Derivatives and Financial Instruments

We are exposed to the impact of changes in interest rates in the normal course of business. Our financial risk management program is designed to manage the exposure arising from this cash flow risk and uses derivative financial instruments to minimize this risk. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

In 2019, we executed interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $500 million that are designated as cash flow hedges to manage interest rate risk on our floating rate debt. These interest rate swap contracts adjust the amount of our total debt that is subject to variable interest rates by effectively fixing the borrowing rates on a portion of our floating rate debt discussed in Note 7 - Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings, Net.

Our interest rate swap agreements exchange payment streams based on the notional principal amount. These agreements fix our future interest rates ranging from 1.63% to 1.70% plus the applicable margin as provided in our debt agreement on an amount of our debt principal equal to the then-outstanding swap notional amount. The base notional amount matures two years from inception on July 31, 2021. On the interest rate swap inception dates, we designated the swaps as a hedge of the variability in cash flows we pay on our variable rate borrowings.

The following table discloses the fair value and balance sheet location of our derivative instruments:



	Liability Derivatives
Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Interest rate swap contracts	Other liabilities	$	9	$	1

At inception of the hedging contract, we used statistical regression to assess the effectiveness of the interest rate hedges. The hedging contracts were deemed highly effective and are expected to be highly effective throughout the hedge period. Therefore, we perform a qualitative assessment of the hedge effectiveness at each subsequent quarterly reporting date. As of March 31, 2020, derivative gains and losses were reported as a component of Other comprehensive loss and will subsequently be recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations when the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings.

The effect of cash flow hedges on Other comprehensive loss was as follows:

The net amount of deferred losses on cash flow hedges that are expected to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into Interest expense within the next 12 months is $5 million.

Cash Flow Hedging Instruments

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020

Amounts recognized in Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive loss