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| Derivatives and Hedging | Derivatives and Hedging The Company's policy requires derivatives to be used solely for managing risks and not for speculative purposes. As a result of the Company’s European operations, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates between euro and USD. As such, the Company entered into cross-currency rate swaps to manage currency risks related to our investments in foreign operations. The Company is also subject to interest rate risk related to the Credit Facilities. The Company manages its risk to interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. As such, the Company entered into an interest rate swap (notional amount of $75.0 million) to mitigate the risk of adverse changes in benchmark interest rates on the Company's future interest payments.
All derivative instruments are carried at fair value in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments that were designated and qualified as part of a hedging relationship (in millions):
Counterparty Credit Risk
Outstanding financial derivative instruments expose the Company to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the derivative agreements. The Company's credit exposure related to these financial instruments is represented by the notional amount of the hedging instruments. The Company manages its exposure to counterparty credit risk through minimum credit standards, diversification of counterparties, and procedures to monitor concentrations of credit risk. The Company's derivative instruments are with financial institutions of investment grade or better. Counterparty credit risk will be monitored through periodic review of counterparty bank’s credit ratings and public financial filings. Based on these factors, the Company considers the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
The Company uses cash flow hedges to minimize the variability in cash flows of assets or liabilities or forecasted transactions caused by fluctuations in interest rates. The changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and are reclassified into the line item in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the hedged items are recorded in the same period the hedged items affect earnings. The changes in the fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from AOCL into earnings. The maximum length of time for which the Company hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows is three years.
The interest rate swap was entered into by the Company during the third quarter of 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the interest rate swap resulted in gains of $0.8 million recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI"). Gains of $0.3 million in income through interest expense and reclassified from OCI during the same period. The cash inflows and outflows associated with the Company’s derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges are classified as financing activities in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In addition, the Company did not have any ineffectiveness related to the interest rate swap during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations Strategy
The Company uses fixed-to-fixed cross-currency rate swaps ("CCRS") to protect the net investment on pre-tax basis in the Company’s EUR-denominated operations against changes in spot exchange rates. For derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, the changes in the fair values of the derivative financial instruments are recognized in net investment hedges adjustments, a component of AOCL, to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged. Any ineffective portions of net investment hedges are reclassified from AOCL into earnings during the period of change.
The following table summarizes the notional values and pretax impact of changes in the fair values of instruments designated as net investment hedges (in millions):
The Company did not reclassify any gains or losses related to net investment hedges from AOCL into earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively. In addition, the Company did not have any ineffectiveness related to net investment hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The cash inflows and outflows associated with the Company’s derivative contracts designated as net investment hedges are classified as investing activities in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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