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Derivatives and Hedging Activities
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]  
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The Company’s results of operations could be materially impacted by significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. These risks and the management of these risks are discussed in greater detail below. In an effort to manage the exposure to these risks, the Company periodically enters into various derivative instruments. The Company’s accounting policies for these instruments are based on whether the instruments are designated as hedge or non-hedge instruments in accordance with US GAAP. The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments or the ineffective portions of cash flow hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings in other income and expense.

Foreign Currency – The Company conducts a portion of its business internationally in a variety of foreign currencies. The exposure to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates arises from foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, and transactions arising from non-functional currency financing or trading activities. The Company’s objective is to preserve the economic value of non-functional currency-denominated cash flows. The Company attempts to hedge transaction exposures with natural offsets to the fullest extent possible and, once these opportunities have been exhausted, through forward contracts or other hedging instruments with third parties. These contracts will periodically hedge the exchange of various currencies, including the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso and Brazilian real. While the Company utilizes foreign exchange contracts to hedge foreign currency exposure, the Company's foreign exchange policy prohibits the use of derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

The Company had contracts outstanding with notional amounts of $62.5 million and $81.3 million for the exchange of foreign currencies as of March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively. To date, the Company has chosen not to designate these derivatives as hedging instruments, and accordingly, these instruments are adjusted to fair value through earnings in other income and expense. Summarized financial information related to these derivative contracts and changes in the underlying value of the foreign currency exposures are as follows:
 
Quarter ended
 
Nine months ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in thousands)
Net foreign exchange derivative contract (gains) losses
$
114

 
$
(2,092
)
 
$
2,511

 
$
(759
)
Net foreign currency transactional and re-measurement (gains) losses
(57
)
 
2,237

 
(2,185
)
 
1,087

Net foreign currency (gains) losses
$
57

 
$
145

 
$
326

 
$
328



Net foreign exchange gains and losses consist of foreign currency transactional and functional currency re-measurements, offset by net foreign currency exchange contract gains and losses and are included in other income and expense. Foreign exchange gains and losses are generated as the result of fluctuations in the value of the British pound versus the euro, the U.S. dollar versus the euro, the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real and other currencies versus the U.S. dollar.

The Company used the following derivative instruments, located on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, for the risk management purposes detailed above:
 
As of March 31, 2014
 
Fair Value  of
Derivatives
Designated as Hedge
Instruments
 
Fair Value  of
Derivatives
Not Designated as Hedge
Instruments
 
(in thousands)
Derivative assets:(a)
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
$

 
$
23

Derivative liabilities:(b)
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
$

 
$
61

(a)
All derivative assets are recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(b)
All derivative liabilities are recorded as accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.