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Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2011
Financial Instruments  
Financial Instruments

7.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

 

Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Company enters into forward contracts and foreign currency swap contracts to manage the foreign currency risk associated with monetary accounts and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions.  The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions.  As of July 1, 2011, the aggregate notional amount of the Company's outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $2.7 billion as summarized below:

 

Currency   Buy/Sell   Foreign Currency Amount     Notional Contract Value in USD  
      (In thousands)  
Cash Flow Hedges                
CNY    Buy       1,503,500   $         232,610  
EUR    Buy            25,374               36,692  
EUR    Sell            16,359               23,111  
HUF    Buy     13,891,000               75,713  
ILS    Buy          163,200               47,782  
MXN    Buy       1,534,900             130,722  
MYR    Buy          376,950             124,839  
SGD    Buy            71,200               57,957  
Other    Buy     N/A                72,981  
                      802,407  
Other Forward/Swap Contracts                
BRL    Buy            47,400               30,268  
BRL    Sell          108,200               69,093  
CAD    Buy            46,690               47,790  
CAD    Sell            71,925               73,488  
EUR    Buy          143,237             207,416  
EUR    Sell          232,426             336,655  
GBP    Buy            13,924               22,427  
GBP    Sell            35,777               57,279  
HUF    Buy       6,441,100               35,107  
HUF    Sell       8,387,800               45,718  
JPY    Buy       5,025,027               62,475  
JPY    Sell       2,915,946               36,133  
MXN    Buy          758,110               64,566  
MXN    Sell          247,020               21,038  
MYR    Buy          152,853               50,622  
SEK    Buy       2,458,189             388,344  
SEK    Sell       1,181,001             186,750  
Other    Buy     N/A              109,740  
Other    Sell     N/A                54,971  
                   1,899,880  
   Total Notional Contract Value in USD.            $       2,702,287  
                 

Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company's exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards.  Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.  Gains or losses from fair value adjustments for these instruments are designed to offset losses and gains from the Company's revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency.  As of July 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011, the Company also has included net deferred gains and losses, respectively, in other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These deferred gains and losses were not material, and the deferred losses as of July 1, 2011 are expected to be recognized as a component of cost of sales over the next twelve-month period. The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness were not material for all fiscal periods presented and are included as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities related to foreign currency contracts measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 1, 2011, aggregated by level in the fair-value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:

 

                   
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
    (In thousands)  
Assets:                   
Foreign currency contracts    $             -      $        26,485    $             -      $        26,485  
                   
Liabilities:                   
Foreign currency contracts                   -              (11,104)                   -              (11,104)  
Total:     $             -      $        15,381    $             -      $        15,381  
                   

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month period ended July 1, 2011.  The Company's foreign currency forward contracts are measured on a recurring basis at fair value based on foreign currency spot and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.  

 

The following table presents the fair value of the Company's derivative instruments located on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes at July 1, 2011:

 

  Fair Values of Derivative Information  
  Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
  Balance Sheet    Fair   Balance Sheet    Fair  
  Location   Value   Location   Value  
  (In thousands)  
                 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments                
Foreign currency contracts Other current assets    $             15,351   Other current liabilities    $             (1,317)  
                 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments                
Foreign currency contracts Other current assets    $             11,134   Other current liabilities    $             (9,787)