Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Impact of Derivative Financial Instruments

The table below presents the impact of the Company’s derivative financial instruments had on Consolidated Statement of Operations (in thousands):

	Location of Gain(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into  Income		Years Ended December 31,
			2017		2016		2015
Gain (loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)		Interest expense	$	5,587	$	2,103	$	(13,256	)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)		Interest expense		1,663		7,512		7,495

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedging Instruments Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheet

The following table indicates the location on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities designated as hedging instruments have been recognized and the related fair values of those derivatives (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Location	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Interest rate derivatives — asset derivatives	Other current assets		3,590			222
Interest rate derivatives — asset derivatives	Other assets		6,566			8,043
Interest rate derivatives — liability derivatives	Other accrued liabilities		(3,053	)		(2,989	)
Interest rate derivatives — liability derivatives	Other noncurrent liabilities		(971	)		(6,421	)

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments and Change in Fair Values of Derivative Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table indicates the location on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities not designated as hedging instruments have been recognized and the related fair values of those derivatives (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Location	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Foreign exchange contracts — asset derivatives	Other current assets	$	405		$	7,369
Foreign exchange contracts — liability derivatives	Other accrued liabilities		(8,202	)		(3,671	)
Foreign exchange contracts — liability derivatives	Other noncurrent liabilities		(600	)		—

The change in the fair values of ARRIS’s derivatives not designated as hedging instruments recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows (in thousands):

	Statement of Operations Location	2017		2016		2015
Foreign exchange contracts	Loss on foreign currency	$	25,339	$	5,909	$	7,597