Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
NOTE 9.               DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

 

The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. To manage this risk, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments from time to time. Certain of the Company’s foreign operations expose the Company to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of the Company’s cash receipts and payments in terms of the Company’s functional currency. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments from time to time to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency, the US dollar.

Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk

 

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in various foreign currencies against its functional currency, the US dollar. The Company uses foreign currency derivatives, specifically vanilla foreign currency forwards, to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD and AUD-USD exchange rates. Currency forward agreements involve fixing the foreign currency exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. The currency forward agreements are typically cash settled in US dollars for their fair value at or close to their settlement date.

 

The Company does not currently designate any of these foreign exchange forwards under hedge accounting, but rather reflects the changes in fair value immediately in earnings. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to foreign exchange rates. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings and were equal to a gain of $30,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and a loss of $469,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were not designated as hedges in qualifying hedging relationships (in thousands except for number of instruments):

 

Non-Designated Derivative Summary
    Number of
Instruments 		    Sell
Notional 		    Buy
Notional 		 
FX Forward Contracts                        
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract     6     $ 1,275     $ 960  
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract     8     $ 8,150     $ 6,179  
Total     14             $ 7,139  

 

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

 

    Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments  
    Derivatives Asset     Derivative Liabilities  
    Fair Value as of:  
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,     December 31,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016  
Designated as Hedging Instruments                                
FX Forward Contracts                                
Balance Sheet Location     Other
Assets 		      Other
Assets 		      Other
Current
Liabilities 		      Other
Current
Liabilities 		 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract   $ 0     $ 0     $ 8     $ 0  
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract   $ 36     $ 0     $ 13     $ 0  
Total   $ 36     $ 0     $ 21     $ 0  

 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Income Statement as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

           
    Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement
for Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 		 
        Amount of Gain or (Loss)  
    Location of Gain or   Recognized in Income  
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments		   (Loss) Recognized 
in Income		   Three Months Ended
March 31,		  
        2017     2016  
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract   Other Inc/Exp   $ (8 )   $ (35 )
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract   Other Inc/Exp     38       (545 )
Total       $ 30     $ (580 )

 

The table below presents the total fair value classification within the fair value hierarchy for the complete portfolio of derivative transactions at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

 

    Recurring Fair Value Measurements  
    Quoted Prices in Active                                      
    Markets for Identical     Significant Other     Significant              
    Assets and Liabilities     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs              
    (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total Fair Value at As of  
    March 31,     March 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2017     2016     2017     2016     2017     2016     2017     2016  
Assets                                                                
Derivative Financial Instruments   $ 0     $ 0     $ 36     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 36     $ 0  
Liabilities                                                                
Derivative Financial Instruments   $ 0     $ 0     $ (21 )   $ (469 )    $ 0     $ 0     $ (21 )   $ (469 )

 

As of March 31, 2017, the fair value of derivatives in a net asset position was $15,000 inclusive of counterparty credit risk. As of the balance sheet date, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2017, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $15,000.