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Derivative financial instruments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments
We are exposed to certain risks relating to our ongoing business operations. From time to time, we use derivative financial instruments, principally foreign currency swaps, forward foreign currency contracts, interest rate caps (options) and interest rate swaps, to reduce our exposure to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. We do not hold or issue derivatives for speculative purposes and monitor closely the credit quality of the institutions with which we transact.
We recognize derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. We designate certain of our currency swaps as net investment hedges and designate our interest rate caps and interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. The gain or loss on the designated derivative instrument is recognized in OCI and reclassified into net income in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.
Derivative instruments that have not been designated in an effective hedging relationship are considered economic hedges, and their change in fair value is recognized in net income in each period.
The period end fair values of derivative financial instruments were as follows:
 
As of December 28, 2019
 
As of December 29, 2018
(dollars in millions)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
Other non-
current
assets
 
Accrued expenses and other
current
liabilities
 
Other
non-
current
liabilities
 
Net
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
Other non-
current
assets
 
Accrued expenses and other
current
liabilities
 
Other 
non-
current
liabilities
 
Net
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—Currency swaps
$
4.2

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(19.3
)
 
$
(15.1
)
 
$
5.4

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(27.5
)
 
$
(22.1
)
—Interest rate caps
—

 
—

 
(4.0
)
 
(3.0
)
 
(7.0
)
 
3.5

 
1.6

 
—

 
(10.9
)
 
(5.8
)
—Interest rate swaps
—

 
—

 
(5.3
)
 
(29.0
)
 
(34.3
)
 
—

 
—

 
(0.3
)
 
(2.6
)
 
(2.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—Currency swaps
—

 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
—

 
(0.1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

—Currency forward contracts
1.2

 
—

 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
1.0

 
1.3

 
—

 
(0.4
)
 
—

 
0.9

 
$
5.4

 
$
—

 
$
(9.6
)
 
$
(51.3
)
 
$
(55.5
)
 
$
10.2

 
$
1.6

 
$
(0.7
)
 
$
(41.0
)
 
$
(29.9
)

A. Instruments designated as net investment hedges
We hold cross currency swaps that have been designated as net investment hedges of certain of our European operations. As of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the notional principal amount of these contracts was $270.0 million. During July 2019, we extended the maturity of these contracts from March 2020 to March 2022. In addition, as of December 28, 2019, we have designated €147.0 million of our Euro-denominated debt as a net investment hedge of certain of our European operations, compared with €30.6 million designated as such as of December 29, 2018.
The fair value gains (losses) before tax recognized in OCI in relation to the instruments designated as net investment hedging instruments were as follows:
 
For the year ended
(dollars in millions)
December 28, 2019
 
December 29, 2018
 
December 30, 2017
Net fair value gains (losses) recognized in OCI in relation to:
 
 
 
 
 
—Euro-denominated debt
$
(0.2
)
 
$
(11.0
)
 
$
(73.3
)
—Designated cross currency swaps
5.7

 
20.8

 
(36.1
)
Total net fair value gains (losses)
$
5.5

 
$
9.8

 
$
(109.4
)

During the year ended December 28, 2019, a net gain of $7.8 million was recognized in interest expense in relation to our cross currency swaps that have been designated as net investment hedges, compared with a net gain of $2.5 million during the year ended December 29, 2018.
B. Instruments designated as cash flow hedges
We use interest rate swaps and interest rate caps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. These instruments are all designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, we held three pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $870.0 million, which run from June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2023. Our interest rate caps involve the receipt of variable rate payments from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for a premium. As of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the notional amount of the interest rate cap contracts outstanding was $1.7 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively.
The periods covered by our interest rate caps and their notional values are as follows:
(in millions)
Notional value
June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2020
$
200.0

June 28, 2019 to June 30, 2020
$
1,000.0

July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023
€
425.0


The movements before tax recognized in OCI in relation to our cash flow hedges were as follows:
 
For the year ended
(dollars in millions)
December 28, 2019
 
December 29, 2018
 
December 30, 2017
Movement recognized in OCI in relation to:
 
 
 
 
 
—Fair value loss on cash flow hedges
$
(31.7
)
 
$
(4.5
)
 
$
(2.0
)
—Deferred premium reclassified from OCI to net income
2.5

 
5.4

 
11.6

Total movement
$
(29.2
)
 
$
0.9

 
$
9.6


As of December 28, 2019, we expect to reclassify an estimated $10.4 million in OCI, net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions.
C. Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
We do not designate our currency forward contracts, which are used primarily in respect of operational currency exposures related to payables, receivables and material procurement, or the currency swap contracts that are used to manage the currency profile of Gates’ cash as hedging instruments for the purposes of hedge accounting.
As of December 28, 2019, the notional principal amount of outstanding currency swaps that are used to manage the currency profile of Gates’ cash was $16.7 million, compared with $0 as of December 29, 2018.
As of December 28, 2019, the notional amount of outstanding currency forward contracts that are used to manage operational foreign exchange exposures was $82.5 million, compared with $108.0 million as of December 29, 2018.
The fair value gains recognized in net income in relation to derivative instruments that have not been designated as hedging instruments were as follows:
 
For the year ended
(dollars in millions)
December 28, 2019
 
December 29, 2018
 
December 30, 2017
Fair value gains (losses) recognized in relation to:
 
 
 
 
 
—Currency forward contracts recognized in SG&A
$
3.0

 
$
2.4

 
$
2.8

—Currency swaps recognized in other (income) expenses
0.6

 
0.6

 
(0.5
)
Total
$
3.6

 
$
3.0

 
$
2.3