Derivative Financial Instruments

Our earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to Western European countries, Japan, China, Israel, India and Canada. Our foreign currency risk management strategy is principally designed to mitigate the future potential financial impact of changes in the U.S. Dollar value of anticipated transactions and balances denominated in foreign currency resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We enter into derivative transactions, specifically foreign currency forward contracts, to manage the exposures to foreign currency exchange risk to reduce earnings volatility. We do not enter into derivatives transactions for trading or speculative purposes.

Non-Designated Hedges

We hedge our net foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities primarily resulting from foreign currency denominated receivables and payables with foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that our earnings and cash flows will be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts have maturities of up to approximately three months. Generally, we do not designate these foreign currency forward contracts as hedges for accounting purposes and changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized immediately in earnings. Because we enter into forward contracts only as an economic hedge, any gain or loss on the underlying foreign-denominated balance would be offset by the loss or gain on the forward contract. Gains and losses on forward contracts and foreign denominated receivables and payables are included in Other income (expense), net.

As of March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, we had outstanding forward contracts with notional amounts equivalent to the following:



Currency Hedged	March 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Canadian / U.S. Dollar	8,053		7,334
Euro / U.S. Dollar	336,070		297,730
British Pound / U.S. Dollar	8,769		7,074
Israeli Sheqel / U.S. Dollar	7,399		9,778
Japanese Yen / U.S. Dollar	27,101		37,456
Swiss Franc / U.S. Dollar	7,046		11,944
Danish Kroner/ U.S. Dollar	4,044		1,902
Swedish Kronor / U.S. Dollar	19,509		18,207
Chinese Renminbi / U.S. Dollar	9,409		9,010
All other	10,978		5,521
Total	$	438,378	$	405,956

The following table shows the effect of our non-designated hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018:



Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income	Net realized and unrealized gain or (loss) (excluding the underlying foreign currency exposure being hedged)
		Three months ended					Six months ended
		March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018		March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Forward Contracts	Other income (expense), net	$	(1,752	)	$	2,435	$	(2,739	)	$	3,022

In the first three and six months ended March 30, 2019 foreign currency losses, net were $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. In the first three and six months ended March 31, 2018 foreign currency losses, net were $1.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

Cash Flow Hedges

Our foreign exchange risk management program objective is to identify foreign exchange exposures and implement appropriate hedging strategies to minimize earnings fluctuations resulting from foreign exchange rate movements. We designate certain foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges of Euro, Yen and SEK denominated intercompany forecasted revenue transactions (supported by third-party sales). All foreign exchange forward contracts are carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the maximum duration of foreign exchange forward contracts is 15 months.

Cash flow hedge relationships are designated at inception, and effectiveness is assessed prospectively and retrospectively using regression analysis monthly. As the forward contracts are highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on the hedged transactions, we record the effective portion of changes in these cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassify it into earnings in the period during which the hedged transactions are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts due to changes in time value are included in the assessment of effectiveness. Our derivatives are not subject to any credit contingent features. We manage credit risk with counterparties by trading among several counterparties and we review our counterparties’ credit at least quarterly.

As of March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, we had outstanding forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges with notional amounts equivalent to the following:



Currency Hedged	March 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Euro / U.S. Dollar	$	—	$	8,495
Japanese Yen / U.S. Dollar	—		2,193
Swedish Kronor / U.S. Dollar	—		1,708
Total	$	—	$	12,396

The following table shows the effect of our derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):



Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI-Effective Portion					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion	Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion					Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized-Ineffective Portion	Gain or (Loss) Recognized-Ineffective Portion
	Three months ended						Three months ended						Three months ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018				March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018				March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward Contracts	$	—	$	(2,339	)	Total software revenue	$	—	$	(1,728	)	Other income (expense), net	$	—	$	(16	)

	Six months ended						Six months ended						Six months ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018				March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018				March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward Contracts	$	187	$	(3,382	)	Total software revenue	$	627	$	(2,382	)	Other income (expense), net	$	—	$	(35	)

As of March 30, 2019, we have no cash flow hedges outstanding and no balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

If an underlying forecast transaction does not occur, or it becomes probable that it will not occur, the related hedge gains and losses on the cash flow hedge would be immediately reclassified to Other income (expense), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, there were no such gains or losses.

Net Investment Hedges

We translate balance sheet accounts of subsidiaries with foreign functional currencies into the U.S. Dollar using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date. Resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. We designate certain foreign exchange forward contracts as net investment hedges against exposure on translation of balance sheet accounts of Euro functional subsidiaries. Net investment hedges partially offset the impact of foreign currency translation adjustment recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. All foreign exchange forward contracts are carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the maximum duration of foreign exchange forward contracts is approximately three months.

Net investment hedge relationships are designated at inception, and effectiveness is assessed retrospectively on a quarterly basis using net equity position of Euro functional subsidiaries. As the forward contracts are highly effective in offsetting exchange rate exposure, we record changes in these net investment hedges in accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassify them to foreign currency translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss at the time of forward contract maturity. Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts due to changes in time value are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. Our derivatives are not subject to any credit contingent features. We manage credit risk with counterparties by trading among several counterparties and we review our counterparties’ credit at least quarterly.

As of March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, we had outstanding forward contracts designated as net investment hedges with notional amounts equivalent to the following:



Currency Hedged	March 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Euro / U.S. Dollar	$	219,995	$	—
Total	$	219,995	$	—

The following table shows the effect of our derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 (in thousands):



Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI-Effective Portion				Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion	Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income-Effective Portion					Location of Gain or (Loss) Excluded from Effectiveness Testing	Gain or (Loss) Recognized-Ineffective Portion
	Three months ended					Three months ended						Three months ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward Contracts	$	1,466	$	—	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,813	)	$	—	Other income (expense), net	$	1,107	$	—

	Six months ended					Six months ended						Six months ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018			March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward Contracts	$	768	$	—	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,040	)	$	—	Other income (expense), net	$	1,593	$	—

As of March 30, 2019, we estimate that all amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified to income within the next three months.

The following table shows our derivative instruments measured at gross fair value as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:



	Fair Value of Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments				Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments
	March 30, 2019		September 30, 2018		March 30, 2019		September 30, 2018
	(in thousands)
Derivative assets (1):
Forward Contracts	$	2,361	$	440	$	1,539	$	2,449
Derivative liabilities (2):
Forward Contracts	$	—	$	—	$	3,014	$	3,419


(1)	As of March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, current derivative assets of $3.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, are recorded in other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(2)	As of March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, current derivative liabilities of $3.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities

We have entered into master netting arrangements that allow net settlements under certain conditions. Although netting is permitted, it is currently our policy and practice to record all derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative assets as of March 30, 2019:



	Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of March 30, 2019	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
	(in thousands)
Forward Contracts	$	3,900	$	—	$	3,900	$	(3,014	)	$	—	$	886

The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative liabilities as of March 30, 2019:



	Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of March 30, 2019	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount
	(in thousands)
Forward Contracts	$	3,014	$	—	$	3,014	$	(3,014	)	$	—	$	—