Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

Net Investment Hedges. The Company is exposed to the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations in the investments in its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. In order to mitigate the volatility in foreign exchange rates, the Company entered into a foreign currency term loan in April 2015, as discussed in Note 9, and designated 100% of the term loan to hedge its net investment in its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries that are denominated in the same currencies as the term loan. All changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument designated as a net investment hedge, except the ineffective portion, are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated balance sheet. Effective December 15, 2015, the Company terminated hedging its net investment in subsidiaries that are denominated in Swiss Francs. As of December 31, 2015, the Company recorded foreign exchange gain of $4,484,000 in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company recorded no ineffectiveness from its net investment hedges for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Cash Flow Hedges. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company initiated a program to hedge its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for forecasted revenues and expenses in its EMEA region in order to help manage the Company’s exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the British Pound, Euro and Swiss Franc. The foreign currency forward and option contracts that the Company uses to hedge this exposure are designated as cash flow hedges under the accounting standard for derivatives and hedging.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company entered into intercompany hedging instruments (“intercompany derivatives”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and simultaneously entered into derivative contracts with unrelated parties to hedge certain forecasted revenues and expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

The following disclosure is prepared on a consolidated basis. Assets and liabilities resulting from intercompany derivatives have been eliminated in consolidation.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company's cash flow hedge instruments had maturity dates ranging from January 2016 to December 2017 as follows (in thousands):



	Notional Amount		Fair Value ⁽¹⁾			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Derivative assets	$	367,330	$	16,027		$	34,578
Derivative liabilities	47,447		(813		)	(19,709		)
	$	414,777	$	15,214		$	14,869

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(1)	All derivative assets related to cash flow hedges are included in the consolidated balance sheets within other current assets, other assets, other current liabilities and other liabilities.


(2)	Included in the consolidated balance sheets within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).


(3)	The Company recorded a net gain of $12,940 within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) relating to cash flow hedges that will be reclassified to revenue and expenses as they mature over the next 12 months.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company's cash flow hedge instruments had maturity dates ranging from January 2015 to January 2016 as follows (in thousands):



	Notional Amount		Fair Value ⁽¹⁾		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)⁽²⁾
Derivative assets	$	281,055	$	8,404	$	8,480
Derivative liabilities	—		—		—
	$	281,055	$	8,404	$	8,480

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(1)All derivative assets related to cash flow hedges are included in the consolidated balance sheets within other current assets.

(2)Included in the consolidated balance sheets within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the ineffective and excluded portions of cash flow hedges recognized in other income (expense) were not significant. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the amount of net gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to revenue were $27,973,000 and the amount of net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to operating expenses were $6,256,000. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the amount of net gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to revenue were $4,332,000 and the amount of net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to operating expenses were not significant. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to revenue and operating expenses were not significant.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Embedded Derivatives. The Company is deemed to have foreign currency forward contracts embedded in certain of the Company’s customer agreements that are priced in currencies different from the functional or local currencies of the parties involved. These embedded derivatives are separated from their host contracts and carried on the Company’s balance sheet at their fair value. The majority of these embedded derivatives arise as a result of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries pricing their customer contracts in the U.S. dollar. Gains and losses on these embedded derivatives are included within revenues in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the gain or loss associated with these embedded derivatives was insignificant. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized a net gain of $3,807,000 and $4,836,000 associated with these embedded derivatives, respectively.

Economic Hedges of Embedded Derivatives. The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to help manage the foreign exchange risk associated with the Company’s customer agreements that are priced in currencies different from the functional or local currencies of the parties involved (“economic hedges of embedded derivatives”). Foreign currency forward contracts represent agreements to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another country at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon settlement date. Gains and losses on these contracts are included in revenues along with gains and losses of the related embedded derivatives. The Company entered into various economic hedges of embedded derivatives during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and recognized a net loss of $2,287,000, $2,602,000 and $4,497,000, respectively.

Foreign Currency Forward and Option Contracts. The Company also uses foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with certain foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities. As a result of foreign currency fluctuations, the U.S. dollar equivalent values of its foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities change. Gains and losses on these contracts are included in other income (expense), net, along with the foreign currency gains and losses of the related foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities associated with these foreign currency forward contracts. The Company entered into various foreign currency forward and option contracts during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. The Company recognized a net loss of $24,319,000 during the year ended December 31, 2015 and a net gain of $12,657,000 during the year ended December 31, 2014. Gains (losses) from these foreign currency forward contracts were not significant during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Gross Amounts		Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet		Net balance sheet amounts⁽¹⁾		Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet ⁽²⁾			Net
Assets:
Designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward and option contracts	$	16,027	$	—	$	16,027	$	(813	)	$	15,214

Not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives	8,926		—		8,926		—			8,926
Economic hedges of embedded derivatives	744		—		744		—			744
Foreign currency forward contracts	43,203		—		43,203		(34,577		)	8,626
	52,873		—		52,873		(34,577		)	18,296
Additional netting benefit	—		—		—		(9,512		)	(9,512		)
	$	68,900	$	—	$	68,900	$	(44,902	)	$	23,998

Liabilities:
Designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward and option contracts	$	813	$	—	$	813	$	(813	)	$	—

Not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives	1,772		—		1,772		—			1,772
Economic hedges of embedded derivatives	417		—		417		—			417
Foreign currency forward contracts	76,923		—		76,923		(34,577		)	42,346
	79,112		—		79,112		(34,577		)	44,535
Additional netting benefit	—		—		—		(9,512		)	(9,512		)
	$	79,925	$	—	$	79,925	$	(44,902	)	$	35,023

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(1)	As presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets within other current assets, other assets, other current liabilities and other liabilities.


(2)	The Company enters into master netting agreements with its counterparties for transactions other than embedded derivatives to mitigate credit risk exposure to any single counterparty. Master netting agreements allow for individual derivative contracts with a single counterparty to offset in the event of default.

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	Gross Amounts		Gross amounts offset in the balance sheet		Net amounts ⁽¹⁾		Gross amounts not offset in the balance sheet ⁽²⁾			Net
Assets:
Designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	8,404	$	—	$	8,404	$	—		$	8,404

Not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives	9,182		—		9,182		—			9,182
Foreign currency forward and option contracts	5,153		—		5,153		(138		)	5,015
	14,335		—		14,335		(138		)	14,197
Additional netting benefit	—		—		—		(508		)	(508		)
	$	22,739	$	—	$	22,739	$	(646	)	$	22,093

Liabilities:
Designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—

Not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives	4		—		4		—			4
Economic hedges of embedded derivatives	390		—		390		—			390
Foreign currency forward and option contracts	416		—		416		(138		)	278
	810		—		810		(138		)	672
Additional netting benefit	—		—		—		(508		)	(508		)
	$	810	$	—	$	810	$	(646	)	$	164

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(1)	As presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets within other current assets, other assets, other current liabilities and other liabilities.


(2)	The Company enters into master netting agreements with its counterparties for transactions other than embedded derivatives to mitigate credit risk exposure to any single counterparty. Master netting agreements allow for individual derivative contracts with a single counterparty to offset in the event of default.