FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Products Corporation maintains standby and trade letters of credit for various corporate purposes under which Products Corporation is obligated, of which $10.1 million and $10.4 million (including amounts available under credit agreements in effect at that time) were maintained at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Included in these amounts are approximately $7.3 million in standby letters of credit that support Products Corporation’s self-insurance programs as of both December 31, 2017 and 2016. The estimated liability under such programs is accrued by Products Corporation.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, primarily: (i) FX Contracts, intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows; and (ii) interest rate hedging transactions, such as the 2013 Interest Rate Swap, intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

The FX Contracts are entered into primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year.

The U.S. Dollar notional amount of the FX Contracts outstanding at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $147.1 million and $79.6 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Swap Transaction

In November 2013, Products Corporation executed a forward-starting floating-to-fixed interest rate swap transaction (the "2013 Interest Rate Swap") that, at its inception, was based on a notional amount of $400 million in respect of indebtedness under Products Corporation’s 2013 bank term loan, that was incurred in connection with completing the October 2013 Colomer Acquisition (the "Old Acquisition Term Loan"). The 2013 Interest Rate Swap initially had a floor of 1.00% that in December 2016 was amended to 0.75%. In connection with entering into the 2016 Term Loan Facility, the 2013 Interest Swap was carried over to apply to a notional amount of $400 million in respect of indebtedness under such loan for the remaining balance of the term of such swap, which expires in May 2018. The Company initially designated the 2013 Interest Rate Swap as a cash flow hedge of the variability of the forecasted three-month LIBOR interest rate payments initially related to the $400 million notional amount under the Old Acquisition Term Loan over the three-year term of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap (and subsequently to the $400 million notional amount under the 2016 Term Loan Facility for the remaining balance of the term of such swap, which expires in May 2018). Under the terms of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap, commencing in May 2015, Products Corporation receives from the counterparty a floating interest rate based on the higher of the three-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR or the floor percentage in effect, while paying a fixed interest rate payment to the counterparty equal to 2.0709% (which, with respect to the 2016 Term Loan Facility, effectively fixes the interest rate on such notional amount at 5.5709% through May 2018). At December 31, 2017, the fair value of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap was a liability of $0.9 million and the accumulated loss recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss was $0.7 million, net of tax.

As a result of completely refinancing the Old Acquisition Term Loan with a portion of the proceeds from Product's Corporation's consummation of the 2016 Senior Credit Facilities and the 6.25% Senior Notes Offering in connection with consummating the Elizabeth Arden Acquisition, the critical terms of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap no longer matched the terms of the underlying debt under the 2016 Term Loan Facility. At the refinancing date, which was the same as the September 7, 2016 Elizabeth Arden Acquisition Date (the "De-designation Date"), the 2013 Interest Rate Swap was determined to no longer be highly effective and the Company discontinued hedge accounting for the 2013 Interest Rate Swap. Following the de-designation of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap, changes in fair value have been accounted for as a component of other non-operating expenses. Accumulated deferred losses of $6.3 million, or $3.9 million net of tax, at the De-designation Date, that were previously recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, will be fully amortized into earnings over the remaining term of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap, which expires in May 2018. At December 31, 2017, $1.2 million, or $0.7 million net of tax, remains as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the 2013 Interest Rate Swap, all of which will be amortized into earnings over the next 12 months. See "Quantitative Information – Derivative Financial Instruments" below.

Credit Risk

Exposure to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by any of the counterparties is limited to the gross fair value of the derivative instruments in asset positions, which totaled $0.6 million and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company attempts to minimize exposure to credit risk by generally entering into derivative contracts with counterparties that have investment-grade credit ratings and are major financial institutions. The Company also periodically monitors any changes in the credit ratings of its counterparties. Given the current credit standing of the Company's counterparties to its derivative instruments, the Company believes that the risk of loss under these derivative instruments arising from any non-performance by any of the counterparties is remote.

Quantitative Information – Derivative Financial Instruments

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair values of the Company's derivative financial instruments in its Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:



	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Assets					Liabilities
	Balance Sheet	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		Balance Sheet	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Classification	Fair Value		Fair Value		Classification	Fair Value		Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
FX Contracts^(a)	Prepaid expenses and other	$	0.6	$	2.3	Accrued Expenses	$	1.9	$	1.1
2013 Interest Rate Swap^(b)	Prepaid expenses and other	—		—		Accrued expenses and other	0.9		3.7
	Other assets	—		—		Other long-term liabilities	—		1.0

^(a) The fair values of the FX Contracts at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were measured based on observable market transactions of spot and forward rates at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

^(b) The fair values of the 2013 Interest Rate Swap at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were measured based on the implied forward rates from the U.S. Dollar three-month LIBOR yield curve at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The effects of the Company's derivative financial instruments on its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income were as follows for the periods presented:



	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Derivatives previously designated as hedging instruments:
2013 Interest Rate Swap, net of tax ^(a)	$	2.3	$	0.8	$	(1.6	)

^(a) Net of tax (benefit) expense of $(1.4) million, $0.5 million and $(1.0) million for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.



Derivative Instruments	Statement of Operations Classification	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net (Loss) Income
		Year Ended December 31,
		2017			2016			2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
2013 Interest Rate Swap	Interest Expense	$	(3.7	)	$	(4.3	)	$	(2.6	)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
FX Contracts	Foreign currency gain (loss), net	$	(4.1	)	$	2.1		$	3.8
2013 Interest Rate Swap	Miscellaneous, net	0.1			0.7			—