Derivatives and Hedging Activities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Derivatives and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

NOTE 8: DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company implemented the requirements of FASB ASC No. 815,” Derivatives and Hedging” which requires companies to recognize all of their derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging transaction and further, on the type of hedging transaction. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, a company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. Due to the Company’s global operations, it is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the normal course of its business. The Company’s treasury policy allows it to offset the risks associated with the effects of certain foreign currency exposures through the purchase of foreign exchange forward or option contracts (“Hedging Contracts”). The policy, however, prohibits the Company from speculating on such Hedging Contracts for profit. To protect against the increase in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flow resulting from salaries paid in currencies other than the U.S. dollar during the year, the Company instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. The Company hedges portions of the anticipated payroll of its non-U.S. employees denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar for a period of one to twelve months with Hedging Contracts. Accordingly, when the dollar strengthens against the foreign currencies, the decline in present value of future foreign currency expenses is offset by losses in the fair value of the Hedging Contracts. Conversely, when the dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency expenses is offset by gains in the fair value of the Hedging Contracts. These Hedging Contracts are designated as cash flow hedges and are all effective as hedges of these expenses.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any gain or loss on a derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item is recognized in current earnings during the period of change. As of June 30, 2011 and 2010, the notional principal amount of the Hedging Contracts to sell U.S. dollars held by the Company was $4,800 and $6,790, respectively.

Other derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments consist of forward contracts that the Company uses to hedge monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Gains and losses on these contracts as well as related costs are included in financial income, net, along with the gains and losses of the related hedged item. As of June 30, 2011 and 2010, the notional principal amount of the foreign exchange contracts to sell New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”) held by the Company was $4,345 and $8,302, respectively.

The fair value of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments is as follows:

	As at		As at
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Derivative assets:
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts	$	78	$	151
Foreign exchange forward contracts		136		90
Total	$	214	$	241
Derivative liabilities:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts		324		709
Total	$	324	$	709

The Company recorded the fair value of derivative assets in “prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable” and the fair value of derivative liabilities in “accrued expenses and other payables” in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The increase (decrease) in gains recognized in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” on derivatives, before tax effect, is as follows:

	Six months ended					Three months ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)			(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts	$	155	$	11		$	112	$	(4	)
Foreign exchange forward contracts		60		(223	)		13		(225	)
	$	215	$	(212	)	$	125	$	(229	)

The gains (losses) reclassified from “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” into income, are as follows:

	Six months ended						Three months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts	$	(228	)	$	(118	)	$	(171	)	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts		(14	)		35			2			22
	$	(242	)	$	(83	)	$	(169	)	$	22

The Company recorded in cost of revenues and operating expenses a net gain of $169 and $242 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and a net loss of $22 and a net gain of $83 for the comparable periods of 2010, related to its Hedging Contracts. In addition, the Company recorded in financial income, net, a loss of $131 and $284 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, and a gain of $216 and $221 for the comparable periods of 2010, related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.