Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

4.  Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

On July 22, 2016, the Company fixed the interest rate for the period beginning on September 27, 2017 and ending on September 27, 2021 on the BAML Term Loan (the “2017 Interest Rate Swap”). On August 26, 2013, the Company fixed the interest rate until August 26, 2020 on the BMO Term Loan (the “2013 BMO Interest Rate Swap”). On March 7, 2019, the Company fixed the interest rate for the period beginning on March 29, 2019 and ending on November 30, 2021 on a $100 million portion of the JPM Term Loan (the “2019 JPM Interest Rate Swap”). On February 20, 2019, the Company fixed the interest rate for the period beginning August 26, 2020 and ending January 31, 2024 on the BMO Term Loan (the “2019 BMO Interest Rate Swap”). The variable rates that were fixed under the 2017 Interest Rate Swap, the 2013 BMO Interest Rate Swap, the 2019 JPM Interest Rate Swap and the 2019 BMO Interest Rate Swap (collectively referred to as the “Interest Rate Swaps”) are described in Note 3.

The Interest Rate Swaps qualify as cash flow hedges and have been recognized on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. If a derivative qualifies as a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value will be recognized in earnings in the same period in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings, which may increase or decrease reported net income and stockholders’ equity prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows.

The following table summarizes the notional and fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments at June 30, 2020. The notional value is an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks.

	Notional		Strike		Effective	Expiration	Fair
(in thousands)	Value		Rate		Date	Date	Value
2017 Interest Rate Swap	$	400,000	1.12	%	Sep-17	Sep-21	$	(4,880)
2013 BMO Interest Rate Swap	$	220,000	2.32	%	Aug-13	Aug-20	$	(734)
2019 JPM Interest Rate Swap	$	100,000	2.44	%	Mar-19	Nov-21	$	(3,241)
2019 BMO Interest Rate Swap (1)	$	220,000	2.39	%	Aug-20	Jan-24	$	(14,103)
(1) The Notional Value will decrease to $165 million on November 30, 2021.

On June 30, 2020, the 2017 Interest Rate Swap, 2013 BMO Interest Rate Swap, 2019 JPM Interest Rate Swap and 2019 BMO Interest Rate Swap were reported as liabilities with an aggregate fair value of approximately $23.0 million and are included in other liabilities: derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2020.

The gain/(loss) on the Company’s Interest Rate Swaps that was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) and the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as a component of interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, was as follows:

(in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30,
Interest Rate Swaps in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2020		2019
Amounts of loss recognized in OCI	$	(20,439)	$	(15,322)
Amounts of previously recorded gain/(loss) reclassified from OCI into Interest Expense	$	(2,163)	$	2,930
Total amount of Interest Expense presented in the consolidated statements of operations	$	18,043	$	18,739

Over time, the unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings as an increase or reduction to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. The Company estimates that approximately $10.9 million of the current balance held in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.

The Company is hedging the exposure to variability in anticipated future interest payments on existing debt.

The BMO Term Loan, BAML Term Loan and JPM Term Loan hedging transactions used derivative instruments that involve certain additional risks such as counterparty credit risk, the enforceability of hedging contracts and the risk that unanticipated and significant changes in interest rates will cause a significant loss of basis in either or both of the contracts. The Company requires its derivatives contracts to be with counterparties that have investment grade ratings. As a result, the Company does not anticipate that any counterparty will fail to meet its obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to adequately protect against the foregoing risks or that it will ultimately realize an economic benefit that exceeds the related amounts incurred in connection with engaging in such hedging strategies.

The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments are determined using the net discounted cash flows of the expected cash flows of the derivative based on the market based interest rate curve and are adjusted to reflect credit or nonperformance risk. The risk is estimated by the Company using credit spreads and risk premiums that are observable in the market. These financial instruments were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and were classified as an asset or liability on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s derivatives are recorded at fair value in other assets: derivative asset and other liabilities: derivative liability in the consolidated balance sheets and the effective portion of the derivatives’ fair value is recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).