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Derivatives and Hedging Activities
 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]  
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The Company’s results of operations could be materially impacted by significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. These risks and the management of these risks are discussed in greater detail below. In an effort to manage the exposure to these risks, the Company periodically enters into various derivative instruments. The Company’s accounting policies for these instruments are based on whether the instruments are designated as hedge or non-hedge instruments in accordance with US GAAP. The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments or the ineffective portions of cash flow hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings in other income and expense.

Foreign Currency Derivatives – The Company conducts a portion of its business internationally in a variety of foreign currencies. The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates arises from foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, and transactions arising from non-functional currency financing or trading activities. The Company’s objective is to preserve the economic value of non-functional currency-denominated cash flows. The Company attempts to hedge transaction exposures with natural offsets to the fullest extent possible and, once these opportunities have been exhausted, through forward contracts or other hedging instruments with third parties. These contracts will periodically hedge the exchange of various currencies, including the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Colombian peso, Chilean peso and Brazilian real. While the Company utilizes foreign exchange contracts to hedge foreign currency exposure, the Company's foreign exchange policy prohibits the use of derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

The Company had contracts outstanding for purposes of managing cash flows with notional amounts of $84.7 million and $62.5 million for the exchange of foreign currencies as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. To date, the Company has chosen not to designate these derivatives as hedging instruments, and accordingly, these instruments are adjusted to fair value through earnings in other income and expense. Summarized financial information related to these derivative contracts and changes in the underlying value of the foreign currency exposures are as follows:
 
Quarter ended
 
Nine months ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
Net foreign exchange derivative contract (gains) losses
$
(3,255
)
 
$
114

 
$
(6,741
)
 
$
2,511

Net foreign currency transactional and re-measurement (gains) losses
4,881

 
(57
)
 
9,347

 
(2,185
)
Net foreign currency (gains) losses
$
1,626

 
$
57

 
$
2,606

 
$
326



Net foreign exchange gains and losses consist of foreign currency transactional and functional currency re-measurements, offset by net foreign currency exchange contract gains and losses and are included in other income and expense. Foreign exchange gains and losses are generated as the result of fluctuations in the value of the British pound versus the euro, the U.S. dollar versus the euro, the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real and other currencies versus the U.S. dollar.

Cross Currency Swaps – Through the acquisition of Network1, the Company has borrowings denominated in foreign currencies that have primarily been hedged into the functional currency of the respective borrowing entity using cross currency swaps in order to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exposures and interest rate exposures on these borrowings. These swaps involve the exchange of principal and fixed interest receipts of U.S. dollar-denominated debt held by one of our Brazilian subsidiaries (Network1) for principal and variable interest payments in Brazilian reais. The impact of the changes in foreign exchange rates of the cross currency debt instruments are recognized as adjustments to other income and expense in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements. Interest rate differentials paid or received under the swap agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements, which totaled approximately $0.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The fair value of the swaps was a receivable of $0.7 million as of March 31, 2015 and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.









The Company used the following derivative instruments, located on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, for the risk management purposes detailed above:
 
As of March 31, 2015
 
Fair Value  of
Derivatives
Designated as Hedge
Instruments
 
Fair Value  of
Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedge
Instruments
 
(in thousands)
Derivative assets:(a)
 
 
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$
—

 
$
9

Cross currency swap agreements
$
—

 
$
651

Derivative liabilities:(b)
 
 
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$
—

 
$
571

(a)
All derivative assets are recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(b)
All derivative liabilities are recorded as accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.