The Company uses derivatives to manage risks associated with certain assets and liabilities arising from the potential adverse impact of fluctuations in global fuel prices and foreign currencies.

The Company’s operations are inherently dependent upon the price and availability of aircraft fuel. To manage economic risks associated with fluctuations in aircraft fuel prices, the Company periodically enters into derivative financial instruments. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company's portfolio comprised of crude oil call options, which were not designated as hedges under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815), for hedge accounting treatment. As a result, any changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are adjusted through other nonoperating income (expense) in the period of change.

The following table reflects the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded as nonoperating income (expense) in the Company's unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.



	Three months ended March 31,
Fuel derivative contracts	2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Losses realized at settlement	$	(3,086	)	$	(2,844	)
Reversal of prior period unrealized amounts	2,488			8,181
Unrealized losses that will settle in future periods	(5,854		)	(4,767		)
Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives recorded as nonoperating income (expense)	$	(6,452	)	$	570

The Company is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk due to revenues and expenses that are denominated in foreign currencies, with the primary exposures being to the Japanese Yen and the Australian Dollar. To manage exchange rate risk, the Company executes its international revenue and expense transactions in the same foreign currency to the extent practicable.

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to further manage the effects of fluctuating exchange rates. The gain or loss is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) and reclassified into earnings in the same period in which the related sales are recognized as passenger revenue. Foreign currency forward contracts that are not designated as cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value, and therefore any changes in fair value are recognized as other nonoperating income (expense) in the period of change.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company de-designated certain hedged transactions with maturity dates ranging between March and June 2020 as the Company concluded that the cash flows attributable to the hedged risk were no longer probable of occurring. As a result, the Company reclassified approximately $2.8 million from AOCI to nonoperating expense in the period. Future gains and losses related to these instruments will continue to be recorded in nonoperating expense.

The Company believes that its foreign currency forward contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges will continue to be effective in offsetting changes in cash flow attributable to the hedged risk. The Company expects to reclassify a net gain of approximately $3.4 million into earnings over the next 12 months from AOCI based on the values of its foreign currency forward contracts at March 31, 2020.

The following tables present the gross fair value of asset and liability derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815 and derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, as well as the net derivative positions and location of the asset and liability balances within the Company's unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Balance Sheet
Location

Notional Amount

Final
Maturity
Date

Gross fair
value of
assets

Gross fair
value of
(liabilities)

Net
derivative
position

(in thousands)

Derivatives designated as hedges

Foreign currency derivatives

Prepaid expenses and other

13,581,500 Japanese Yen
28,291 Australian Dollars

March 2021

3,689

(384

)

3,305

Long-term prepayments and other

5,021,900 Japanese Yen
5,628 Australian Dollars

February 2022

1,055

(104

)

951

Derivatives not designated as hedges

Foreign currency derivatives

Prepaid expenses and other

4,446,350 Japanese Yen
3,601 Australian Dollars

June 2020

888

(99

)

789

Fuel derivative contracts

Prepaid expenses and other

92,316 gallons

March 2021

520

—

520

Balance Sheet
Location

Notional Amount

Final
Maturity
Date

Gross fair
value of
assets

Gross fair
value of
(liabilities)

Net
derivative
position

(in thousands)

Derivatives designated as hedges

Foreign currency derivatives

Prepaid expenses and other

19,270,650 Japanese Yen
44,468 Australian Dollars

December 2020

3,787

(358

)

3,429

Long-term prepayments and other

5,487,250 Japanese Yen
8,429 Australian Dollars

December 2021

618

(193

)

425

Derivatives not designated as hedges

Foreign currency derivatives

Other accrued liabilities

694,050 Japanese Yen
2,438 Australian Dollars

March 2020

(42

)

(23

)

Fuel derivative contracts

Prepaid expenses and other

97,986 gallons

December 2020

5,878

—

5,878

The following table reflects the impact of cash flow hedges designated for hedge accounting treatment and their location within the Company's unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.



	Gain recognized in AOCI on derivatives						Gain reclassified from AOCI into income
	Three months ended March 31,						Three months ended March 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Foreign currency derivatives	$	(1,571	)	$	(3,106	)	$	(3,900	)	$	(1,587	)

Financial derivative instruments expose the Company to possible credit loss in the event the counterparties fail to meet their obligations. To manage such credit risks, the Company (1) selects its counterparties based on past experience and credit ratings, (2) limits its exposure to any single counterparty, and (3) regularly assesses the market position and credit rating of each counterparty. Credit risk is deemed to have a minimal impact on the fair value of the derivative instruments, as cash collateral would be provided by the counterparties based on the current market exposure of the derivative.

ASC 815 requires a reporting entity to elect a policy of whether to offset rights to reclaim cash collateral or obligations to return cash collateral against derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement or present such amounts on a gross basis. The Company’s accounting policy is to present its derivative assets and liabilities on a net basis, including any collateral posted with the counterparty. The Company had no collateral posted with counterparties as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The Company is also subject to market risk in the event these financial instruments become less valuable in the market. However, changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments will generally offset the change in the fair value of the hedged item, limiting the Company’s overall exposure.