XML 33 R19.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.19.1
Derivative Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest Rate Risk
To manage interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to adjust the amount of total debt that is subject to variable interest rates.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company had interest rate swap contracts outstanding with notional amounts aggregating $100.0 million that are designated as hedging instruments. The Company's outstanding interest rate swap contracts mature in December 2021.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that we enter into transactions denominated in currencies other than our or our subsidiaries' respective functional currencies (non-functional currency risk), such as affiliation agreements, programming contracts, certain accounts payable and trade receivables (including intercompany amounts) that are denominated in a currency other than the applicable functional currency.
The fair values of the Company's derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
(In thousands)
Balance Sheet 
Location
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
Accrued liabilities
 
$
995

 
$
356

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency derivatives
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
1,270

 
$
1,452

Foreign currency derivatives
Other assets
 
1,687

 
2,057

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency derivatives
Accrued liabilities
 
$
597

 
$
700

Foreign currency derivatives
Other liabilities
 
1,650

 
2,421


The amounts of gains and losses related to the Company's derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments are as follows:
(In thousands)
Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives
 Recognized in OCI
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) in Earnings
 
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified 
from Accumulated OCI
 into Earnings
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
$
(651
)
 
$

 
Interest expense
 
$
12

 
$



The amounts of gains and losses related to the Company's derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments are as follows:
(In thousands)
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Earnings
 on Derivatives
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Interest rate swap contracts
Interest expense
 
$

 
$
(146
)
Foreign currency derivatives
Miscellaneous, net
 
457

 
(293
)
Other derivatives
Miscellaneous, net
 

 
11,687

Total
 
 
$
457

 
$
11,248