Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Note 7 – 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 Amended 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 $29,234 and $0 outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  

Note 7 – Derivative Financial Instruments – Continued

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 $1,628 and $4,885 outstanding at September 30, 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.

Information related to the recurring fair value measurement of derivative instruments in our consolidated condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 is as follows:  

			Liability Derivatives				Net  Liabilities
	Hedge  Designation	Fair Value Hierarchy	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign currency derivatives	Cash flow hedge	Level 2	Current liabilities	$	(625	)	$	(625	)
Commodity derivatives	Cash flow hedge	Level 2	Current liabilities	$	(181	)	$	(181	)

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

	Location	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016			Three Months Ended September 30, 2015			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Foreign currency derivatives	Revaluation of derivatives	$	—		$	(2,526	)	$	—		$	3,752
	Cost of sales		(112	)		(694	)		23			(1,014	)
	Selling, general and administrative		—			(235	)		139			(189	)
	Other comprehensive income		(868	)		(460	)		(624	)		(1,237	)
	Foreign currency gain		(41	)		31			108			320
Total foreign currency derivatives		$	(1,021	)	$	(3,884	)	$	(354	)	$	1,632
Currency related interest rate swap	Revaluation of derivatives		—			2,392			—			(4,903	)
Commodity derivatives	Cost of sales	$	(157	)	$	—		$	(510	)	$	—
	Other comprehensive income		139			(373	)		544			(421	)
Total commodity derivatives		$	(18	)	$	(373	)	$	34		$	(421	)

We did not incur any hedge ineffectiveness during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.