Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The company utilizes fair value measurement guidance prescribed by accounting standards to value its financial instruments. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows:

Level One: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level Two: Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level Three: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying values of financial instruments, including Trade receivables, other receivables and Accounts payable, approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities. The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt of $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, was based on current interest rates for similar types of borrowings and is in Level Two of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair values may not represent actual values of the financial instruments that could be realized as of the balance sheet date or that will be realized in the future.

A summary of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each fair value hierarchy level for the periods presented is as follows:



	December 31, 2015
	Level One		Level Two		Level Three		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	22,516	$	—	$	—	$	22,516
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges	—		988		—		988
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges	—		664		—		664
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges	—		1,554		—		1,554
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges	—		338		—		338
Deferred compensation plans	—		4,000		—		4,000
	$	22,516	$	7,544	$	—	$	30,060

Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges	$	—	$	6,368	$	—	$	6,368
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges	—		969		—		969
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges	—		322		—		322
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges	—		128		—		128
Deferred compensation plans	—		4,000		—		4,000
	$	—	$	11,787	$	—	$	11,787



	December 31, 2014
	Level One		Level Two		Level Three		Total
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	23,143	$	—	$	—	$	23,143
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges	—		4,524		—		4,524
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges	—		1,007		—		1,007
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges	—		1,980		—		1,980
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges	—		478		—		478
Deferred compensation plans	—		2,941		—		2,941
	$	23,143	$	10,930	$	—	$	34,073

Liabilities:
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges	$	—	$	7,163	$	—	$	7,163
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges	—		2,793		—		2,793
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges	—		695		—		695
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges	—		661		—		661
Deferred compensation plans	—		2,941		—		2,941
	$	—	$	14,253	$	—	$	14,253

There were no transfers in or out of Level One, Two or Three during the year ended December 31, 2015.

Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash equivalents consist of investments in interest-bearing deposit accounts and money market mutual funds which are valued based on quoted market prices. The fair value of these investments approximate cost due to their short-term maturities and the high credit quality of the issuers of the underlying securities.

Derivatives

The Company periodically enters into foreign currency, interest rate swap and commodity derivative contracts. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Foreign currency contracts are used to manage exchange rate fluctuations. Commodity futures contracts are used to manage costs of raw materials used in the Company’s production processes.

There were no changes during the periods presented in the Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset and liability fair values on a recurring basis.

Foreign Currency Contracts.

Foreign currency contracts are measured using broker quotations or observable market transactions in either listed or over-the-counter markets. The Company primarily uses foreign currency contracts to mitigate the risk associated with customer forward sale agreements denominated in currencies other than the applicable local currency, and to match costs and expected revenues where production facilities have a different currency than the selling currency.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had foreign currency contracts with the following notional values:



	December 31,
	2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Foreign currency contracts sold - not designated as hedges	$	119,653	$	124,838
Foreign currency contracts sold - designated as hedges	206,366		250,743
Foreign currency contracts purchased - not designated as hedges	41,480		36,080
Foreign currency contracts purchased - designated as hedges	62,794		53,944
Total foreign currency derivatives	$	430,293	$	465,605

The Company recognized the following in its Consolidated Financial Statements related to its derivative instruments:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
	(In thousands)
Contracts Designated as Hedges:
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to customer sales contracts:
Unrealized (loss) gain	$	(2,350	)	$	(4,706	)	$	3,801
Realized (loss) gain	(512		)	(5,776		)	654
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to supplier purchase contracts:
Unrealized (loss) gain	(1,173		)	(1,719		)	397
Realized gain (loss)	756			3,386			(298		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on net investment hedges⁽¹⁾	14,537			39,374			(14,261		)
Contracts Not Designated in a Hedge Relationship:
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to customer sales contracts:
Unrealized gain (loss)	2,260			(1,389		)	(762		)
Realized (loss) gain	(5,644		)	(4,342		)	1,112
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to supplier purchases contracts:
Unrealized gain (loss)	393			(1,304		)	1,687
Realized gain	1,165			1,355			1,359

⁽¹⁾ The unrealized gain (loss) on net investment hedges is attributable to the change in valuation of Euro denominated debt.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable. Concentrations of credit risk are considered to exist when there are amounts collectible from multiple counterparties with similar characteristics, which could cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers prior to delivery or commencement of services and normally does not require collateral. Letters of credit are occasionally required when the Company deems necessary. Customers purchasing from our operations in China represented 20% and 18% of the Company’s Accounts receivable, net as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.