Derivatives and Hedging

We are exposed to market risk and foreign currency exchange risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which could affect operating results, financial position, and cash flows. We manage our exposure to these risks through our regular operating and financing activities and, when appropriate, through use of derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments are used to hedge monetary assets and liabilities, intercompany balances, trade receivables, anticipated cash flows, and to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility resulting from shifts in foreign currency exchange rates. Our objective is to offset gains and losses resulting from these exposures with losses and gains on the derivative contracts used to hedge them, thereby reducing volatility of earnings or protecting fair values of assets and liabilities. We do not have any leveraged derivatives, nor do we use derivative contracts for speculative purposes. We present the fair value of all open derivative instruments, including those embedded in other contracts, as assets or liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The related cash flow impacts of our derivative contracts are reflected as cash flows from operating activities.

Our exposures are primarily related to non-U.S. dollar-denominated revenue in Europe, the U.K., Latin America, China, Israel, and Australia, and to non-U.S. dollar-denominated operating expenses in Europe, India, the U.K., China, Israel, Brazil, and Australia. From time to time we have hedged our operating expense cash flow exposure in Indian rupees. We hedge balance sheet remeasurement exposure associated with British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Chinese renminbi, Brazilian real, Israeli shekel, Japanese yen, Chinese renminbi, and Euro-denominated intercompany balances; Brazilian real, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Chinese renminbi, Israeli shekel, and Euro-denominated trade receivables; and British pound sterling, Israeli shekel, Canadian dollar, and other Euro-denominated net monetary assets.

By their nature, derivative instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and credit risk. The market risk associated with these instruments resulting from currency exchange movement is expected to offset the market risk of the underlying transactions, assets, and liabilities being hedged. Under our master netting agreements with our foreign currency derivative counterparties, we are allowed to net transactions of the same currency with a single net amount payable by one party to the other. The derivatives held by us are not subject to any credit contingent features negotiated with these counterparties. We are not required to pledge cash collateral related to these foreign currency derivative contracts. We do not believe there is significant risk of loss from non-performance by the counterparty associated with these instruments because, by policy, we only deal with counterparties having a minimum investment grade or better credit rating. Credit risk is managed through the continuous monitoring of exposures to such counterparties.

Cash Flow Hedges

We did not have any foreign currency derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges as of June 30, 2018 nor during the three months ended June 30, 2018. Our foreign currency derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges for our Indian rupee operating expenses were in the notional amount of $3.9 million as of December 31, 2017. The fair value of the net assets (liabilities) related to these cash flow hedges were not material. The changes in fair value of these contracts are reported as a component of AOCI and reclassified to operating expense in the periods of payment of the hedged operating expenses. The amount of ineffectiveness that was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for these designated cash flow hedges was immaterial. All components of each derivative’s gain or loss were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Balance Sheet Hedges

Our forward contracts are not designated for hedge accounting treatment since there is a natural offset for the remeasurement of the underlying foreign currency denominated asset or liability. We recognize changes in the fair value of non-designated derivative instruments in earnings in the period of change. Gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts used to hedge balance sheet exposures are recognized in interest income and other income (expense), net, in the same period as the remeasurement gain or loss of the related foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. Our forward contracts not designated for hedge accounting treatment consisted of hedges of Australian dollar, British pound sterling, Brazilian real, Canadian dollar, Chinese renminbi, Euro, Israeli shekel and Japanese yen.

These balance sheet hedges cover currency exposures in the following line items in the notional amounts indicated (in thousands):



Balance sheet categories	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Accounts Receivable	$	50,010	$	44,427
Other assets and liabilities, net	39,367		46,550
Intercompany balances	161,351		144,477
Total	$	250,728	$	235,454