Derivative financial instruments

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments

6. Derivative financial instruments

Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies. This subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company reduces this risk by utilizing natural hedging (e.g., offsetting receivables and payables in the same foreign currency) as well as by creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily forward foreign exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than sixty days (“economic hedges”). The Company continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not hedged. The Company adjusts any economic hedges to fair value through the consolidated statements of operations primarily within “other expense, net.” Therefore, the changes in valuation of the underlying items being economically hedged are typically offset by the changes in fair value of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts, which are based upon Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy, are classified in the captions “other current assets” or “accrued expenses and other,” as applicable, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016, and July 2, 2016. The Company’s master netting and other similar arrangements with various financial institutions related to derivative financial instruments allow for the right of offset. The Company’s policy is to present derivative financial instruments with the same counterparty as either a net asset or liability when the right of offset exists.

The Company generally does not hedge its investments in its foreign operations. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes and monitors the financial stability and credit standing of its counterparties.

The Company’s foreign currency exposure relates primarily to international transactions where the currency collected from customers can be different from the currency used to purchase from suppliers. The Company’s foreign operations transactions are denominated primarily in the following currencies: U.S. Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Australian Dollar and Mexican Peso. The Company also, to a lesser extent, has foreign operations transactions in other European, Latin American and Asian foreign currencies.

The fair values of derivative financial instruments from continuing operations in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

	December 31,		July 2,
	2016		2016
	(Thousands)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts not receiving hedge accounting treatment recorded in:
Other current assets	$	2,386	$	9,681
Accrued expenses		3,409		6,369

The amounts recorded to other expense, net from continuing operations related to derivative financial instruments for economic hedges are as follows:

	Second Quarters Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,		January 2,		December 31,		January 2,
	2016		2016		2016		2016
	(Thousands)
Net derivative financial instrument gain (loss)	$	771	$	(5,461)	$	(8,737)	$	(1,789)

Additionally, during the first six months and second quarter of fiscal 2017, there is approximately $35.0 million and $27.0 million, respectively, of derivative financial instrument losses in other expenses, net associated with foreign currency derivative financial instruments purchased to economically hedge the British Pound purchase price of the PF acquisition as discussed in Note 2. As a result of the foreign currency economic hedging strategy in place, the Company economically protected itself from a weakening of the U.S. Dollar compared to the British Pound and the Company’s purchase price was approximately $75.0 million lower than its original bid price.

The Company’s outstanding economic hedges from continuing operations had average maturities of 49 days and 53 days as of December 31, 2016, and July 2, 2016, respectively. Under the Company’s economic hedging policies, gains and losses on the derivative financial instruments are substantially offset by the gains and losses on the underlying assets or liabilities being hedged.