Derivative Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments

Teledyne transacts business in various foreign currencies and has international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Company to foreign currency risk. The Company’s primary objective is to protect the United States dollar value of future cash flows and minimize the volatility of reported earnings. The Company utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the volatility of cash flows primarily related to forecasted revenue and expenses denominated in Canadian dollars. In addition, from time to time, the Company may utilize foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign-currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities, including intercompany receivables and payables. As of September 30, 2012, Teledyne had foreign currency contracts of this type to buy Canadian dollars and to sell U.S. dollars totaling $25.6 million, to buy British pounds and sell U.S. dollars totaling $2.6 million, to sell Euros and to buy U.S. dollars totaling $6.2 million and to sell Japanese Yen and to buy U.S. dollars totaling $2.8 million. The gains and losses on these derivatives which are not designated as cash flow hedges, are intended to, at a minimum, partially offset the transaction gains and losses recognized in earnings. All derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. As discussed below, the accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value depends on the use of the derivative and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. Teledyne does not use foreign currency forward contracts for speculative or trading purposes.

Cash Flow Hedging Activities

In February 2011, Teledyne began utilizing foreign currency forward contracts which were designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effectiveness of the cash flow hedge contracts, excluding time value, is assessed prospectively and retrospectively on a monthly basis using regression analysis, as well as using other timing and probability criteria. To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedges and are highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions. The effective portion of the cash flow hedge contracts’ gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these hedges is initially reported, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in stockholders’ equity until the underlying hedged item is reflected in our consolidated statements of income, at which time the effective amount in AOCI is reclassified to cost of sales in our consolidated statements of income. The Company expects to reclassify a gain of approximately $0.9 million over the next 12 months based on the quarter end exchange rate.

In the event that the gains or losses in AOCI are deemed to be ineffective, the ineffective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value, if any, is reclassified to other income and expense. In the event that the underlying forecasted transactions do not occur, or it becomes remote that they will occur, within the defined hedge period, the gains or losses on the related cash flow hedges will be reclassified from AOCI to other income and expense. During the current reporting period, all forecasted transactions occurred and, therefore, there were no such gains or losses reclassified to other income and expense. As of September 30, 2012, Teledyne had foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to buy Canadian dollars and to sell U.S. dollars totaling $55.9 million. These foreign currency forward contracts have maturities ranging from December 2012 to February 2014.

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 was as follows (in millions):

	Third Quarter						Nine Months
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net gain (loss) recognized in AOCI (a)	$	3.3		$	(2.7	)	$	2.6		$	(2.9	)
Net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into cost of sales (a)	$	(0.4	)	$	0.2		$	(0.9	)	$	0.5
Net foreign exchange gain (loss) recognized in other income and expense (b)	$	0.1		$	0.4		$	0.4		$	0.6

(a) Effective portion

(b) Amount excluded from effectiveness testing

The effect of derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges recognized in other income and expense for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.6 million and $0.4 million of income, respectively. The effect of derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges recognized in other income and expense for the third quarter and nine months ended October 2, 2011 was $0.7 million and $0.9 million of expense, respectively.

The fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments are presented below. All fair values for these derivatives were measured using Level 2 information as defined by the accounting standard hierarchy (in millions):

Asset/(Liability) Derivatives	Balance sheet location	September 30, 2012			January 1, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow forward contracts	Other current assets	$	1.5		$	—
Cash flow forward contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	—		$	(2.0	)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		1.5			(2.0		)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Non-designated forward contracts	Other current assets	0.8			—
Non-designated forward contracts	Accrued liabilities	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		0.5			(0.5		)
Total asset/(liability) derivatives		$	2.0		$	(2.5	)