As part of our overall risk management practices, we enter into financial derivatives primarily designed to either i) hedge foreign currency risks associated with forecasted transactions – “cash flow hedges”; ii) mitigate the impact that changes in currency exchange rates have on intercompany financing transactions and foreign currency denominated receivables and payables – “foreign currency hedges”; or iii) convert variable interest rate debt to fixed rates.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges We use currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges to manage our exposure to fluctuations in the currency exchange rates on certain forecasted production costs. Currency forward contracts involve fixing the exchange for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. As of December 31, 2023, the maturity of currency forward contracts ranged from one month to 15 months.

We designate certain currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted raw material purchases, certain production costs or capital expenditures with exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of foreign exchange risk is deferred as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. With respect to hedges of forecasted raw material purchases or production costs, the amount deferred is subsequently reclassified into costs

of products sold in the period that, inventory produced using the hedged transaction, affects earnings. For hedged capital expenditures, deferred gains or losses are reclassified and included in the historical cost of the capital asset and subsequently affect earnings as depreciation is recognized.

We had the following outstanding derivatives that were used to hedge foreign exchange risks associated with forecasted transactions and designated as hedging instruments:


	December 31,
In thousands	2023	2022
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
Euro / British Pound	15,210	18,961
Philippine Peso / Euro	137,449	—
U.S. Dollar / British Pound	18,470	34,501
U.S. Dollar / Euro	277	824


Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / Philippine Peso	788,342	1,030,114
British Pound / Philippine Peso	923,653	1,144,839
Euro / U.S. Dollar	93,397	78,435
U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar	30,914	36,423
British Pound / U.S. Dollar	2,211	—

On June 15, 2022, we terminated a €180 million notional value floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement with certain financial institutions that was entered into in October 2019 and was to mature in December 2022. During the life of the swap, we paid a fixed interest rate of the applicable margin plus 0.0395% on €180 million of the underlying variable rate term loan. We received the greater of 0.00% or EURIBOR. At termination, we recognized a deferred gain of $0.4 million that was amortized into interest expense through December 2022.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments – Net Investment Hedge The €220 million Term Loan discussed in Note 20 – “Long-Term Debt” is designated as a net investment hedge of our Euro functional currency foreign subsidiaries. During 2023, we recognized a pre-tax loss of $3.7 million and in 2022 a pre-tax gain of $10.8 million on the remeasurement of the term loan from changes in currency exchange rates. Such amounts are recorded as a component of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).

On September 6, 2022, we terminated a $150.0 million cross currency swap agreement with certain financial institutions that was entered into in March 2022 and was to mature in May 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the swap, we had agreed to receive 4.750% interest denominated in U.S. dollars and we agreed to pay 3.06% interest denominated in euros. We designated the cross-currency swap as a hedge of our net investment in certain euro functional currency subsidiaries. We collected cash proceeds of approximately $15.2 million upon termination. The gain associated with the swap remains in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments - Foreign Currency Hedges We also enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to mitigate the impact changes in currency exchange rates have on balance sheet monetary assets and liabilities. None of these contracts are designated as hedges for financial accounting purposes and, accordingly, changes in value of the foreign exchange forward contracts and in the offsetting underlying on-balance-sheet transactions are reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (loss) under the caption “Other, net.”

The following sets forth derivatives used to mitigate the impact changes in currency exchange rates have on balance sheet monetary assets and liabilities:


	December 31,
In thousands	2023	2022
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
U.S. Dollar / British Pound	22,800	28,600

British Pound / Euro	3,500	2,800
U.S. Dollar / Swiss Franc	13,620	—
British Pound / Swiss Franc	2,240	2,535
Euro / Swiss Franc	4,940	—
Euro / U.S. Dollar	11,000	9,630
U.S Dollar / Philipine Peso	6,700	—

Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / U.S. Dollar	10,200	2,900
British Pound / Euro	6,470	15,950
Swiss Franc / Euro	—	2,250
Swiss Franc / U.S. Dollar	—	930
Chinese Yuan / U.S. Dollar	—	4,400
U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar	1,120	—

The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31 for the year indicated and the line items in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets where the instruments are recorded:


	December 31,				December 31,
In thousands	2023		2022		2023		2022
Balance sheet caption	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets				Other Current Liabilities
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	$	851	$	1,795	$	1,653	$	2,368
Interest rate swap	—		—		—		—
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	937		797		155		317

The amounts set forth in the table above represent the net asset or liability giving effect to rights of offset with each counterparty.

The following table summarizes the amount of income or loss from derivative instruments recognized in our results of operations for the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (loss) where the results are recorded:


	Year ended December 31,
In thousands	2023		2022		2021
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Cost of products sold	$	(1,785)	$	(7,896)	$	(382)
Interest expense	—		(335)		85
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Other – net	(1,378)		1,240		2,666

The impact of activity not designated as hedging was substantially all offset by the remeasurement of the underlying on-balance sheet item.

The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described in Note 2 – “Accounting Policies.”

The fair values of the foreign exchange forward contracts are considered to be Level 2. These contracts are valued using foreign currency forward and interest rate curves. The fair value of each contract is determined by comparing the contract rate to the forward rate and discounting to present value. Contracts in a gain position are recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and the value of contracts in a loss position is recorded under the caption “Other current liabilities.”


In thousands	2023		2022
Balance at January 1,	$	242	$	2,889
Deferred gains on cash flow hedges	735		5,584
Reclassified to earnings	(1,785)		(8,231)
Balance at December 31,	$	(808)	$	242

We expect substantially all of the amounts recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income will be realized in results of operations within the next twelve to eighteen months and the amount ultimately recognized will vary depending on actual market rates.

Credit risk related to derivative activity arises in the event a counterparty fails to meet its obligations to us. This exposure is generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparty’s obligations exceed our obligation to them. Our policy is to enter into contracts only with financial institutions which meet certain minimum credit ratings.