Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company, when it considers it to be appropriate, enters into forward contracts to hedge the economic exposures arising from foreign currency denominated transactions. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, these contracts included the future sale of Japanese Yen to purchase U.S. dollars. Derivative instruments are recognized as either “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” or “Other current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are measured at fair value. The foreign currency forward contracts were entered into by the Company’s Japanese subsidiary to economically hedge a portion of certain intercompany obligations. The forward contracts are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes and decreases in the fair value of $218 and $300 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are recorded within the caption “Other expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The dollar equivalent of the U.S. dollar forward contracts and related fair values as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Notional amount	$	3,148	$	3,827
Fair value of asset	$	94	$	312