DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

NOTE 8.           DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Changes in foreign currency exchange rates impact us. We may manage these risks through the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily forward contracts with banks. These forward contracts manage the exchange rate risk associated with assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. These derivative instruments are typically executed for one-month periods and not designated as hedges; however, they do economically offset the fluctuations of our assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rate changes.

Gains and losses related to foreign currency exchange contracts were offset by corresponding gains and losses on the revaluation of the underlying assets and liabilities. Both are included as a component of Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no foreign currency forward contracts outstanding.

In April 2020, we executed interest rate swap contracts with independent financial institutions to partially reduce the variability of cash flows in LIBOR indexed debt interest payments on our Term Loan Facility (under our existing Credit Agreement dated September 10, 2019, as amended). These transactions are accounted for as cash flow hedging instruments. The interest rate swap contracts fixed a portion of the outstanding principal balance on our term loan to a total interest rate of 1.271%. This is comprised of 0.521% average fixed rate per annum in exchange for a variable interest rate based on one-month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus the credit spread in our existing Credit Agreement, which is 75 basis points at current leverage ratios.

The following table summarizes the notional amount of our qualified hedging instruments:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Interest rate swap contracts	$	255,719	$	273,219

The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for qualifying hedges.

	December 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Interest rate swap contracts - gains (losses)	$	2,107	$	(2,139)

See Note 7. Fair Value Measurements for information regarding fair value of derivative instruments.

As a result of using derivative financial instruments, we are exposed to the risk that counterparties to contracts could fail to meet their contractual obligations. We manage this risk by reviewing counterparty creditworthiness on a regular basis and limiting exposure to any single counterparty.