15.	FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

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”); or 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”).

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 or capital expenditures expected to be incurred. Currency forward contracts involve fixing the exchange for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. As of June 30, 2018, the maturity of currency forward contracts ranged from one month to 18 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. The effective portion of 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. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized directly to earnings and reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income as non-operating income (expense) under the caption “Other, net.”

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

In thousands	June 30 2018		December 31 2017
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
Philippine Peso / British Pound		—		19,047
Euro / British Pound		12,230		13,586
Euro / U.S. Dollar		—		1,048
U.S. Dollar / Euro		349		946
Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / Philippine Peso		1,031,730		890,096
British Pound / Philippine Peso		767,306		797,496
U.S. Dollar / Euro		1,310		4,253
Euro / U.S. Dollar		68,673		60,519
U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar		32,280		32,265
British Pound / Euro		—		335

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments - Foreign Currency Hedges We also entered 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 condensed consolidated statements of income 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:

In thousands	June 30 2018		December 31 2017
Derivative
Sell/Buy - sell notional
U.S. Dollar / British Pound		22,500		17,500
British Pound / Euro		1,000		1,000
Canadian / U.S. dollar		2,500		-

Sell/Buy - buy notional
Euro / U.S. Dollar		6,000		4,500
British Pound / Euro		9,000		13,000

These contracts have maturities of one month from the date originally entered into.

Fair Value Measurements The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative instruments for the period indicated and the line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets where the instruments are recorded:

In thousands	June 30 2018		December 31 2017		June 30 2018		December 31 2017
	Prepaid Expenses and Other				Other
Balance sheet caption	Current Assets				Current Liabilities
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts	$	1,085	$	1,066	$	1,419	$	4,787
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts	$	351	$	151	$	422	$	43

The amounts set forth in the table above represent the net asset or liability giving effect to rights of offset with each counterparty. The effect of netting the amounts presented above did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position.

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 condensed consolidated statements of income where the results are recorded:

	Three months ended June 30					Six months ended June 30
In thousands	2018			2017		2018			2017
Designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Effective portion – cost of products sold	$	(1,636	)	$	785	$	(3,595	)	$	1,716
Ineffective portion – other – net		110			36		(212	)		86
Not designated as hedging:
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts:
Other – net	$	(898	)	$	370	$	(601	)	$	391

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 fair values of the foreign exchange forward contracts are considered to be Level 2. Foreign currency forward 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 condensed 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.”

A rollforward of fair value amounts recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is as follows:

In thousands	2018			2017
Balance at January 1,	$	(5,640	)	$	1,882
Deferred (losses) gains
on cash flow hedges		288			(4,801	)
Reclassified to earnings		3,595			(1,716	)
Balance at June 30,	$	(1,757	)	$	(4,635	)

We expect substantially all of the amounts recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income will be recorded as a component of the capital asset or realized in results of operations within the next 12 to 18 months and the amount ultimately recognized will vary depending on actual market rates.

Credit risk related to derivative activity arises in the event the 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.