The Company uses interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency forward contracts and certain non-derivative financial instruments to manage its risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company does not hold derivative financial instruments of a speculative nature or for trading purposes. The Company records derivatives as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized in earnings unless the derivative qualifies and is designated as a hedge. Cash flows from derivatives are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the same category as the cash flows from the items subject to designated hedge or undesignated (economic) hedge relationships. The Company evaluates hedge effectiveness at inception and on an ongoing basis. If a derivative is no longer expected to be effective, hedge accounting is discontinued.

Certain of the Company’s derivative transactions are subject to master netting arrangements that allow the Company to net settle contracts with the same counter parties. These arrangements generally do not call for collateral and as of the applicable dates presented below, no cash collateral had been received or pledged related to the underlying derivatives.


	July 31, 2021				July 31, 2020
Cash Flow Hedges	Notional		Fair Value in Other Current Liabilities		Notional		Fair Value in Other Current Liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	41,899	$	88	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap agreements	482,138		11,420		673,400		24,840
Total derivative financial instruments	$	524,037	$	11,508	$	673,400	$	24,840

Foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at July 31, 2021 are used to exchange British Pounds Sterling ("GBP") for Euro. The total notional value of these contracts, including designated hedges and other contracts not designated, at July 31, 2021 is 30,000 GBP ($41,899), and these contracts have various maturity dates through January 31, 2022.

The Company entered into interest rate swaps to convert a portion of the Company's long-term debt from floating rate to fixed rate debt. As of July 31, 2021, the outstanding swaps had notional contract values of $482,138, partially hedging the interest rate risk related to the Company's U.S. dollar term loan tranche that matures in February 2026.

The Company has used foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the effect of certain foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on forecasted foreign currency transactions, including foreign currency denominated sales. These forward contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) until the hedged items affect earnings, at which time the gain or loss is reclassified into the same line item in the determination of net income as the underlying exposure being hedged. Foreign currency forward contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges and outstanding at July 31, 2021 mature over the next six months.

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage certain of its interest rate exposures. During fiscal 2019, the Company entered into pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swap agreements, totaling $900,000 in initial value, in order to hedge against interest rate risk relating to the Company’s floating rate debt agreements. The $900,000 in initial value declines quarterly over the initial 4.5 year term of the swaps. The interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges of the expected interest payments related to the Company’s LIBOR-based floating rate debt. Amounts initially recorded in AOCI are reclassified to interest expense over the life of the debt as the forecasted interest transactions occur.

The Company designates a portion of its outstanding Euro-denominated term loan tranche as a hedge of foreign currency exposures related to investments the Company has in certain Euro-denominated functional currency subsidiaries.

The foreign currency transaction gains and losses on the Euro-denominated portion of the term loan, which is designated and determined to be effective as a hedge of the Company’s net investment in its Euro-denominated functional currency subsidiaries, are included as a component of the foreign currency translation adjustment. Gains (losses), net of tax, included in the foreign currency translation adjustments were $(1,943), $(25,915) and $7,780 for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2021, July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019, respectively.

As described in more detail in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, on September 18, 2018, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EHG, which closed on February 1, 2019. The cash portion of the purchase price was denominated in Euro, and therefore the Company’s cash flows were exposed to changes in the Euro/USD exchange rate between the September 18, 2018 agreement date and the closing date.

To reduce its exposure, the Company entered into a deal-contingent, foreign currency forward contract on the September 18, 2018 agreement date in the amount of 1.625 billion Euro. Hedge accounting was not applied to this instrument, and therefore all changes in fair value were recorded in earnings.

The contract was settled in connection with the close of the EHG acquisition on February 1, 2019 in the amount of $70,777, resulting in a loss of the same amount which is included in Acquisition-related costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

The Company also has certain other derivative instruments which have not been designated as hedges. These other derivative instruments had a notional amount totaling approximately $32,466 and a fair value of $1,948 which is included in Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2021. These other derivative instruments had a notional amount totaling approximately $34,862 and a fair value of $1,824 as of July 31, 2020. For these derivative instruments, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.

The total amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income due to changes in the fair value of the following derivative instruments for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


	2021		2020		2019
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(63)	$	—	$	129
Interest rate swap agreements (1)	10,231		(9,351)		(9,396)
Total gain (loss)	$	10,168	$	(9,351)	$	(9,267)


	2021
	Sales		Interest Expense
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(1,050)	$	—
Interest rate swap agreements	—		(9,891)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income, net of tax

Interest rate swap agreements	—		(85)
Total gain (loss)	$	(1,050)	$	(9,976)


	2020
	Sales		Interest Expense
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	(386)	$	—
Interest rate swap agreements	—		(5,914)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income, net of tax

Interest rate swap agreements	—		(376)
Total gain (loss)	$	(386)	$	(6,290)


	2019
	Sales		Acquisition-Related Costs		Interest Expense
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI, Net of Tax
Foreign currency forward contracts	$	129	$	—	$	—
Interest rate swap agreements	—		—		76
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income, net of tax
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		(70,777)		—
Interest rate swap agreements	—		—		(438)
Total gain (loss)	$	129	$	(70,777)	$	(362)