DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s international operations are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates due to transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. Most of the Company’s revenue and cost of materials are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, a significant amount of the Company’s operating expenses are denominated in local currencies, primarily in Singapore.

The foreign currency exposure of our operating expenses is generally hedged with foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company’s foreign exchange risk management programs include using foreign exchange forward contracts with cash flow hedge accounting designation to hedge exposures to the variability in the U.S. dollar equivalent of forecasted non-U.S. dollar-denominated operating expenses. These instruments generally mature within twelve months. For these derivatives, we report the after-tax gain or loss from the effective portion of the hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and we reclassify it into earnings in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects earnings and in the same line item on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations as the impact of the hedged transaction.

The fair value of derivative instruments on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018 was as follows:



	As of
(in thousands)	December 29, 2018				September 29, 2018
	Notional Amount		Fair Value (Liability) Derivatives⁽¹⁾		Notional Amount		Fair Value (Liability) Derivatives⁽¹⁾
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts ⁽²⁾	$	32,540	(278	)	$	43,095	$	(1,071	)
Total derivatives	$	32,540	(278	)	$	43,095	$	(1,071	)


(1)	The fair value of derivative liabilities is measured using level 2 fair value inputs and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.


(2)	Hedged amounts expected to be recognized to income within the next twelve months.

The effects of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 are as follows:



(in thousands)	Three months ended
	December 29, 2018			December 30, 2017
Foreign exchange forward contract in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net (loss)/gain recognized in OCI, net of tax⁽¹⁾	$	(72	)	$	489
Net (loss)/gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax⁽²⁾	$	(865	)	$	1,046


(1)	Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).


(2)	Effective portion classified as selling, general and administrative expense.