | 144 |  |  | 115 |
Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to income for the effective portion |  | Cost of sales |  | 1,549 |  |  | (784 | ) |  | 2,500 |  |  | 821 |
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to income as a result of cash flow hedge discontinuance |  | Cost of sales |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (81 | )
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income or loss to income as a result of cash flow hedge discontinuance |  | Other non-operating expense |  | (178 | ) |  | — |  |  | (178 | ) |  | — |
Gain (loss) recognized in income for amount excluded from effectiveness testing and for the ineffective portion |  | Net sales |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |
Gain recognized in income for amount excluded from effectiveness testing and for the ineffective portion |  | Cost of sales |  | 1,203 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 2,489 |  |  | 1,105 |
Derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss recognized in income |  | Other non-operating expense |  | (634 | ) |  | (444 | ) |  | (4,045 | ) |  | (3,885 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of derivative instruments (including nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) and other derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments of (a) the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance and (b) the location and fair value amounts of the instruments reported in the statement of financial position. + References No definition available. + Details
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