Note 5 — Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses derivative instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts, commodity futures contracts and commodity option contracts, to manage its exposures to foreign exchange and commodity prices. Commodity futures contracts and most commodity option contracts are intended and effective as hedges of market price risks associated with the anticipated purchase of certain raw materials (primarily sugar). Foreign currency forward contracts are intended and effective as hedges of the Company’s exposure to the variability of cash flows, primarily related to the foreign exchange rate changes of products manufactured in Canada and sold in the United States. The Company does not engage in trading or other speculative use of derivative instruments.

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Derivative assets are recorded in other receivables and derivative liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities. The Company uses hedge accounting for its foreign currency and commodity derivative instruments as discussed above. Derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as cash flow hedges by formally documenting the hedge relationships, including identification of the hedging instruments, the hedged items and other critical terms, as well as the Company’s risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction.

Changes in the fair value of the Company’s cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, and are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the hedged item. Substantially all amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss for commodity derivatives are expected to be reclassified to cost of goods sold. Approximately $836 of this accumulated comprehensive loss is expected to be reclassified to earnings in 2018 and a $259 accumulated comprehensive loss is expected to be reclassified as a charge to earnings in 2019. Substantially all amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss for foreign currency derivatives are expected to be reclassified to other income, net in 2018.

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding derivative contracts and their effects on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017:



	March 31, 2018
	Notional
	Amounts		Assets		Liabilities

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	368	$	21	$	-
Commodity futures contracts		11,537		5		(1,100)
Total derivatives			$	26	$	(1,100)

	December 31, 2017
	Notional
	Amounts		Assets		Liabilities

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	919	$	79	$	-
Commodity futures contracts		13,840		284		(252)
Total derivatives			$	363	$	(252)

	March 31, 2017
	Notional
	Amounts		Assets		Liabilities

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	1,768	$	-	$	(71)
Commodity futures contracts		9,880		673		(647)
Total derivatives			$	673	$	(718)

The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Retained Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for periods ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are as follows:



	For Quarter Ended March 31, 2018
					Gain (Loss)
			Gain (Loss)		on Amount Excluded
	Gain (Loss)		Reclassified from		from Effectiveness
	Recognized		Accumulated OCI		Testing Recognized
	in OCI		into Earnings		in Earnings

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(11)	$	47	$	-
Commodity futures contracts		(1,461)		(334)		-
Total	$	(1,472)	$	(287)	$	-

	For Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
					Gain (Loss)
			Gain (Loss)		on Amount Excluded
	Gain (Loss)		Reclassified from		from Effectiveness
	Recognized		Accumulated OCI		Testing Recognized
	in OCI		into Earnings		in Earnings

Foreign currency forward contracts	$	23	$	(25)	$	-
Commodity futures contracts		(573)		1,147		-
Total	$	(550)	$	1,122	$	-