Derivative Instruments

3 Months Ended

Apr. 05, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Interest Rate Risk Management

In the third quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions in notional amounts of $100 million and $150 million, respectively, to fix the variable interest rate on a portion of its term loan borrowing in order to manage a portion of its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The Company’s objective and strategy with respect to these interest rate swaps is to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability to cash flows relating to interest payments on a portion of its outstanding debt. The Company is meeting its objective by hedging the risk of changes in its cash flows (interest payments) attributable to changes in LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged (the “hedged risk”), on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the outstanding swap notional amounts.

Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap

Both of the interest rate swaps described above are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges of forecasted interest payments. The Company reports the changes in fair value of the swaps as a component of other comprehensive income (or other comprehensive loss). The aggregate notional amount of the interest rate swaps as of April 5, 2020 was $250 million.

Forward Contracts

Our European operations, from time to time, are party to currency forward contracts designed to hedge the cash flow risk of intercompany sales from the manufacturing facility in Europe to the Americas.  The Company’s objective and strategy with respect to these currency forward contracts is to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in currency rates by reducing its exposure to variability in cash flows related to receipt of payment on intercompany sales. As of April 5, 2020, there were no active forward currency contracts.

The table below sets forth the fair value of derivative instruments as of April 5, 2020 (in thousands):

	Asset Derivatives as of April 5, 2020			Liability Derivatives as of April 5, 2020
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other current assets	$	—	Accrued expenses	$	14,402
		$	—		$	14,402

The table below sets forth the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 29, 2019 (in thousands):

	Asset Derivatives as of December 29, 2019			Liability Derivatives as of December 29, 2019
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap contract	Other current assets	$	—	Accrued expenses	$	5,801
		$	—		$	5,801

There was no significant impact to net income or loss from the changes in fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges or from amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness during the three months ended April 5, 2020. We expect that approximately $3.3 million related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to interest expense in the next 12 months.

The following table summarizes the impact that changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness had on accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, during the three months ended April 5, 2020 and March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	April 5, 2020			March 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
Foreign currency contracts loss	$	—		$	(363	)
Interest rate swap contracts loss	(6,140		)	(2,943		)
Loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(6,140	)	$	(3,306	)

Gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income (loss) are discussed in Note 14 entitled “Items Reclassified From Other Comprehensive Loss.”