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Derivatives
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives

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Derivatives

The Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 in connection with certain transfers of cash between the U.S. and U.K. under the Company’s cash management and foreign currency risk management programs. Foreign currency forward contracts limit the economic risk of changes in the exchange rate between U.S. Dollars (“USD”) and British Pounds (“GBP”) associated with cash transfers.

In May 2016, the Company entered into multiple cross currency swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $650.0 million to manage foreign currency risk by effectively converting a portion of its fixed-rate USD-denominated senior notes, including the semi-annual interest payments thereunder, to fixed-rate GBP-denominated debt of £449.3 million. During the term of the swap agreements, the Company will receive semi-annual interest payments in USD from the counterparties at fixed interest rates, and the Company will make semi-annual interest payments in GBP to the counterparties at fixed interest rates. The interest payments under the cross-currency swap agreements result in £24.7 million of annual cash flows from the Company’s U.K. business being converted to $35.8 million (at a 1.45 exchange rate).

The Company has designated the cross currency swap agreements and forward contracts entered into during 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 as qualifying hedging instruments and is accounting for these as net investment hedges. The fair value of these derivatives at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $73.0 million and $60.5 million, respectively, are recorded as derivative instrument assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The gains and losses resulting from fair value adjustments to the cross currency swap agreements are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss as the swaps are effective in hedging the designated risk. Cash flows related to the cross currency swap derivatives are included in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.