DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 26, 2017
Nov. 27, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]    
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
NOTE 3: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As of February 26, 2017, the Company had forward foreign exchange contracts to buy $1.2 billion and to sell $327.5 million against various foreign currencies. These contracts are at various exchange rates and expire at various dates through August 2018.

The table below provides data about the carrying values of derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments:

 

    February 26, 2017     November 27, 2016  
    Assets     (Liabilities)     Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
    Assets     (Liabilities)     Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
 
    Carrying
Value
    Carrying
Value
      Carrying
Value
    Carrying
Value
   
    (Dollars in thousands)  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

           

Forward foreign exchange contracts(1)

  $ 17,002     $ (7,556   $ 9,446     $ 30,160     $ (6,893   $ 23,267  

Forward foreign exchange contracts(2)

    4,614       (15,457     (10,843     1,481       (7,014     (5,533
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

  $ 21,616     $ (23,013     $ 31,641     $ (13,907  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1) Included in “Other current assets” or “Other non-current assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2) Included in “Other accrued liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s over-the-counter forward foreign exchange contracts are subject to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements. These agreements permit the net settlement of these contracts on a per-institution basis and are offset accordingly. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these contracts recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets by type of financial instrument:

 

     February 26, 2017     November 27, 2016  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Financial
Position
    Net Amounts
of Assets /
(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
    Net Amounts
of Assets /
(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Over-the-counter forward foreign exchange contracts

      

Financial assets

   $ 16,847     $ (12,169   $ 4,678     $ 29,240     $ (8,374   $ 20,866  

Financial liabilities

     (19,679     12,169       (7,510     (10,365     8,374       (1,991
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

       $ (2,832       $ 18,875  
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Embedded derivative contracts

            

Financial assets

   $ 4,768     $ —       $ 4,768     $ 2,401     $ —       $ 2,401  

Financial liabilities

     (3,333     —         (3,333     (3,542     —         (3,542
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

       $ 1,435         $ (1,141
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” (“AOCI”) on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:

 

     Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in AOCI
(Effective Portion)
    Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other
Income (Expense), net (Ineffective
Portion and Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
 
     As of     As of     Three Months Ended  
   February 26,
2017
    November 27,
2016
    February 26,
2017
     February 28,
2016
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Forward foreign exchange contracts

   $ 4,637     $ 4,637       

Yen-denominated Eurobonds

     (19,811     (19,811   $ —        $ (2,103

Euro senior notes

     (15,751     (15,751     

Cumulative income taxes

     12,168       12,168       
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Total

   $ (18,757   $ (18,757     
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments included in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:

 

     Three Months Ended  
     February 26,
2017
     February 28,
2016
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

     

Realized gain

   $ 9,076      $ 12,967  

Unrealized loss

     (19,320      (9,231
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (10,244    $ 3,736  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

NOTE 5: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company’s foreign currency management objective is to minimize the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on nonfunctional currency cash flows and selected assets or liabilities without exposing the Company to additional risk associated with transactions that could be regarded as speculative. Forward exchange contracts on various currencies are entered into to manage foreign currency exposures associated with certain product sourcing activities, some intercompany sales, foreign subsidiaries’ royalty payments, interest payments, earnings repatriations, net investment in foreign operations and funding activities. The Company manages certain forecasted foreign currency exposures and uses a centralized currency management operation to take advantage of potential opportunities to naturally offset foreign currency exposures against each other. The Company had designated a portion of its outstanding Yen-denominated Eurobonds as a net investment hedge to manage foreign currency exposures in its foreign operations. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to its derivative transactions. As of November 27, 2016, the Company had forward foreign exchange contracts to buy $674.9 million and to sell $364.9 million against various foreign currencies. These contracts are at various exchange rates and expire at various dates through February 2018.

The table below provides data about the carrying values of derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments:

 

     November 27, 2016     November 29, 2015  
     Assets      (Liabilities)     Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
    Assets      (Liabilities)     Derivative
Net Carrying
Value
 
     Carrying
Value
     Carrying
Value
      Carrying
Value
     Carrying
Value
   
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

              

Forward foreign exchange contracts(1)

   $ 30,160      $ (6,893   $ 23,267     $ 31,808      $ (4,677   $ 27,131  

Forward foreign exchange contracts(2)

     1,481        (7,014     (5,533     253        (8,062     (7,809
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

   $ 31,641      $ (13,907     $ 32,061      $ (12,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

Non-derivatives designated as hedging instruments

              

Yen-denominated Eurobonds

   $ —        $ —         $ —        $ (7,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(1) Included in “Other current assets” or “Other non-current assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2) Included in “Other accrued liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company’s over-the-counter forward foreign exchange contracts are subject to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements. These agreements permit the net-settlement of these contracts on a per-institution basis and are offset accordingly. The table below presents the gross and net amounts of these contracts recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets by type of financial instrument:

 

     November 27, 2016     November 29, 2015  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement
of Financial
Position
    Net Amounts
of Assets /
(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets /
(Liabilities)
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
    Net Amounts
of Assets /
(Liabilities)
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Over-the-counter forward foreign exchange contracts

            

Financial assets

   $ 29,240     $ (8,374   $ 20,866     $ 30,837     $ (4,930   $ 25,907  

Financial liabilities

     (10,365     8,374       (1,991     (7,599     4,930       (2,669
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

       $ 18,875         $ 23,238  
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Embedded derivative contracts

            

Financial assets

   $ 2,401     $ —       $ 2,401     $ 1,224     $ —       $ 1,224  

Financial liabilities

     (3,542     —         (3,542     (5,140     —         (5,140
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

       $ (1,141       $ (3,916
      

 

 

       

 

 

 

The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivative instruments and non-derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” (“AOCI”) on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:

 

     Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in AOCI
(Effective Portion)
    Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other
Income (Expense), net (Ineffective
Portion and Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
 
     As of
November 27,
2016
    As of
November 29,
2015
    Year Ended  
         November 27,
2016
     November 29,
2015
     November 30,
2014
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Forward foreign exchange contracts

   $ 4,637     $ 4,637          

Yen-denominated Eurobonds

     (19,811     (18,982   $ 2,627      $ 965      $ 3,767  

Euro senior notes

     (15,751     (15,751     —          —          —    

Cumulative income taxes

     12,168       11,849          
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Total

   $ (18,757   $ (18,247        
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments included in “Other income (expense), net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of income:

 

     Year Ended  
     November 27,
2016
     November 29,
2015
     November 30,
2014
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

        

Realized

   $ 17,175      $ 14,720      $ (6,184

Unrealized

     (1,315      19,386        (4,920
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,860      $ 34,106      $ (11,104