Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities The company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk arising from transactions in the normal course of business, such as sales to third party customers, sales and loans to wholly owned foreign subsidiaries, foreign plant operations, and purchases from suppliers. The company actively manages the exposure of its foreign currency exchange rate market risk by entering into various hedging instruments, authorized under company policies that place controls on these activities, with counterparties that are highly rated financial institutions. The company’s hedging activities primarily involves the use of forward currency contracts, that are intended to offset intercompany loan exposures. The company may also utilize cross currency swaps to offset intercompany loan exposures. The company uses derivative instruments only in an attempt to limit underlying exposure from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and to minimize earnings and cash flow volatility associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Decisions on whether to use such contracts are primarily based on the amount of exposure to the currency involved and an assessment of the near-term market value for each currency. The company’s policy does not allow the use of derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. The company also made an accounting policy election to use the portfolio exception with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for derivative instruments, and to measure the fair value of a portfolio of financial assets and financial liabilities on the basis of the net open risk position with each counterparty. The company’s primary currency exchange rate exposures are with the Euro, the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, the British pound, the Mexican peso, the Japanese yen, the Chinese Renminbi, and the Romanian New Leu against the U.S. dollar, as well as the Romanian New Leu against the Euro. Cash flow hedges. The company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet and formally documents relationships between cash flow hedging instruments and hedged transactions, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives to the forecasted transactions, such as sales to third parties, foreign plant operations, and purchases from suppliers. Changes in fair values of outstanding cash flow hedge derivatives, except the ineffective portion, are recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”), until net earnings is affected by the variability of cash flows of the hedged transaction. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in net earnings. The consolidated statements of earnings classification of effective hedge results is the same as that of the underlying exposure. Results of hedges of sales and foreign plant operations are recorded in net sales and cost of sales, respectively, when the underlying hedged transaction affects net earnings. The maximum amount of time the company hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted trade sales and purchases is two years . Results of hedges of intercompany loans are recorded in other income, net as an offset to the remeasurement of the foreign loan balance. The company formally assesses, at a hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are designated as hedges have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged transactions and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain highly effective in future periods. When it is determined that a derivative is not, or has ceased to be, highly effective as a hedge, the company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively. When the company discontinues hedge accounting because it is no longer probable, but it is still reasonably possible that the forecasted transaction will occur by the end of the originally expected period or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter, the gain or loss on the derivative remains in AOCL and is reclassified to net earnings when the forecasted transaction affects net earnings. However, if it is probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter, the gains and losses that were in AOCL are recognized immediately in net earnings. In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, the company carries the derivative at its fair value on the consolidated balance sheets, recognizing future changes in the fair value in other income, net. For the first quarter of fiscal 2017 , there were immaterial losses on forward contracts reclassified into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges. As of February 3, 2017 , the notional amount outstanding of forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was $104.2 million . Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments. The company also enters into foreign currency contracts that include forward currency contracts to mitigate the remeasurement of specific assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. These contracts are not designated as hedging instruments. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of hedges of recorded balance sheet positions, such as cash, receivables, payables, intercompany notes, and other various contractual claims to pay or receive foreign currencies other than the functional currency, are recognized immediately in other income, net, on the consolidated statements of earnings together with the transaction gain or loss from the hedged balance sheet position. The following table presents the fair value of the company’s derivatives and consolidated balance sheet location. Fair Value at Fair Value at Fair Value at (Dollars in thousands) February 3, 2017 January 29, 2016 October 31, 2016 Asset Derivatives Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets Forward currency contracts $ 1,552 $ 3,393 $ 1,535 Cross currency contract — 142 — Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets Forward currency contracts 795 1,347 432 Cross currency contract — 2,218 — Total Assets $ 2,347 $ 7,100 $ 1,967 Liability Derivatives Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments Accrued liabilities Forward currency contracts $ 1,363 $ 2,967 $ 973 Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Accrued liabilities Forward currency contracts 141 235 792 Total Liabilities $ 1,504 $ 3,202 $ 1,765 The following table presents the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of earnings for the company’s derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments for the three months ended February 3, 2017 and January 29, 2016 , respectively. Effective Portion Ineffective Portion and excluded from Effectiveness Testing Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Dollars in thousands) February 3, January 29, February 3, January 29, February 3, January 29, For the three months ended Forward currency contracts $ (372 ) $ 565 Net sales $ 439 $ 1,080 Other income, net $ 397 $ (12 ) Forward currency contracts (152 ) (1,659 ) Cost of sales (762 ) (314 ) Cross currency contracts — 34 Other income, net — 128 Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges $ (524 ) $ (1,060 ) Total $ (323 ) $ 894 Total $ 397 $ (12 ) As of February 3, 2017 , the company expects to reclassify approximately $0.3 million of losses from AOCL to earnings during the next twelve months. The following table presents the gain/(loss) of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of earnings for the company’s derivatives not designated as hedging instruments. Three Months Ended Location of Gain (Loss) February 3, January 29, (Dollars in thousands) Forward currency contracts Other income, net $ 1,144 $ 1,337 Cross currency contracts Other income, net — 130 Total derivatives not designated as hedges $ 1,144 $ 1,467 The company entered into an International Swap Dealers Association (“ISDA”) Master Agreement with each counterparty that permits the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective contracts. The ISDA Master Agreement is an industry standardized contract that governs all derivative contracts entered into between the company and the respective counterparty. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits the company or the counterparty to determine the net amount payable or receivable for contracts due on the same date or in the same currency for similar types of derivative transactions. The company records the fair value of its derivative contracts at the net amount in its consolidated balance sheets. The following table shows the effects of the master netting arrangements on the fair value of the company’s derivative contracts that are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets: (Dollars in thousands) February 3, 2017 January 29, 2016 October 31, 2016 Assets Forward currency contracts Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets $ 2,347 $ 4,740 $ 2,264 Gross Liabilities Offset in the Balance Sheets — — (297 ) Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets 2,347 4,740 1,967 Cross currency contracts Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets — 2,360 — Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets — 2,360 — Total Assets $ 2,347 $ 7,100 $ 1,967 Liabilities Forward currency contracts Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities $ (1,614 ) $ (3,202 ) $ (1,765 ) Gross Assets Offset in the Balance Sheets 110 — — Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets (1,504 ) (3,202 ) (1,765 ) Total Liabilities $ (1,504 ) $ (3,202 ) $ (1,765 ) |