Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Note 6 — Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to financial market risks arising from changes in currency exchange rates. Changes in currency exchange rates could affect the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and forecasted cash flows. The Company enters into monthly forward derivative contracts with the intent of mitigating a portion of this risk. The Company only uses derivative financial instruments in the context of hedging and not for speculative purposes and had not designated its foreign exchange derivatives as hedges. Accordingly, changes in fair value from these contracts are recorded as “Other, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company executes derivative transactions with highly rated financial institutions to mitigate counterparty risk.

The Company did not have any outstanding derivative contracts at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. Additionally, the Company did not have any gains or losses from currency exchange derivatives during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The following table shows the gains and (losses) from currency exchange derivatives during the three months ended March 31, 2018, which are included in “Other, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, as well as the weighted average notional amount of derivatives outstanding for the period:


		Three months ended March 31, 2018
		Gains (Losses)		Weighted average notional amount
		(in thousands)
Foreign currency exchange forwards	$		17	$	930