Derivatives

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk on its variable-rate debt. To manage these risks, the Company utilizes a variety of practices including, where considered appropriate, derivative instruments. The Company has no derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes or any derivatives with credit risk-related contingent features. All derivative instruments used by the Company are either exchange traded or are entered into with major financial institutions in order to reduce credit risk and risk of nonperformance by third parties. The fair values of the Company's derivative instruments are determined using observable inputs and are considered Level 2 assets or liabilities.

The Company utilizes currency forward, swap and, to a lesser extent, option contracts to selectively hedge its exposure to foreign currency risk when it is practical and economical to do so. The use of these contracts minimizes transactional exposure to exchange rate changes. We designate certain of our foreign currency hedges as cash flow hedges. Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. For foreign exchange contracts not designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the contracts' fair value are recorded to net income each period.

The Company selectively hedges its exposure to interest rate increases on variable-rate, long-term debt when it is practical and economical to do so. Changes in the fair value of interest rate contracts considered cash flow hedges are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings.

On January 20, 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction with a major financial institution for a three-year term on a notional amount of $315 million. The interest rate swap is intended to manage the Company's interest rate risk by fixing the interest rate on a portion of the Company's debt currently outstanding under its credit facility that was previously subject to a floating interest rate equal to 1-month LIBOR plus a credit spread. The swap provides for the Company to pay a fixed rate of 1.65% per annum in addition to the credit spread on such portion of its outstanding debt in exchange for receiving a variable interest rate based on 1-month LIBOR.

On January 20, 2017, the Company also entered into a three-year cross-currency swap with a major financial institution N.A. designated as a hedge of a portion of the Company's net investment in certain Euro-denominated subsidiaries. The terms of the cross-currency swap provide for an exchange of principal on a notional amount of $100 million swapped to €93.7 million at maturity. The Company will receive from our swap counterparty U.S. dollar interest at a fixed rate of 1.65% per annum and pay to our swap counterparty Euro interest at a fixed rate of -0.18% per annum.

The following table presents the fair value of asset and liability derivatives and the respective balance sheet locations at December 31, 2017 ($ in millions):



	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts	Accounts receivable	$	4.7	Accrued expenses	$	0.2
Foreign exchange contracts	Other assets	—		Other liabilities	14.2
Interest rate contracts	Other assets	2.0		Other liabilities	—
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	6.7		$	14.4

Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts	Accounts receivable	$	0.1	Accounts payable	$	—
Total derivatives not designated as hedges		0.1			—
Total derivatives		$	6.8		$	14.4

The following table presents the fair value of asset and liability derivatives and the respective balance sheet locations at December 31, 2016 ($ in millions):



	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts	Accounts receivable	$	1.0	Accrued expenses	$	1.8
Foreign exchange contracts	Other assets	1.9		Other liabilities	—
Interest rate contracts	Other assets	—		Other liabilities	0.4
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	2.9		$	2.2

The following table provides the gross effect that derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships had on accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), or AOCI, and results of operations ($ in millions):



Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax for the Year Ended December 31,								Loss Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax
	2017		2016			2015			2017			2016			2015
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1.6	$	13.3		$	(24.4	)	$	0.9		$	(5.9	)	$	(11.1	)
Interest rate contracts	0.4		(0.1		)	(0.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.6		)	(0.5		)
Total	$	2.0	$	13.2		$	(24.9	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(6.5	)	$	(11.6	)

The Company's designated derivative instruments are highly effective. As such, related to the hedge ineffectiveness or amounts excluded from hedge effectiveness testing, there were no gains or losses recognized immediately in income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 or 2015.

The following table provides the effect derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments had on net income ($ in millions):



Derivatives Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Other Income / Expense
	2017		2016		2015
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	2.7		1.0		(1.5		)
Total	$	2.7	$	1.0	$	(1.5	)