DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

Derivative financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s international operations are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates due to transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. Most of the Company’s revenue and cost of materials are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, a significant amount of the Company’s operating expenses is denominated in foreign currencies, primarily in Singapore.

The foreign currency exposure of our operating expenses is generally hedged with foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company’s foreign exchange risk management programs include using foreign exchange forward contracts with cash flow hedge accounting designation to hedge exposures to the variability in the U.S.-dollar equivalent of forecasted non-U.S. dollar-denominated operating expenses. These instruments generally mature within twelve months. For these derivatives, we report the after-tax gain or loss from the effective portion of the hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and we reclassify it into earnings in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects earnings and in the same line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations as the impact of the hedged transaction.

The fair value of derivative instruments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 is as follows:



	As of
(in thousands)	September 28, 2019				September 29, 2018
	Notional Amount		Fair Value Liability Derivatives⁽¹⁾		Notional Amount		Fair Value Liability Derivatives⁽¹⁾
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts ⁽²⁾	$	33,834	$	597	$	43,095	$	1,071
Total derivatives	$	33,834	$	597	$	43,095	$	1,071


(1)	The fair value of derivative liabilities is measured using level 2 fair value inputs and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.


(2)	Hedged amounts expected to be recognized into earnings within the next twelve months.

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 was as follows:



(in thousands)	Fiscal
	2019			2018
Foreign exchange forward contract in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net loss recognized in OCI, net of tax⁽¹⁾	$	(741	)	$	(669	)
Net (loss) / gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into earnings, net of tax⁽²⁾	$	(1,215	)	$	1,755


(1)	Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

(2)

Effective portion classified as selling, general and administrative expense.