Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Note 6 – Derivative Financial Instruments

We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, short-term interest rates and price fluctuations of certain material commodities such as copper. Market risks for changes in interest rates relate primarily to our debt obligations under our Credit Agreement. Foreign currency exchange risks are attributable to sales to foreign customers and purchases from foreign suppliers not denominated in the location’s functional currency, foreign plant operations, intercompany indebtedness, intercompany investments and include exposures to the European Euro, Mexican Peso, Canadian Dollar, Hungarian Forint, Macedonian Denar, Ukrainian Hryvnia, Japanese Yen, Chinese Renminbi, Korean Won and Vietnamese Dong.

The Company regularly enters into derivative contracts with the objective of managing its financial and operational exposure arising from these risks by offsetting gains and losses on the underlying exposures with gains and losses on the financial instruments used to hedge them. The maximum length of time over which we hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange risks is one year. We had foreign currency derivative contracts with a notional value of $24,944 and $0 outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  

The maximum length of time over which we hedge our exposure to price fluctuations in material commodities is two years.  We had copper commodity swap contracts with a notional value of $4,071 and $4,885 outstanding at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Our hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge, and hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions both at the inception of a hedge and on an ongoing basis to be designated for hedge accounting treatment. For derivative contracts which can be classified as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheet.  When the underlying hedge transaction is realized, the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss is recorded in earnings in the consolidated statement of income on the same line as the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.  We record the ineffective portion of foreign currency hedging instruments, if any, to foreign currency gain (loss) in the consolidated statements of income. Though we continuously monitor the hedging program, derivative positions and hedging strategies, foreign currency forward exchange agreements have not always been designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes.

The Company uses an income approach to value derivative instruments, analyzing quoted market prices to calculate the forward values and then discounts such forward values to the present value using benchmark rates at commonly quoted intervals for the instrument’s full term.

Note 6 – Derivative Financial Instruments – Continued

Information related to the recurring fair value measurement of derivative instruments in our consolidated condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:  

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Net Asset/ (Liabilities)

Hedge  Designation

Fair Value Hierarchy

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Foreign currency derivatives

Cash flow hedge

Level 2

Current assets

$

1,324

$

1,324

Commodity derivatives

Cash flow hedge

Level 2

Current liabilities

$

(429

)

$

(429

)

Information relating to the effect of derivative instruments on our consolidated condensed statements of income is as follows:

	Location	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Foreign currency derivatives	Revaluation of derivatives	$	—		$	6,197
	Cost of sales		35			(128	)
	Selling, general and administrative		139			21
	Other comprehensive income		1,293			(347	)
	Foreign currency (loss) gain		78			207
Total foreign currency derivatives		$	1,545		$	5,950
Commodity derivatives	Cost of sales	$	(211	)	$	(7,161	)
	Other comprehensive income	$	296		$	—
Total commodity derivatives		$	85		$	(7,161	)

We did not incur any hedge ineffectiveness during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.