DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Our risk management strategy includes the use of derivative financial instruments to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. We recognize derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and we measure those instruments at fair value. We classify cash flows from derivative transactions as cash flows from operating activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table shows the gross notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts:

	June 30, 2017		March 31, 2017
Forward contracts to sell foreign currencies	$	180,714	$	177,549
Forward contracts to purchase foreign currencies	7,757		9,170

For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded a loss of $8,603 and a gain of $798, respectively, related to foreign currency forward contracts in interest and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Our derivative contracts are foreign currency exchange forward contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments under hedge accounting and are used to reduce the impact of foreign currency on certain balance sheet exposures and certain revenue and expense. These instruments are generally short term in nature, with typical maturities of less than one year, and are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.