Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The company utilizes a fair value hierarchy, which maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy has three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


	Balance Sheet Location	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents (a)	Cash and cash equivalents/ other assets	$	4,812	$	—	$	—	$	4,812
Equity investments (b)	Other assets	56,985		—		—		56,985
Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges	Other assets	—		21,831		—		21,831

Foreign exchange contracts designated as net investment hedges	Other assets	—		40,612		—		40,612
		$	61,797	$	62,443	$	—	$	124,240


	Balance Sheet Location	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents (a)	Cash and cash equivalents/ other assets	$	6,062	$	—	$	—	$	6,062
Equity investments (b)	Other assets	45,879		—		—		45,879
Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges	Other assets	—		20,983		—		20,983
Foreign exchange contracts designated as net investment hedges	Other assets	—		12,760		—		12,760
		$	51,941	$	33,743	$	—	$	85,684

(b) The company has an 8.4% equity ownership interest in Marubun Corporation and a portfolio of mutual funds with quoted market prices. During 2021, 2020, and 2019 the company recorded unrealized gains (losses) of $7,788, $(239), and $4,204, respectively, on equity securities held at the end of each year.

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis relate primarily to goodwill, identifiable intangible assets, and long-lived assets (see Notes 2 and 3). The company tests these assets for impairment if indicators of potential impairment exist or at least annually if indefinite lived.

The company uses various financial instruments, including derivative instruments, for purposes other than trading. Certain derivative instruments are designated at inception as hedges and measured for effectiveness both at inception and on an ongoing basis. Derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked-to-market each reporting period with any unrealized gains or losses recognized in earnings.

The company manages the risk of variability in interest rates of future expected debt issuances by entering into various forward starting interest rate swaps, designated as cash flow hedges. Changes in fair value of interest rate swaps are recorded in the shareholders’ equity section in the company’s consolidated balance sheets in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” and will be reclassified into income over the life of the anticipated debt issuance or in the period the hedged forecasted cash flows are deemed no longer probable to occur. Gains and losses on interest rate swaps are recorded within the line item “Interest and other financing expense, net” in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of interest rate swaps are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative using observable inputs including interest rate curves and credit spreads.

In May 2019, the company entered into a series of ten-year forward-starting interest rate swaps (the “May 2019 swaps”). The May 2019 swaps were designated as cash flow hedges managing the risk of variability in interest rates of future expected debt issuance by June 2020. In February 2020, the company determined that certain of the forecasted cash flows were no longer probable and de-designated the hedging relationship. In February 2020, the company re-designated the May 2019 swaps in a new cash flow hedge managing the risk of variability in interest rates of future expected debt issuance by June 2023. In May 2020, the company terminated the May 2019 swaps for a cash payment of $48,378, which is reported in the “cash flows from financing activities” section of the consolidated statements of cash flows. Subsequent to terminating the May 2019 swaps, the company entered into a new series of ten-year forward-starting interest rate swaps ("May 2020 swaps") and designated them as a cash flow hedge in order to continue managing the risk of variability in interest rates of future expected debt issuance by June 2023.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, losses of $1,493 and $2,616, before taxes, were reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” to “Interest and other financing expense, net” related to forecasted cash flows that were deemed no longer probable to occur. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, losses of $33,071 and $34,751, net of taxes, remained in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” related to the May 2019 swaps.

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the company completed the sale of $500,000 principal amount of 2.95% notes due in 2032 ("2032 notes") and received $24,896, before taxes, in connection with the termination of the May 2020 swaps upon issuance of the ten-year notes due in 2032. Losses on the May 2019 swaps remaining in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” upon issuance of the 2032 notes were $44,269, before taxes. The fair value of the May 2019 swaps and May 2020 swaps recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” is being reclassified into income over the ten-year term of the notes due in 2032.

The company's foreign currency exposure relates primarily to international transactions where the currency collected from customers can be different from the currency used to purchase the product. The company's transactions in its foreign operations are denominated primarily in the following currencies: Euro, Indian Rupee, Chinese Renminbi, and British Pound. The company enters into foreign exchange forward, option, or swap contracts (collectively, the “foreign exchange contracts”) to facilitate the hedging of foreign currency exposures resulting from inventory purchases and sales and mitigate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to these transactions. Foreign exchange contracts generally have terms of no more than six months. Gains or losses on these contracts are deferred and recognized when the underlying future purchase or sale is recognized or when the corresponding asset or liability is revalued. The company does not enter into foreign exchange contracts for trading purposes. The risk of loss on a foreign exchange contract is the risk of nonperformance by the

counterparties, which the company minimizes by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. The fair value of the foreign exchange contracts are estimated using foreign currency spot rates and forward rates quotes by third party financial institutions. The notional amount of the foreign exchange contracts inclusive of foreign exchange contracts designated as a net investment hedge at 2021 and 2020 was $1,125,997 and $914,930, respectively.

Gains and losses related to non-designated foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded in “Cost of sales” in the company’s consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses related to foreign currency exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in “Cost of sales,” “Selling, general, and administrative expenses,” and “Interest and other financing expense, net” based upon the nature of the underlying hedged transaction, in the company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The contracts above have been designated as a net investment hedge which is in place to hedge a portion of the company's net investment in subsidiaries with euro-denominated net assets. The change in the fair value of derivatives designated as net investment hedges are recorded in “foreign currency translation adjustment” (“CTA”) within “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the company's consolidated balance sheets. Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness are included in “Interest and other financing expense, net” in the company's consolidated statements of operations.

The effects of derivative instruments on the company’s consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income are as follows for the years ended December 31:



	Income Statement Line	2021		2020		2019
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Loss)
Foreign exchange contracts, net investment hedge (a)	Interest Expense	$	8,805	$	8,805	$	8,068
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge	Interest Expense	(3,087)		(3,979)		(1,298)
Total		$	5,718	$	4,826	$	6,770
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before reclassifications, net of tax
Foreign exchange contracts, net investment hedge (b)		$	21,133	$	(6,802)	$	16,489
Interest rate swaps, cash flow hedge		19,232		(12,023)		(8,767)
Total		$	40,365	$	(18,825)	$	7,722

(b)Includes derivative gains (losses) excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for the net investment hedges and recognized in other comprehensive income (net of tax) of $(617), $17,991, and $10,734 for 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.