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Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

11.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:

For each foreign currency forward contract entered into in which the Company seeks to obtain cash flow hedge accounting treatment, the Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. This process includes linking all foreign currency forward contracts to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions and designating the foreign currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the foreign currency forward contracts that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The effective portion of these hedged items is reflected in Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. If it is determined that a foreign currency forward contract is not highly effective, or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the Company is required to discontinue hedge accounting with respect to that foreign currency forward contract prospectively.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the total notional amount of the foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was $15.3 million (CAD$19.5 million) and $6.1 million (CAD$7.9 million), respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's foreign currency forward contracts mature at various dates through May 2022 and are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all foreign currency forward contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, gains (losses) recognized in Net sales from foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments were $(0.6) million, $(0.1) million, and $0.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, unrealized pretax losses on outstanding foreign currency forward contracts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss was $(0.1) million, of which approximately $0 is expected to be reclassified to Net sales within the next twelve months as a result of underlying hedged transactions also being recorded in Net sales. See Note 17, “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” for additional quantitative information regarding foreign currency forward contract gains and losses.