DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Derivative Instruments

Schedule of the Company's Derivative Assets and Liabilities

	Fair Value
	At				At
	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Total return swaps	$	776	$	─	$	1,130	$	─
Basis swaps		665		─		808		─
Interest rate caps		520		─		998		─
Interest rate swaps		1,733		─		2,674		─
Foreign currency forward exchange		179		─		187		─
Total carrying value of derivative instruments	$	3,873	$	─	$	5,797	$	─

Schedule of Derivative Notional Amounts

	Notional Amounts
	At		At
	March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2019		2018
Total return swaps	$	1,714	$	18,278
Basis swaps		35,000		35,000
Interest rate caps		35,000		80,000
Interest rate swaps		65,000		65,000
Foreign currency forward exchange		4,534		4,331
Total notional amount of derivative instruments	$	141,248	$	202,609

Schedule of notional amounts of company derivative instruments

	Notional
	Amounts
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	198,278
Impact from expirations		(45,000)
Impact from terminations		(16,528)
Impact from settlements		(36)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	136,714

Schedule of Net Gains Recognized Recognized In Connection With Derivative Instruments

The following table provides information about the net (losses) gains that were recognized by the Company in connection with its derivative instruments:

	For the three months ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2019		2018
Total return swaps (1)	$	(4)	$	546
Basis swaps (2)		(73)		192
Interest rate caps		(477)		396
Interest rate swaps (3)		(881)		1,416
Foreign currency forward exchange		(7)		(241)
Total net (losses) gains of derivative instruments	$	(1,442)	$	2,309

⁽¹⁾ The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with TRS agreements that are reported as derivative instruments are classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net cash received was $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

⁽²⁾ The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with basis swaps is classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net cash received was de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2019 while the net cash paid was de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with interest rate swaps is classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net cash received was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 while net cash paid was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018