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Derivatives
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives
Derivatives

The Company’s operations are exposed to market risks relating to commodity prices that affect the Company’s cost of raw materials, finished product prices and energy costs and the risk of changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company makes limited use of derivative instruments to manage cash flow risks related to natural gas usage, diesel fuel usage, inventory, forecasted sales and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading purposes.  Natural gas swaps and options are entered into with the intent of managing the overall cost of natural gas usage by reducing the potential impact of seasonal weather demands on natural gas that increases natural gas prices.  Heating oil swaps and options are entered into with the intent of managing the overall cost of diesel fuel usage by reducing the potential impact of seasonal weather demands on diesel fuel that increases diesel fuel prices.  Corn options and future contracts are entered into with the intent of managing U.S. forecasted sales of bakery by-products ("BBP") by reducing the impact of changing prices.  Foreign currency forward contracts are entered into to mitigate the foreign exchange rate risk for transactions designated in a currency other than the local functional currency. At April 4, 2015, the Company had corn option contracts outstanding that qualified and were designated for hedge accounting as well as heating oil swap contracts, corn option and forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts that did not qualify and were not designated for hedge accounting.

Entities are required to report all derivative instruments in the statement of financial position at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, if so, on the reason for holding the instrument. If certain conditions are met, entities may elect to designate a derivative instrument as a hedge of exposures to changes in fair value, cash flows or foreign currencies. If the hedged exposure is a cash flow exposure, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported initially as a component of other comprehensive income (outside of earnings) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. Any amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, as well as the ineffective portion of the gain or loss are reported in earnings immediately. If the derivative instrument is not designated as a hedge, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

In fiscal 2014, the Company entered into corn option contracts that are considered cash flow hedges. Under the terms of the corn option contracts, the Company hedged a portion of its U.S. forecasted sales of BBP through the second quarter of fiscal 2015. As of April 4, 2015, some of the contracts have settled while the remaining contract positions and activity are disclosed below. From time to time, the Company may enter into corn option contracts in the future.

As of April 4, 2015, the Company had the following outstanding forward contract amounts that were entered into to hedge the future payments of intercompany note transactions, foreign currency transactions in currencies other than the functional currency and forecasted transactions in currencies other than the functional currency. All of these transactions are currently not designated for hedge accounting. (in thousands):

Functional Currency
 
Contract Currency
Type
Amount
 
Type
Amount
Brazilian real
16,355

 
Euro
4,800

Brazilian real
36,824

 
U.S. dollar
12,250

Euro
263,454

 
U.S. dollar
299,964

Euro
21,885

 
Polish zloty
90,000

Euro
5,505

 
Japanese yen
727,609

Euro
35,028

 
Chinese renminbi
238,577

Euro
25,145

 
Australian dollar
35,850

Euro
3,364

 
British pound
2,443

Polish zloty
21,095

 
Euro
5,064

British pound
109

 
Euro
150

British pound
116

 
U.S. dollar
177



The Company estimates the amount that will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive gain at April 4, 2015 into earnings over the next 12 months will be approximately $0.2 million. As of April 4, 2015, no amounts have been reclassified into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges.

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments under FASB authoritative guidance as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015 (in thousands):


Derivatives Designated
Balance Sheet
Asset Derivatives Fair Value
as Hedges
Location
April 4, 2015
January 3, 2015
Corn options
Other current assets
$
203

$
247

 
 
 
 
Total asset derivatives designated as hedges
$
203

$
247

 
 
 
 
Derivatives Not
Designated as
Hedges
 
 

 

Foreign currency contracts
Other current assets
$
10,738

$
11,559

Heating oil swaps and options
Other current assets
290

353

Corn options and futures
Other current assets
156

69

 
 
 
 
Total asset derivatives not designated as hedges
$
11,184

$
11,981

 
 
 
 
Total asset derivatives
 
$
11,387

$
12,228


Derivatives Designated
Balance Sheet
Liability Derivatives Fair Value
as Hedges
Location
April 4, 2015
January 3, 2015
Corn options
Accrued expenses
$

$

 
 
 
 
Total liability derivatives designated as hedges
$

$

 
 
 
 
Derivatives Not
Designated as
Hedges
 
 

 

Foreign currency contracts
Accrued expenses
$
2,014

$
2,019

Heating oil swaps and options
Accrued expenses
812

993

Corn options and futures
Accrued expenses
23

3

 
 
 
 
Total liability derivatives not designated as hedges
$
2,849

$
3,015

 
 
 
 
Total liability derivatives
$
2,849

$
3,015



The effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

 
 
 
Derivatives
Designated as
Cash Flow Hedges
 
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI")
on Derivatives
(Effective Portion) (a)
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Income
(Effective Portion) (b)
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income
on Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion and
Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing) (c)
 
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
Corn options
$
296

$
(1,319
)
$
234

$
1,292

$
55

$
376

Natural gas swaps

172


357


1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
296

$
(1,147
)
$
234

$
1,649

$
55

$
377


(a)
Amount recognized in accumulated OCI (effective portion) is reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) of approximately $0.3 million and approximately $1.1 million recorded net of taxes of approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million as of April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively.
(b)
Gains and (losses) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion) for corn options and natural gas swaps are included in cost of sales, respectively, in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
(c)
Gains and (losses) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion) for corn options and natural gas swaps is included in other income/ (expense), net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

At April 4, 2015, the Company had forward purchase agreements in place for purchases of approximately $2.7 million of natural gas and diesel fuel.  These forward purchase agreements have no net settlement provisions and the Company intends to take physical delivery of the underlying product.  Accordingly, the forward purchase agreements are not subject to the requirements of fair value accounting because they qualify and the Company has elected to account for these as normal purchases as defined in the FASB authoritative guidance.