Derivatives Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives Instruments

Derivative Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to certain risks arising from business operations and economic factors. These fluctuations can increase the cost of financing, investing and operating the business. The Company uses derivative financial instruments to help manage market risk and reduce the exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. These financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes.

All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value as either assets or liabilities. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flow to be paid (cash flow hedge), or (3) an undesignated instrument. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as a fair value hedge and determined to be highly effective are recorded in current earnings, along with the gain or loss on the recognized hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as a cash flow hedge and considered highly effective are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until they are reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments and the ineffective portion of designated derivative instruments are reported in current earnings.

The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow to be paid.

The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flow of hedged items. When a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively, in accordance with current accounting standards.

The following table presents the fair values of the Company's derivative instruments included within Accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 30, 2013 and December 29, 2012:

	As of March 30, 2013					As of December 29, 2012
In thousands	Notional		Fair Value			Notional		Fair Value
Designated hedges:
Hygiene contracts	$	12,779	$	(1,309	)	$	22,554	$	(1,248	)
Undesignated hedges:
Healthcare contracts	—		—			—		—
Total	$	12,779	$	(1,309	)	$	22,554	$	(1,248	)

Hygiene Contracts

On June 30, 2011, the Company entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts with a third-party financial institution used to minimize foreign exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the new hygiene line under construction in China (the "Hygiene Contracts"). The contracts allow the Company to purchase fixed amount of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of equipment purchase contracts. The Hygiene Contracts qualify for hedge accounting treatment and are considered a fair value hedge; therefore, changes in the fair value of each contract is recorded in Foreign currency and other, net along with the gain or loss on the recognized hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk. Since inception, the Company amended the equipment purchase contract on the hygiene line to which the Hygiene Contracts are linked. However, the Company modified the notional amounts of the Hygiene Contracts to synchronize with the underlying updated contract payments. As a result, the Hygiene Contracts remain highly effective and continue to qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

Healthcare Contracts

In January 2011, the Company entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts with a third-party financial institution used to minimize foreign exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the new healthcare line under construction in China (the "Healthcare Contracts"). The contracts allowed the Company to purchase fixed amount of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of equipment purchase contracts. The Healthcare Contracts qualified for hedge accounting treatment and were considered a fair value hedge; therefore, changes in the fair value of each contract was recorded in Foreign currency and other, net along with the gain or loss on the recognized hedged asset or liability that was attributable to the hedged risk.

In July 2011, the Company completed commercial acceptance of the new healthcare line under construction in China and recorded a liability for the remaining balance due. As a result, the Company removed the hedge designation of the Healthcare Contracts and will continue to recognize changes in the fair value of the contracts in current earnings as an undesignated hedge. However, changes in the fair value of the hedged asset that is attributable to the hedged risk has been capitalized in the cost base of the healthcare line and no longer recognized in current earnings. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company remitted the final payment on the healthcare line and simultaneously fulfilled its obligations under the Healthcare Contracts.

The following table represents the amount of (gain) or loss associated with derivatives designated as hedges affecting Foreign currency and other, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:

In thousands	Three Months Ended March 30, 2013		Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Designated hedges:
Hygiene contracts	61		(1,226		)
Undesignated hedges:
Healthcare contracts	—		(147		)
Total	$	61	$	(1,373	)

Gains and losses associated with the Company's designated fair value hedges are materially offset within Foreign currency and other, net by the changes in the fair value of the underlying transactions. However, once the hedge is undesignated, the fair value of the underlying transaction is no longer recognized in earnings.