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Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of balance sheet location and fair value of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | The following table presents the balance sheet location and fair value of our derivative instruments that were designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Asset Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | Other assets, net |  | $ | 451 |  |  | Other assets, net |  | $ | 413 |
|  |  | $ | 451 |  |  |  |  | $ | 413 |
Liability Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 14,056 |  |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 14,955 |
Interest rate swaps | Accrued liabilities |  | 751 |  |  | Accrued liabilities |  | 1,473 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Other non-current liabilities |  | 13,383 |  |  | Other non-current liabilities |  | 28,458 |
|  |  | $ | 28,190 |  |  |  |  | $ | 44,886 |
Schedule of balance sheet location and fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments | The following table presents the balance sheet location and fair value of our derivative instruments that were not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Liability Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 3,923 |  |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 6,763 |
Foreign exchange contracts | Other non-current liabilities |  | 6,808 |  |  | Other non-current liabilities |  | 11,251 |
|  |  | $ | 10,731 |  |  |  |  | $ | 18,014 |
Schedule of impact of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments on Accumulated OCI | The following tables present the impact that derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments had on our Accumulated OCI (net of tax) and our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands). We estimate that as of December 31, 2016, $9.6 million of losses in Accumulated OCI associated with our derivative instruments is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.
| Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative Instruments, Net of Tax (Effective Portion)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 9,397 |  |  | $ | 4,734 |  |  | $ | (22,170 | )
Interest rate swaps | 473 |  |  | (534 | ) |  | 70 |
| $ | 9,870 |  |  | $ | 4,200 |  |  | $ | (22,100 | )
Schedule of loss reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings |
| Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings |  | Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Effective Portion)
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign exchange contracts | Cost of sales |  | $ | (10,827 | ) |  | $ | (11,516 | ) |  | $ | (2,507 | )
Interest rate swaps | Net interest expense |  | (2,024 | ) |  | (2,143 | ) |  | (858 | )
|  |  | $ | (12,851 | ) |  | $ | (13,659 | ) |  | $ | (3,365 | )
Schedule of impact of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on consolidated statement of operations | The following table presents the impact that derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments had on our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
| Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instruments |  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instruments
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Foreign exchange contracts | Other income (expense), net |  | $ | 1,198 |  |  | $ | (18,014 | ) |  | $ | 7 |
|  |  | $ | 1,198 |  |  | $ | (18,014 | ) |  | $ | 7 |

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