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FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS

As a hedge against the foreign exchange exposure of certain forecasted receivables, payables and cash balances of foreign subsidiaries, the Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward contracts. The changes in fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts intended to offset foreign currency exchange risk on cash flows associated with net monetary assets are recorded as gains or losses in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations in the period of change, because they do not meet the criteria of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, to be treated as hedges for accounting purposes. There are two objectives of the Company's foreign currency forward contract program: (1) to offset any foreign currency exchange risk associated with cash receipts expected to be received from the Company's customers and cash payments expected to be made to the Company's vendors over the next 30-day period; and (2) to offset the impact of foreign currency exchange on the Company's net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the legal entity. These forward contracts typically mature within 30 days of execution.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (Revised), the Company had foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with notional values of $27.4 million and $69.1 million, respectively, as hedges against forecasted foreign-currency-denominated receivables, payables and cash balances. The following table sets forth where the Company recorded the foreign currency forward contracts within its consolidated condensed balance sheet and the related fair values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (Revised) (in thousands):
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value at September 30, 2012
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2011 (Revised)
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
 
Other current assets
 
$206
 
$—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
$17
 
$1,430









The following table sets forth the net foreign exchange losses recorded as marketing and selling expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 (Revised) that resulted from the Company's foreign exchange contracts and the revaluation of the related hedged items (in thousands):
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging
Instruments under ASC Topic 815
 
Net (Loss) Gain Recorded in Marketing and Selling Expenses
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(Revised)
Foreign currency forward contracts and revaluation of hedged items, net
 
$(213)
 
$459
 
$(646)
 
$999

See Note 4 for additional information on the fair value measurements for all financial assets and liabilities, including derivative assets and derivative liabilities, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.