Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is exposed to certain market risks, including the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company uses derivative instruments to manage financial exposures that occur in the normal course of business. It does not hold or issue derivatives for speculative trading purposes. The Company is exposed to non-performance risk from the counterparties in its derivative instruments. This risk would be limited to any unrealized gains on current positions. To help mitigate this risk, the Company transacts only with counterparties that are rated as investment grade or higher and all counterparties are monitored on a continuous basis. The fair value of the Company’s derivatives reflects this credit risk.

Foreign currency contracts

The Company enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge exposure to variability in expected fluctuations in foreign currencies. All of the foreign currency contracts have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of any changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI") until the hedged forecasted transaction occurs or the recognized currency transaction affects earnings. Once the forecasted transaction occurs or the recognized currency transaction affects earnings, the effective portion of any related gains or losses on the cash flow hedge is reclassified from AOCI to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had open contracts in Australian and Canadian dollars, Danish krone, Euros, Mexican pesos, Norwegian kroner, British pounds sterling, Swedish krona, Swiss francs and Japanese yen, all of which have been designated as cash flow hedges. These contracts had a notional amount of $49,452 and will expire within 11 months. There was no hedge ineffectiveness during Fiscal 2016 or Fiscal 2015.

Interest-rate Swaps

On November 15, 2011, the Company entered into a three-year floating-to-fixed interest-rate swap, with an effective start date of July 26, 2012, which was based on a three-month LIBOR rate versus a 1.25% fixed rate, had a notional value of $125,000 and terminated on July 26, 2015. As a result of reduced debt levels and expected continued low interest rates, the Company did not replace this swap. This interest-rate swap did not qualify for hedge accounting and is hereinafter referred to as the "interest-rate swap."

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts of derivative asset/liability and the impact on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations:

		Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
	Classification	December 31, 2015		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2015		March 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	Other liabilities (current)					$	1,073	$	4,959
Foreign currency contracts	Other assets (current)	$	168	$	402
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest-rate swaps	Other liabilities (non-current)					$	—	$	400

		Three-months ended						Nine-months ended
		December 31						December 31
	Classification	2015			2014			2015			2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (effective portion), net of taxes	Other comprehensive income	$	(196	)	$	(92	)	$	(420	)	$	(120	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI into results of operations (effective portion), net of taxes	Selling, general & administrative expenses	$	59		$	186		$	334		$	331
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Gain (loss) recognized in results of operations	Interest expense (income), net	$	—		$	291		$	399		$	837