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Derivatives
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives 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 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 Accumulated other comprehensive 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 values 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 Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings.

The Company also uses cross currency swap contracts to selectively hedge its exposure to foreign currency related changes in our net investments in certain foreign operations. We designate these cross currency swap contracts as net investment hedges. Changes in the fair value of these hedges are deferred within the foreign currency translation component of Accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings when the foreign investment is sold or substantially liquidated.

On June 30, 2021 the Company entered into pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps with a maturity date of December 31, 2027. The instruments hedge a portion of the Company’s debt facility through the Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, SWM will pay a fixed amount of interest each period in an amount equal to 0.974% and 1.4135% on notional amounts of $260 million and $140 million, respectively, and receive interest payments monthly in an amount equal to the One-Month USD-LIBOR rate on the notional amount. The notional amount will reduce throughout the term of the swap as follows:

June 30, 2021 - December 31, 2021     $400 million notional
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2024    $350 million notional
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2025    $300 million notional
December 31, 2025 - December 31,2026    $200 million notional
December 31, 2026 - December 31, 2027    $190 million notional

On September 11, 2019, the Company entered into a pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swap with a maturity date of January 31, 2027. The instrument is a hedge on a portion of the Company’s debt facility through the Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, SWM will pay a fixed amount of interest each period in an amount equal to 1.724% on a notional amount of $185 million and receive interest payments monthly in an amount equal to the One-Month USD-LIBOR rate on the notional amount. The notional amount will reduce throughout the term of the swap as follows:

September 13, 2019 - December 31, 2020    $185 million notional
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2021    $150 million notional
December 31, 2021 - January 31, 2027    $100 million notional

The terms of the interest rate swaps mirror the terms of the underlying debt, including timing of the payments and interest rates.
On October 24, 2018, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap with a major financial institution 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 $75 million swapped to €65.4 million at maturity. The Company will receive from our swap counterparty U.S. dollar interest at a fixed rate of 6.875% per annum and pay to our swap counterparty Euro interest at a fixed rate of 3.6725% per annum. The cross-currency swap will mature on October 1, 2021.

On January 29, 2019, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap with a major financial institution 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 $75 million swapped to €66.0 million at maturity. The Company will receive from our swap counterparty U.S. dollar interest at a fixed rate of 6.875% per annum and pay to our swap counterparty Euro interest at a fixed rate of 4.0525% per annum. The cross-currency swap will mature on October 1, 2021.

On September 11, 2019, the Company entered into a new pay-EUR, receive-USD cross-currency swap arrangement with a major financial institution having a maturity date of April 1, 2023. The terms of the cross-currency swap provide for an exchange of principal on a notional amount of $100 million swapped to €90.9 million at maturity. Under the terms of the new cross-currency swap, SWM will pay a fixed amount of Euro-denominated interest at a rate of 5.638% semiannually and receive USD denominated payments at a rate of 6.875% semiannually on the notional amount of the swap.

The following table presents the fair value of asset and liability derivatives and the respective condensed consolidated balance sheet locations at June 30, 2021 ($ in millions):
 
 Asset DerivativesLiability Derivatives
 Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:    
Foreign exchange contractsAccounts receivable, net$1.3 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $5.8 
Foreign exchange contractsOther assets— Other liabilities8.2 
Interest rate contractsAccounts receivable, net0.2 Other liabilities5.8 
Total derivatives designated as hedges 1.5  19.8 
Derivatives not designated as hedges:    
Foreign exchange contractsAccounts receivable, net— Accrued expenses and other current liabilities0.2 
Total derivatives not designated as hedges —  0.2 
Total derivatives $1.5  $20.0 
 
The following table presents the fair value of asset and liability derivatives and the respective condensed consolidated balance sheet locations at December 31, 2020 ($ in millions):
 
 Asset DerivativesLiability Derivatives
 Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:    
Foreign exchange contractsAccounts receivable, net$0.9 Accrued expenses $11.0 
Foreign exchange contractsOther assets— Other liabilities12.3 
Interest rate contractsAccounts receivable, net0.3 Accrued expenses— 
Interest rate contractsOther assets— Other liabilities7.8 
Total derivatives designated as hedges $1.2  $31.1 
Derivatives not designated as hedges:    
Foreign exchange contractsAccounts receivable, net— Accounts payable— 
Total derivatives not designated as hedges $—  $— 
Total derivatives $1.2  $31.1 

The following table provides the gross effect that derivative instruments designated in hedging relationships had on Accumulated other comprehensive loss and results of operations ($ in millions):
Derivatives Designated in Hedging RelationshipsUnrealized (Loss) Gain Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives, Net of TaxLocation of (Loss) Gain Reclassified
from AOCI
(Loss) Gain Reclassified
from AOCI
Three Months EndedSix Months EndedThree Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,June 30,June 30,
20212020202120202021202020212020
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedge
Foreign exchange contracts$0.7 $(0.8)$0.1 $(5.8)Net sales$(0.4)$(1.0)$(1.0)$(1.6)
Foreign exchange contracts(1.0)0.9 (0.1)1.4 Other income (expense), net(1.2)0.4 (0.6)1.0 
Interest rate contracts(2.1)(0.8)2.0 (9.0)Interest expense— — — — 
Derivatives designated as net investment hedge
Foreign exchange contracts(1.8)(5.4)5.2 6.6 Other income (expense), net— — — — 
Total$(4.2)$(6.1)$7.2 $(6.8)$(1.6)$(0.6)$(1.6)$(0.6)


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 three and six months ended June 30, 2021 or 2020, other than those related to the cross-currency swap, noted below.

The Company’s cross currency swaps were designated with terms based on the spot rate of the EUR. Future changes in the components related to the spot change on the notional will be recorded in OCI and remain there until the hedged subsidiaries are substantially liquidated. All coupon payments are recorded in earnings and the initial
value of excluded components currently recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as an unrealized translation adjustment are amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the swap. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, $1.0 million and $2.0 million was recognized in income as derivative amounts excluded from effectiveness testing as Interest expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, $2.1 million and $3.5 million was recognized in income as derivative amounts excluded from effectiveness testing as Interest expense.

The following table provides the effect that derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedging instruments had on net income ($ in millions):
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsLocation of Gain Recognized in IncomeAmount of Gain (loss) Recognized in Income
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
 June 30, 2021June 30, 2020June 30, 2021June 30, 2020
Foreign exchange contractsOther income (loss), net$6.3 $0.3 $(0.3)$0.5