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Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:
 
For each foreign currency forward contract entered into in which the Company seeks to obtain cash flow hedge accounting treatment, the Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method of measuring ineffectiveness. This process includes linking all foreign currency forward contracts to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions and designating the foreign currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the foreign currency forward contracts that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The effective portion of these hedged items is reflected in Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). If it is determined that a foreign currency forward contract is
not
highly effective, or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the Company is required to discontinue hedge accounting with respect to that foreign currency forward contract prospectively.
 
As of
December 
31,
2018
and
2017,
the total notional amount of the foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was
$1.7
 million (
CAD$2.3
 million) and
$2.1
 million (
CAD$2.7
 million), respectively. Foreign currency forward contract assets are included within Prepaid expenses and other and foreign currency forward contract liabilities are included within Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement. The Company presents the assets and liabilities associated with its foreign currency forward contracts at their gross fair values in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
All of the Company’s Canadian forward contracts have maturities less than
twelve
months as of
December 
31,
2018.
 
As of
December 
31,
2018,
all foreign currency forward contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. As of
December 
31,
2017,
the total notional amount of the foreign currency forward contracts
not
designated as cash flow hedges was
$0.2
 million (
CAD$0.2
 million). For the years ended
December 
31,
2018,
2017,
and
2016,
gains recognized in Net sales from continuing operations from foreign currency forward contracts
not
designated as hedging instruments were approximately
$0.2
 million,
$0,
and
$0,
respectively. As of
December 
31,
2018,
unrealized pretax gains on outstanding foreign currency forward contract in Accumulated other comprehensive loss was approximately
$0.
Typically, outstanding foreign currency forward contract balances in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are expected to be reclassified to Net sales from continuing operations within the next
twelve
months as a result of underlying hedged transactions also being recorded in Net sales from continuing operations. See Note 
18,
“Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” for additional quantitative information regarding foreign currency forward contract gains and losses.