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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and marketable securities. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, their book value approximates their fair value. The Company’s financial instruments also include long-term debt, interest rate and cross-currency swaps, commodity derivative contracts and foreign currency derivatives. All derivative contracts are placed with counterparties that have an S&P, or equivalent, investment grade credit rating at the time of the contracts’ placement. At September 30, 2012, the Company had no derivative contracts that contained credit risk related contingent features.

The Company selectively uses cross-currency swaps to hedge the foreign currency exposure associated with our net investment in certain foreign operations (net investment hedges). At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the following cross-currency swaps were outstanding:

 
 Cross-currency swaps
(in millions)
Notional in
USD
 
Notional in
local currency
 
Duration
Floating $ to floating €
$
75.0

 
58.5

 
Oct - 19
Floating $ to floating ¥
$
150.0

 
¥
17,581.5

 
Nov - 16


The Company uses certain commodity derivative contracts to protect against commodity price changes related to forecasted raw material and supplies purchases. The Company primarily utilizes forward and option contracts, which are designated as cash flow hedges. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the following commodity derivative contracts were outstanding:
 
Commodity derivative contracts
Commodity
Volume hedged
September 30, 2012
 
Volume hedged
December 31, 2011
 
Units of measure
 
Duration
Natural gas
113,406

 

 
MMBtu
 
Dec - 12


The Company uses foreign currency forward and option contracts to protect against exchange rate movements for forecasted cash flows, including capital expenditures, purchases, operating expenses or sales transactions designated in currencies other than the functional currency of the operating unit. Foreign currency derivative contracts require the Company, at a future date, to either buy or sell foreign currency in exchange for the operating units’ local currency.

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the following foreign currency derivative contracts were outstanding:
Foreign currency derivatives (in millions)
Functional currency
 
Traded currency
 
Notional in traded currency
September 30, 2012
 
Notional in traded currency
December 31, 2011
 
Duration
British pound
 
Euro
 
37.8

 
64.8

 
Dec - 13
Euro
 
British pound
 
1.9

 
7.0

 
Dec - 12
Euro
 
Hungarian forint
 
10,650.0

 
5,400.0

 
Nov - 13
Euro
 
Japanese Yen
 
829.6

 

 
Dec - 13
Euro
 
Polish zloty
 
29.8

 
24.5

 
Dec - 12
Euro
 
US dollar
 
12.5

 
16.1

 
Dec - 13
Japanese yen
 
US dollar
 
2.0

 
7.4

 
Dec - 12
Korean won
 
Euro
 
38.0

 
34.5

 
Dec - 14
Korean won
 
US dollar
 
3.6

 
2.4

 
Dec - 12
Mexican peso
 
Euro
 
3.7

 
9.2

 
Dec - 12
Mexican peso
 
US dollar
 
28.0

 
40.7

 
Dec - 13
Swedish Krona
 
Euro
 
2.1

 
6.1

 
Dec - 12
US dollar
 
Euro
 
1.2

 
3.0

 
Dec - 12
US dollar
 
Indian Rupee
 
174.5

 

 
Dec - 13
US dollar
 
Japanese yen
 
3,000.0

 
3,000.0

 
Dec - 12


At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the following amounts were recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as being payable to or receivable from counterparties under ASC Topic 815:
 
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
(millions of dollars)
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31, 2011
Foreign currency contracts
 
Prepayments and other current assets
 
$
6.9

 
$
2.6

 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
0.4

 
$
2.4

 
 
Other non-current assets
 
$
1.2

 
$
0.1

 
Other non-current liabilities
 
$
0.1

 
$
0.5

Commodity contracts
 
Prepayments and other current assets
 
$

 
$

 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$

 
$

Net investment hedge contracts
 
Other non-current assets
 
$

 
$

 
Other non-current liabilities
 
$
79.7

 
$
85.0


Effectiveness for cash flow and net investment hedges is assessed at the inception of the hedging relationship and quarterly, thereafter. To the extent that derivative instruments are deemed to be effective as defined by ASC Topic 815, gains and losses arising from these contracts are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI"). Such gains and losses will be reclassified into income as the underlying operating transactions are realized. Gains and losses not qualifying for deferral treatment have been credited/charged to income as they are recognized.

The table below shows deferred gains and losses at the end of the period reported in AOCI and amounts expected to be reclassified to income within one year or less. The gain or loss expected to be reclassified to income in one year or less assumes no change in the current relationship of the hedged item at September 30, 2012 market rates.

(millions of dollars)
 
Deferred gain (loss) in AOCI at
 
Gain (loss) expected to be reclassified to income in one year or less
Contract Type
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Foreign currency
 
$
6.3

 
$
(0.6
)
 
$
5.2

Commodity
 

 

 

Net investment hedges
 
(75.4
)
 
(78.9
)
 

Total
 
$
(69.1
)
 
$
(79.5
)
 
$
5.2



Net investment hedges are derivative contracts entered into to hedge against exchange rate movements that affect the overall value of net investments in foreign entities. Gains and losses on net investment hedges are recorded in AOCI and are used to offset equivalent gains or losses in the value of net investments that are recorded in translation gains and losses which is also a component of AOCI. Net investment hedges, designated under ASC Topic 815, held during the period resulted in the following gains or losses recorded in income:

 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
from AOCI to income
(effective portion)
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recognized
in income
(ineffective portion)
(millions of dollars)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
Contract Type
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
Cross-currency swap
 
Interest expense
 
$

 
$

 
Interest expense
 
$
3.9

 
$
0.3



 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
from AOCI to income
(effective portion)
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recognized
in income
(ineffective portion)
(millions of dollars)
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
Contract Type
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
Cross-currency swap
 
Interest expense
 
$

 
$

 
Interest expense
 
$
1.7

 
$
2.1



Cash flow hedges are derivative contracts entered into to hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. The effective portion of gains or losses exactly offsets gains or losses in the underlying transactions that they were designated to hedge, and are recorded on the same line in the statement of operations. Ineffectiveness resulting from imperfect matches between changes in value of hedge contracts and changes in value of the underlying transactions are immediately recognized in income. Cash flow hedges, designated under ASC Topic 815, held during the period resulted in the following gains and losses recorded in income:
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
from AOCI to income
(effective portion)
 
 
 
Gain (loss)
recognized in income
(ineffective portion)
(millions of dollars)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
Contract Type
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
Foreign currency
 
Sales
 
$
2.4

 
$
(0.8
)
 
SG&A expense
 
$

 
$

Foreign currency
 
Cost of goods sold
 
1.4

 
(0.1
)
 
SG&A expense
 

 

Foreign currency
 
SG&A expense
 

 
0.4

 
SG&A expense
 

 

Commodity
 
Cost of goods sold
 

 
(0.1
)
 
Cost of goods sold
 

 



 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) reclassified
from AOCI to income
(effective portion)
 
 
 
Gain (loss)
recognized in income
(ineffective portion)
(millions of dollars)
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
Contract Type
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
Location
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
Foreign currency
 
Sales
 
$
3.9

 
$
(1.6
)
 
SG&A expense
 
$

 
$

Foreign currency
 
Cost of goods sold
 
2.5

 
(0.7
)
 
SG&A expense
 

 

Foreign currency
 
SG&A expense
 

 
1.0

 
SG&A expense
 

 

Commodity
 
Cost of goods sold
 

 
(0.1
)
 
Cost of goods sold
 

 



At September 30, 2012, derivative instruments that were not designated as hedging instruments as defined by ASC Topic 815 were immaterial.