Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

9. Derivative Instruments and Risk Management

Changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, the price of the Common Stock and commodity prices expose the Company to market risk.  The Company manages these risks by the use of derivative instruments, such as cash flow and fair value hedges, diesel and commodity hedge contracts, equity derivatives and foreign exchange forward contracts.  The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.  Refer to Note 3 in the Form 10-K for a discussion of each of the Company’s derivative instruments in effect as of December 31, 2018.  

The notional amount of a derivative instrument is the nominal or face amount used to calculate payments made on that instrument.  Notional amounts are presented in the following table:

	Notional		Notional
	Amount		Amount
	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	$	208.9	$	146.6
Interest rate swap	$	300.0	$	300.0
Interest rate swap lock	$	300.0	$	250.0
Diesel fuel contracts	6.1 gallons		8.2 gallons
Commodities contracts	77.2 pounds		94.7 pounds
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Equity derivatives	$	26.0	$	21.0

Excluding the Interest Rate Swap Lock Agreement disclosed in Note 8, the fair values and amount of gain (loss) recognized in income and Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) associated with the derivative instruments disclosed above did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.