Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

12.  Derivative Financial Instruments

As discussed in Note 4, in January 2015, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement on a notional amount of $520.0 million that matures in August 2018 with periodic interest settlements.  At October 29, 2016, the notional amount totaled $390.0 million. Under this interest rate swap agreement, we receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR and pay a fixed rate of 5.03% (including the applicable margin of 3.50%) on the outstanding notional amount. We have designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge of the variability of interest payments under the Term Loan due to changes in the LIBOR benchmark interest rate.  At October 29, 2016, the fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability of $1.9 million with $1.6 million recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $0.3 million in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  The effective portion of the swap is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.  There was no hedge ineffectiveness at October 29, 2016.  Changes in fair value are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings in the same period that the hedged item affects earnings.

Over the next 12 months, $1.6 million of the effective portion of the interest rate swap is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings.  If, at any time, the interest rate swap is determined to be ineffective, in whole or in part, due to changes in the interest rate swap or underlying debt agreements, the fair value of the portion of the interest rate swap determined to be ineffective will be recognized as a gain or loss in the statement of earnings for the applicable period.

Furthermore, as a result of recent exchange rate fluctuations in Europe, we have entered into derivative instruments to hedge our foreign exchange risk, specifically related to the British pound and Euro.  We have designated these instruments as cash flow hedges of the variability in exchange rates for those foreign currencies.  At October 29, 2016, the fair value of these cash flow hedges was a liability of $0.6 million recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet.  The effective portion of the hedges is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.  There was no hedge ineffectiveness at October 29, 2016.  Changes in fair value are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings in the same period that the hedged item affects earnings. Over the next 12 months, $0.3 million of the effective portion of the cash flow hedges is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings.

In addition, we are exposed to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations as a result of our direct sourcing programs and our operations in foreign countries.  As a result, from time to time, we may enter into derivative instruments to hedge our foreign exchange risk.  We have not elected to apply hedge accounting to these derivative instruments.  At October 29, 2016, the fair value of our derivative instruments was an asset of $0.8 million included in other current assets in our consolidated balance sheet. 

For the three and nine months ended October 29, 2016, we recognized net pre-tax gains of $0.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings (loss) for our derivative financial instruments not designated as cash flow hedges.  For the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015, we recognized a net pre-tax gain of $0.4 million and a net pre-tax loss of $1.0 million, respectively, in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings (loss) for our derivative financial instruments not designated as cash flow hedges.