Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

Our ongoing business operations expose us to various risks such as fluctuating interest rates, foreign exchange rates and increasing commodity prices. To manage these market risks, we periodically enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, options and foreign exchange contracts for periods consistent with and for notional amounts equal to or less than the related underlying exposures. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for investment or trading purposes. All derivatives are recorded in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value.

Interest Rate Risk

At March 31, 2017, we had a $34.3 million forward-start interest rate swap outstanding that hedges the variability in cash flows due to changes in the applicable interest rate of our variable-rate five-year term loan. Under this swap, we receive variable interest rate payments based on one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin in return for making monthly fixed interest payments at 5.41%. We designated this swap as a cash flow hedge.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

In 2016 and 2015, we entered into forward exchange contracts, designated as fair value hedges, to manage our exposure to fluctuating foreign exchange rates on cross-currency intercompany loans. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the total amount of these forward exchange contracts was €73.0 million and €57.5 million, respectively.

In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2016, we entered into several foreign currency contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, for periods of up to eighteen months, intended to hedge the currency risk associated with a portion of our forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies. As of March 31, 2017, we had outstanding foreign currency contracts to purchase and sell certain currencies, as follows:

(in millions)		Sell
Currency	Purchase	U. S. Dollar (“USD”)	Euro
USD	51.5	—	48.1
Yen	5,752.0	33.1	16.8
Singapore Dollar	35.6	17.2	7.4

At March 31, 2017, a portion of our debt consisted of borrowings denominated in currencies other than USD. We have designated our €21.0 million ($22.4 million) Euro-denominated borrowings under our Credit Facility as a hedge of our net investment in certain European subsidiaries. A cumulative foreign currency translation gain of $1.4 million pre-tax ($0.9 million after tax) on this debt was recorded within accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2017. We have also designated our ¥500.0 million ($4.5 million) Yen-denominated borrowings under our Credit Facility as a hedge of our net investment in Daikyo Seiko, Ltd. (“Daikyo”). At March 31, 2017, there was a cumulative foreign currency translation loss on this Yen-denominated debt of $0.3 million pre-tax ($0.2 million after tax), which was also included within accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Commodity Price Risk

Many of our proprietary products are made from synthetic elastomers, which are derived from the petroleum refining process. We purchase the majority of our elastomers via long-term supply contracts, some of which contain clauses that provide for surcharges related to fluctuations in crude oil prices. The following economic hedges did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment since they did not meet the highly effective requirement at inception.

In November 2016, we purchased a series of call options for a total of 96,525 barrels of crude oil to mitigate our exposure to such oil-based surcharges and protect operating cash flows with regards to a portion of our forecasted elastomer purchases through November 2017. With these contracts, we may benefit from an increase in crude oil prices, as there is no downward exposure other than the $0.2 million premium that we paid to purchase the contracts.

During the three months endedMarch 31, 2017, the loss recorded in cost of goods and services sold related to these call options was $0.2 million.

Effects of Derivative Instruments on Financial Position and Results of Operations

Please refer to Note 8, Fair Value Measurements, for the balance sheet location and fair values of our derivative instruments as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the effects of derivative instruments designated as hedges on other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and earnings, net of tax:

	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI for the						Amount of Loss (Gain) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income for the				Location of Loss (Gain) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2017			2016			2017		2016
Cash Flow Hedges:
Foreign currency hedge contracts	$	0.3		$	(0.6	)	$	0.1	$	—	Net sales
Foreign currency hedge contracts	1.1			(0.2		)	—		—		Cost of goods and services sold
Interest rate swap contracts	—			(0.2		)	0.1		0.2		Interest expense
Forward treasury locks	—			—			0.1		0.1		Interest expense
Total	$	1.4		$	(1.0	)	$	0.3	$	0.3
Net Investment Hedges:
Foreign currency-denominated debt	$	(0.3	)	$	(1.1	)	$	—	$	—	Other expense
Total	$	(0.3	)	$	(1.1	)	$	—	$	—

For the three months endedMarch 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no material ineffectiveness related to our hedges.