Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

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 September 30, 2021, 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 included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

(In thousands)	Balance Sheet  Location	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	Accrued liabilities	$	575	$	2,403
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	190	$	300
Foreign currency derivatives	Other assets	110		367
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives	Accrued liabilities	$	1,335	$	1,084
Foreign currency derivatives	Other liabilities	2,157		2,431

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 September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020			2021		2020
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(10)	$	9	Interest expense	$	630	$	606

(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
	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020			2021		2020
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	(27)	$	(2,401)	Interest expense	$	1,855	$	1,360

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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2021		2020		2021		2020
Foreign currency derivatives	Miscellaneous, net	$	(1,072)	$	(1,300)	$	(1,167)	$	(2,018)