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FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
    As part of the Company’s overall risk management practices, the Company enters into financial derivatives to manage its financial exposures to foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
    The Company records all derivatives on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. A qualitative assessment of hedge effectiveness is performed on a quarterly basis, unless facts and circumstances indicate the hedge may no longer be highly effective, in which case the Company would test for effectiveness on a more frequent basis. The changes in fair value for all trades that are not designated for hedge accounting are recognized in current period income. The Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for presentation purposes.
    Credit risk related to derivative transactions reflects the risk that a party to the transaction could fail to meet its obligation under the derivative contracts. Therefore, the Company’s exposure to the counterparty’s credit risk is generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparty’s obligations to the Company exceed the Company’s obligations to the counterparty. The Company’s policy is to enter into contracts only with financial institutions that meet certain minimum credit ratings to help mitigate counterparty credit risk.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Net Investment Hedges
    The Company uses cross currency swap contracts as net investment hedges to manage its risk of variability in foreign currency-denominated net investments in wholly-owned international operations. All changes in fair value of the derivatives designated as net investment hedges are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income along with the foreign currency translation adjustments on those investments. During the three months ended December 30, 2022, the Company terminated all three of its previously outstanding cross currency swap contracts which resulted in cash received upon settlement of $7.3 million. The gain on the swap was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income where it will remain until such time that substantial liquidation of the international operations should occur. Concurrent with the termination of the previous cross currency swaps, the Company entered into two new cross currency swaps which have been designated as net investment hedges.
    As of December 30, 2022, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments:
(In millions, except number of instruments)Number of InstrumentsNotional Value
Cross currency swap contracts2$58.7 
    The following table summarizes the amount of pre-tax income recognized from derivative instruments for the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying statements of operations where the results are recorded for net investment hedges:
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivative
Three Months Ended
Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Three Months Ended
(In millions)December 30, 2022December 31, 2021December 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Cross currency swap contracts$(4.0)$0.8 Interest expense$0.2 $0.3 
    These derivative instruments are subject to master netting agreements giving effect to rights of offset with each counterparty. None of the balances were eligible for netting. The following table summarizes the gross fair values of derivative instruments as of the periods indicated and the line items in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets where the instruments are recorded:
(In millions)Derivative Assets and Liabilities
Derivatives Designated as Net Investment HedgesBalance Sheet LocationDecember 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Cross currency swap contractsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$1.1 $1.2 
Cross currency swap contractsOther assets— 6.3 
Cross currency swap contractsOther long-term liabilities$4.7 $—