Note 17 – Hedge Accounting

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company held interest rate derivatives in the total notional amount of $8.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively.

The derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and are included in the following line items:


	Liability Derivatives
	September 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate contracts	Derivative financial instruments - current portion	$	105	Derivative financial instruments - current portion	$	41
	Derivative financial instruments - non-current portion		291	Derivative financial instruments - non-current portion		145
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	396		$	186
Total derivatives		$	396		$	186

We have no derivatives designated as hedging instruments which are in asset positions.

The changes in fair value are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income and released into interest expense in the same period(s) in which the hedged transactions affect earnings. In the quarter and nine months ended to September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, the derivative instruments affected Comprehensive Income as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	Location of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Quarter Ended September 30, 2019				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			2019		2018		2019		2018
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	18	$	—	$	42	$	—
Total		$	18	$	—	$	42	$	—


	Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount				Amount
	Quarter Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
		2019		2018		2019		2018
Interest rate contracts	$	38	$	—	$	253	$	—
Total	$	38	$	—	$	253	$	—


Line Item	Amount				Amount
	Quarter Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
		2019		2018		2019		2018
Interest expense	$	18	$	—	$	42	$	—
Total	$	18	$	—	$	42	$	—

The derivative has no ineffective portion, and consequently no losses have been recognized directly in income.