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FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
    As part of the Company’s overall risk management practices, the Company enters into financial derivatives to manage its financial exposures to foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
    The Company records all derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. A qualitative assessment of hedge effectiveness is performed on a quarterly basis, unless facts and circumstances indicate the hedge may no longer be highly effective, in which case the Company would test for effectiveness on a more frequent basis. The changes in fair value for all trades that are not designated for hedge accounting are recognized in current period income. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments in its Consolidated Balance Sheets for presentation purposes.
    Credit risk related to derivative transactions reflects the risk that a party to the transaction could fail to meet its obligation under the derivative contracts. Therefore, the Company’s exposure to the counterparty’s credit risk is generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparty’s obligations to the Company exceed the Company’s obligations to the counterparty. The Company’s policy is to enter into contracts only with financial institutions that meet certain minimum credit ratings to help mitigate counterparty credit risk.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Net Investment Hedges
    The Company uses cross currency swap contracts as net investment hedges to manage its risk of variability in foreign currency-denominated net investments in majority-owned international operations. All changes in fair value of the derivatives designated as net investment hedges are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss along with the foreign currency translation adjustments on those investments. During fiscal year 2023, the Company terminated all three of its previously outstanding cross currency swap contracts which resulted in cash received upon settlement of $7.3 million. The gain on the cross currency swap contracts was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss where it will remain until such time that substantial liquidation of the international operations should occur. Concurrent with the termination of the previous cross currency swap contracts, the Company entered into two new cross currency swap contracts which have been designated as net investment hedges.
    As of September 27, 2024, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments:
(In millions, except for number of instruments)
Number of Instruments
Notional Value
Cross currency swap contracts
2$58.7 
    The following table summarizes the amount of pre-tax gain (loss) recognized from derivative instruments for the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying statements of operations where the results are recorded for net investment hedges:
Amount of (Loss) or Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
Fiscal Year Ended
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Fiscal Year Ended
(In millions)
202420232022202420232022
Cross currency swap contracts
$(3.9)$(4.4)$8.7 Interest expense$0.9 $0.9 $1.2 
    These derivative instruments are subject to master netting agreements giving effect to rights of offset with each counterparty. None of the balances were eligible for netting. The following table summarizes the gross fair values of derivative instruments as of the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets where the instruments are recorded:
(In millions)
Derivative Assets and Liabilities
Derivatives Designated as Net Investment Hedges
Balance Sheet Location
20242023
Cross currency swap contracts
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$1.0 $0.7 
Cross currency swap contractsOther long-term liabilities$8.6 $4.9 
Balance Sheet Hedges
    The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge fluctuations associated with foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities, primarily cash, lease contracts, third-party accounts receivable and payable, and intercompany accounts receivable and payables. These forward contracts are generally entered into at the end of one fiscal period and expire by the end of the next fiscal period. These forward contracts are not designated for hedge accounting treatment; therefore, the change in fair value of these derivatives is recorded as a component of other expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and offsets the change in fair value of the foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, which are also recorded as a component of other expense, net. The Company has not and does not intend to use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
    The following table shows the notional amounts of outstanding foreign currency contracts as of September 27, 2024:
Notional Value of Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
(In millions of equivalent USD)Buy ContractsSell Contracts
Australian Dollar$— $2.6 
Chinese Renminbi— 31.8 
Euro— 20.7 
Indian Rupee1.2 — 
Japanese Yen7.8 — 
Mexican Peso— 1.6 
Swiss Franc3.7 — 
Philippine Peso6.8 — 
Total notional value$19.5 $56.7