Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Note N – Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments

All of VF’s outstanding derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Although derivatives meet the criteria for hedge accounting at the inception of the hedging relationship, a limited number of derivative contracts intended to hedge assets and liabilities are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The notional amount of outstanding derivative contracts was $1.9 billion at March 2014, December 2013 and March 2013, consisting primarily of contracts hedging exposures to the euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Japanese yen and Polish zloty. Derivative contracts have maturities up to 24 months.

The following table presents outstanding derivatives on a gross basis by individual contract:

 

     Fair Value of Derivatives with
Unrealized Gains
     Fair Value of Derivatives with
Unrealized Losses
 
     March
2014
     December
2013
     March
2013
     March
2014
    December
2013
    March
2013
 
In thousands                                        

Foreign currency exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments

   $ 16,936       $ 15,964       $ 48,156       $ (38,660   $ (46,627   $ (8,933

Foreign currency exchange contracts dedesignated as hedging instruments

     —           —           571         —          —          (864

Foreign currency exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments

     117         124         90         (638     (164     (78
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives

   $ 17,053       $ 16,088       $ 48,817       $ (39,298   $ (46,791   $ (9,875
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VF records and presents the fair values of all of its derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis, even though they are subject to master netting agreements. However, if VF were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of all of its forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a net basis in accordance with the terms of its master netting agreements, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 2014, December 2013 and March 2013 would be adjusted from the current gross presentation to the net amounts as detailed in the following table:

 

     March 2014     December 2013     March 2013  
     Derivative
Asset
    Derivative
Liability
    Derivative
Asset
    Derivative
Liability
    Derivative
Asset
    Derivative
Liability
 
In thousands                         

Gross amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

   $ 17,053      $ (39,298   $ 16,088      $ (46,791   $ 48,817      $ (9,875

Gross amounts not offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

     (10,320     10,320        (11,641     11,641        (6,110     6,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net amounts

   $ 6,733      $ (28,978   $ 4,447      $ (35,150   $ 42,707      $ (3,765
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Derivatives are classified as current or noncurrent based on their maturity dates, as follows:

 

     March     December     March  
In thousands    2014     2013     2013  

Other current assets

   $ 13,765      $ 12,699      $ 36,830   

Accrued liabilities (current)

     (34,982     (36,622     (8,018

Other assets (noncurrent)

     3,288        3,389        11,987   

Other liabilities (noncurrent)

     (4,316     (10,169     (1,857

Cash Flow Hedges

VF uses derivative contracts primarily to hedge a portion of the exchange risk for its forecasted sales, purchases, production costs and intercompany royalties. The effects of cash flow hedging included in VF’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income are summarized as follows:

 

In thousands    Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in OCI
Three Months Ended March
 

Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   2014     2013  

Foreign currency exchange

   $ 3,696      $ 55,493   
In thousands    Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
Three Months Ended March
 

Location of Gain (Loss)

   2014     2013  

Net sales

   $ 1,660      $ (155

Cost of goods sold

     (5,364     3,858   

Other income (expense), net

     (708     1,092   

Interest expense

     (1,004     (957
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (5,416   $ 3,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Contracts Dedesignated as Hedges

Cash flow hedges of some forecasted sales to third parties have historically been dedesignated as hedges when the sales were recognized. At that time, hedge accounting was discontinued and the amount of unrealized hedging gain or loss was recognized in net sales. These derivatives remained outstanding as an economic hedge of foreign currency exposures associated with the ultimate collection of the related accounts receivable, during which time changes in the fair value of the derivative contracts were recognized directly in earnings. As discussed below in Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges, VF now utilizes separate derivative contracts to manage foreign currency risk related to the balance sheet exposures. Accordingly, 2013 was the last year during which dedesignations were recognized related to these cash flow hedges.

For the three month period ended March 2013, VF recorded a net impact of less than $1.0 million in other income (expense), net, for derivatives dedesignated as hedging instruments.

Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges

VF uses derivative contracts to manage foreign currency exchange risk on intercompany loans as well as intercompany and third party accounts receivable and payable. These contracts are not designated as hedges, and are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair values of these instruments are recognized directly in earnings. Gains or losses on these contracts largely offset the net remeasurement gains or losses on the related assets and liabilities. Following is a summary of these derivatives included in VF’s Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

          Gain (Loss) on Derivatives  
     Location of Gain (Loss)    Recognized in Income  
In thousands    on Derivatives    Three Months Ended March  

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

  

Recognized in Income

   2014     2013  

Foreign currency exchange

   Other income (expense), net    $ (856   $ 1,269   

 

Other Derivative Information

There were no significant amounts recognized in earnings for the ineffective portion of any hedging relationships during the three month periods ended March 2014 and March 2013.

At March 2014, accumulated OCI included $19.5 million of pretax net deferred losses for foreign exchange contracts that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months. The amounts ultimately reclassified to earnings will depend on exchange rates in effect when outstanding derivative contracts are settled.

VF entered into interest rate swap derivative contracts in 2011 and 2003 to hedge the interest rate risk for issuance of long-term debt due in 2021 and 2033, respectively. In each case, the contracts were terminated concurrent with the issuance of the debt, and the realized gain or loss was deferred in accumulated OCI. The remaining pretax net deferred loss in accumulated OCI was $34.6 million at March 2014, which will be reclassified into interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income over the remaining terms of the associated debt instruments. Of the $34.6 million, approximately $4.1 million is expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months.