Derivative financial instruments | GENPACT LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data and share count) 7. Derivative financial instruments The Company is exposed to the risk of rate fluctuations on its foreign currency assets and liabilities and on foreign currency denominated forecasted cash flows. The Company has established risk management policies, including the use of derivative financial instruments to hedge foreign currency assets and liabilities, foreign currency denominated forecasted cash flows and interest rate risk. These derivative financial instruments are largely deliverable and non-deliverable forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps. The Company enters into these contracts with counterparties that are banks or other financial institutions, and the Company considers the risk of non-performance by such counterparties not to be material. The forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps mature during a period of up to 51 months and the forecasted transactions are expected to occur during the same period. The following table presents the aggregate notional principal amounts of outstanding derivative financial instruments together with the related balance sheet exposure: Notional principal amounts (note a) Balance sheet exposure asset (liability) (note b) As of December 31, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 Foreign exchange forward contracts denominated in: United States Dollars (sell) Indian Rupees (buy) $ 1,139,400 $ 988,400 $ (48,197 ) $ (3,588 ) United States Dollars (sell) Mexican Peso (buy) 8,520 2,670 (1,163 ) (605 ) United States Dollars (sell) Philippines Peso (buy) 58,500 38,625 (1,387 ) (1,053 ) Euro (sell) United States Dollars (buy) 146,719 126,685 9,109 3,989 Pound Sterling (buy) United States Dollars (sell) - 7,797 - (23 ) Euro (sell) Romanian Leu (buy) 39,027 13,798 567 606 Japanese Yen (sell) Chinese Renminbi (buy) 62,740 72,881 (1,379 ) (9,591 ) Pound Sterling (sell) United States Dollars (buy) 118,438 105,434 7,496 14,668 Australian Dollars (sell) United States Dollars (buy) 106,544 80,627 5,714 (1,342 ) Interest rate swaps (floating to fixed) - 438,632 - (2,740 ) (29,240 ) 321 (a) Notional amounts are key elements of derivative financial instrument agreements but do not represent the amount exchanged by counterparties and do not measure the Company’s exposure to credit or market risks. However, the amounts exchanged are based on the notional amounts and other provisions of the underlying derivative financial instrument agreements. (b) Balance sheet exposure is denominated in U.S. dollars and denotes the mark-to-market impact of the derivative financial instruments on the reporting date. FASB guidance on Derivatives and Hedging requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the balance sheet. In accordance with the FASB guidance on Derivatives and Hedging, the Company designates foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. Foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into to cover the effects of future exchange rate variability on forecasted revenues and purchases of services, and interest rate swaps are entered into to cover interest rate fluctuation risk. In addition to this program, the Company uses derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedges under the FASB guidance in order to hedge foreign exchange risks related to balance sheet items, such as receivables and intercompany borrowings, that are denominated in currencies other than the Company’s underlying functional currency. 7. Derivative financial instruments (Continued) The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and their location in the Company’s financial statements are summarized in the table below: Cash flow hedges Non-designated As of December 31, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 As of December 31, 2015 As of September 30, 2016 Assets Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 17,400 $ 27,977 $ 884 $ 700 Other assets $ 12,096 $ 12,037 $ - $ - Liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 34,576 $ 17,703 $ 34 $ 177 Other liabilities $ 25,010 $ 22,513 $ - $ - 7. Derivative financial instruments (Continued) Cash flow hedges For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain (loss) on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction is recognized in the consolidated statements of income. Gains (losses) on the derivatives, representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, are recognized in earnings as incurred. In connection with cash flow hedges, the gains (losses) recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), or OCI, and the related tax effects are summarized below: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2015 2016 2015 2016 Before- Tax amount Tax (Expense) or Benefit Net of tax Amount Before- Tax amount Tax (Expense) or Benefit Net of tax Amount Before- Tax amount Tax (Expense) or Benefit Net of tax Amount Before- Tax amount Tax (Expense) or Benefit Net of tax Amount Opening balance $ (48,640 ) $ 17,160 $ (31,480 ) $ (30,790 ) $ 8,945 $ (21,845 ) $ (66,786 ) $ 23,646 $ (43,140 ) $ (30,090 ) $ 9,830 $ (20,260 ) Net gains (losses) reclassified into statement of income on completion of hedged transactions (16,096 ) 6,061 (10,035 ) (1,584 ) 11 (1,573 ) (34,009 ) 12,374 (21,635 ) (7,071 ) 1,300 (5,771 ) Changes in fair value of effective portion of outstanding derivatives, net (16,030 ) 5,488 (10,542 ) 29,005 (10,806 ) 18,199 (15,797 ) 5,315 (10,482 ) 22,818 (10,402 ) 12,416 Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives, net 66 (573 ) (507 ) 30,589 (10,817 ) 19,772 18,212 (7,059 ) 11,153 29,889 (11,702 ) 18,187 Closing balance $ (48,574 ) $ 16,587 $ (31,987 ) $ (201 ) $ (1,872 ) $ (2,073 ) $ (48,574 ) $ 16,587 $ (31,987 ) $ (201 ) $ (1,872 ) $ (2,073 ) 7. Derivative financial instruments (Continued) The gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and their effects on financial performance are summarized below: Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion) Location of Gain (Loss) reclassified from OCI into Statement of Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain (Loss) reclassified from OCI into Statement of Income (Effective Portion) Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 Forward foreign exchange contracts $ (16,030 ) $ 28,287 $ (15,797 ) $ 26,612 Revenue $ 2,768 $ 2,599 $ 9,078 $ 8,596 Interest rate swaps $ - $ 718 $ - $ (3,794 ) Cost of revenue $ (15,282 ) $ (2,823 ) $ (34,722 ) $ (11,540 ) Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (3,582 ) $ (693 ) $ (8,365 ) $ (3,073 ) Interest Expense $ - $ (667 ) $ - $ (1,054 ) $ (16,030 ) $ 29,005 $ (15,797 ) $ 22,818 $ (16,096 ) $ (1,584 ) $ (34,009 ) $ (7,071 ) Gain (loss) recognized in income on the ineffective portion of derivatives and the amount excluded from effectiveness testing is $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016, respectively. 7. Derivative financial instruments (Continued) Non-designated Hedges Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Location of Gain (Loss) recognized in Statement of Income on Derivatives Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in Statement of Income on Derivatives Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2015 2016 2015 2016 Forward foreign exchange contracts (Note a) Foreign exchange gains (losses), net $ 723 $ 2,599 $ 4,563 $ 2,838 $ 723 $ 2,599 $ 4,563 $ 2,838 (a) These forward foreign exchange contracts were entered into to hedge fluctuations in foreign exchange rates for recognized balance sheet items such as receivables and intercompany borrowings, and were not originally designated as hedges under FASB guidance on derivatives and hedging. Realized gains (losses) and changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded in foreign exchange gains (losses), net in the consolidated statements of income. |