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Derivative Instruments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
As at December 31, 2019, the Partnership was committed to the following foreign currency forward contracts:

 
Contract Amount
in Foreign
Currency
(thousands)
 
Fair Value / Carrying
Amount of Asset/(Liability)
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 
Average
Forward
Rate(1)
 
Expected Maturity
2020
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Norwegian Krone
457,205

 
518

 
8.87

 
51,567

Euro
5,000

 
57

 
0.90

 
5,563

 
 
 
575

 
 
 
57,130

(1)
Average forward rate represents the contracted amount of foreign currency one U.S. Dollar will buy.
Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements
As at December 31, 2019, the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries were committed to the following interest rate swap agreements:

 




Fair Value /




 




Carrying

Weighted-


 




Amount of

Average

Fixed
 
Interest

Notional

Assets

Remaining

Interest
 
Rate

Amount

(Liability)

Term

Rate
 
Index

$

$

(years)

(%)(1)
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps (2)
LIBOR
 
680,648

 
(126,630
)
 
5.5
 
4.0
%
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps (3)
LIBOR
 
603,071

 
(37,342
)
 
2.4
 
3.2
%
 
 
 
1,283,719

 
(163,972
)
 
 
 
 
(1)
Excludes the margin the Partnership pays on its variable-rate debt, which as at December 31, 2019, ranged from 0.90% to 6.50%.
(2)
Notional amount remains constant over the term of the swap, unless the swap is partially terminated.
(3)
Principal amount reduces quarterly or semi-annually.
Effective Portion of Gains (Losses) on Interest Rate Swap Agreements
The following tables exclude any interest rate swap agreements designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges in the Partnership’s equity accounted joint ventures.

Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Effective Portion Recognized in AOCI (1)
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI (2)
 
Ineffective Portion (3)
 
 
 
Effective Portion Recognized in AOCI (1)
  
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI (2)
 
Ineffective Portion (3)
 
—

 
689

 
—

 
Interest expense
 
(2,495
)
  
102

  
—

Interest expense
—

 
689

 
—

 
 
 
(2,495
)
  
102

  
—

 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion Recognized in AOCI (1)
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI (2)
 
Ineffective Portion (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(19
)
 
(1,186
)
 
(7
)
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(19
)
 
(1,186
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Effective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (or AOCI).
(2)
Effective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI during the term of the hedging relationship and reclassified to earnings.
(3)
Ineffective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges.
Location and Fair Value Amounts of Derivative Instruments
The following table presents the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments, segregated by type of contract, on the Partnership’s balance sheets.

 
Other
current
assets
$
 
Other
assets
$
 
Accrued
liabilities
$
 
Current
portion of
derivative
liabilities
$
 
Derivative
liabilities
$
As at December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
1,123

 
—

 
—

 
(548
)
 
—

Interest rate swaps
—

 
—

 
(2,342
)
 
(18,408
)
 
(143,222
)
 
1,123

 
—

 
(2,342
)
 
(18,956
)
 
(143,222
)
As at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4,225
)
 
(425
)
Cross currency swaps
—

 
—

 
(96
)
 
(4,442
)
 
—

Interest rate swaps
1,028

 
2,075

 
(1,625
)
 
(14,623
)
 
(93,929
)
 
1,028

 
2,075

 
(1,721
)
 
(23,290
)
 
(94,354
)
Effect of (Losses) Gains on Derivatives
Total realized and unrealized (loss) gain of interest rate swaps and foreign currency forward contracts that are not designated for accounting purposes as cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings and reported in realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of loss for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 as follows:

 
Year Ended
December 31,
2019
$

Year Ended
December 31,
2018
$

Year Ended
December 31,
2017
$
Realized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
(29,185
)
 
(38,011
)
 
(78,296
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
(5,054
)
 
(1,228
)
 
900

 
(34,239
)
 
(39,239
)
 
(77,396
)
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
(56,182
)
 
56,420

 
33,114

Foreign currency forward contracts
5,226

 
(4,373
)
 
1,429

 
(50,956
)
 
52,047

 
34,543

Total realized and unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
(85,195
)
 
12,808

 
(42,853
)
Summary of Cross Currency Swaps
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on cross currency swaps are recognized in earnings and reported in foreign currency exchange gain (loss) in the consolidated statements of loss for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 as follows:
 
Year Ended
December 31,
2019
$
 
Year Ended
December 31,
2018
$
 
Year Ended
December 31,
2017
$
Realized loss
(4,177
)
 
(39,647
)
 
(84,205
)
Unrealized gain
4,442

 
38,648

 
91,914

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss) on cross currency swaps
265

 
(999
)
 
7,709