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Derivative Instruments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments Derivative Instruments
In the normal course of business, our operations are exposed to economic risks from interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We may enter into derivative financial instruments to offset these underlying economic risks.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges
We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to sell GBP and EUR and buy USD to hedge the foreign currency risk associated with interest payments on intercompany loans denominated in GBP and EUR. Forward points on the forward contracts are included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness. We also execute variable-to-fixed interest rate swaps and use interest rate swaption agreements to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements associated with our term loans or forecasted transactions. When it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specific time period or within an additional two-month period thereafter, the net derivative instrument gain or loss and any gains and losses that were reported in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in earnings through the caption entitled 'Interest' in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Fair Value Hedges
Periodically, we enter into and designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk by managing our mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. These swaps involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts for variable interest rate payments over the life of the swaps without exchange of the underlying principal amount. We also designate some of our cross-currency swaps as fair value hedges as we use them to hedge foreign currency risk associated with changes in spot rates on foreign-denominated debt. For these hedging instruments, we have elected to exclude the change in fair value of the cross-currency swaps related to both time value and cross-currency basis spread from the assessment of hedge effectiveness (the "excluded component"). Changes in the fair value of the cross-currency swaps attributable to these excluded components are recorded to other comprehensive income and subsequently recognized in 'Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net' on a systematic and rational basis, as net cash settlements and interest accruals on the respective cross currency swaps occur, over the remaining life of the hedging instruments.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Net Investment Hedges
To mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate variations associated with our investment in EUR-denominated foreign operations, we may enter into derivative instruments, such as cross-currency swaps that qualify as net investment hedges under the criteria prescribed in accordance with ASC 815-20, Hedging - General. We use the spot method of assessing hedge effectiveness and apply the consistent election to the excluded component by recognizing changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments attributable to the excluded component in the same manner as described above. Any difference between the change in the fair value of the excluded components and the amounts recognized in earnings is reported in other comprehensive income as part of the foreign cumulative translation adjustment. The gain or loss on the portion of the derivative instruments included in the assessment of effectiveness is reported in other comprehensive income as part of the 'Foreign currency translation adjustment' line item, to the extent the relationship is highly effective. If our net investment changes during a reporting period, the hedge relationship will be assessed for whether a de-designation is warranted (only if the hedge notional amount is outside of prescribed tolerance). Further, certain EUR-denominated bonds and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans (all as defined in notes 7 and 8, respectively) may be also designated as, and are effective as, net investment hedges. Changes in the value of such borrowings, related to changes in the spot rates, will be recorded in the same manner as foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2024, the total principal amount of foreign currency debt obligations designated as net investment hedges was $59.9 million.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
We enter into foreign currency exchange swap agreements to reduce the effects of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the USD, our reporting currency, and GBP and EUR. These derivative contracts generally mature within one year and are not designated as hedge instruments for accounting purposes. As the currency exchange swap is not accounted for as a hedging instrument, the change in fair value is recorded in earnings through the caption entitled 'Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net' in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
The following table summarizes the terms and fair values of our derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in millions):
Derivative Type
Number of Instruments (1)
Notional Amount
 as of
Weighted Average Strike Rate (2)
Maturity Date (3)
Fair Value - asset (liability)
 as of
Derivatives Designated as Hedging InstrumentsDecember 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Interest rate swaps (4)
10$2,180.0 $1,630.03.40%Jun 2025 - Aug 2027$24.3 $0.3 
Interest rate swaptions (5)
—— 1,000.0 ——— 2.6 
Cross-currency swaps - Fair Value
3320.0 320.0(6)Oct 2032(42.2)(59.8)
Cross-currency swaps - Net Investment
3280.0 280.0(7)Oct 2032(37.6)(53.2)
Foreign currency forwards26349.5 162.3(8)Jan 2025 - Jun 20269.3 2.7 
$3,129.5 $3,392.3 $(46.2)$(107.4)
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Currency exchange swaps
4$1,725.3 $1,810.6(9)Jan 2025$11.8 $8.9 
$1,725.3 $1,810.6 $11.8 $8.9 
Total of all Derivatives$4,854.8 $5,202.9 $(34.4)$(98.5)
(1)This column represents the number of instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
(2)Weighted average strike rate is calculated using the notional value as of December 31, 2024.
(3)This column represents maturity dates for instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
(4)During the year ended December 31, 2024, we entered into five variable-to-fixed interest rate swaps when we extended the maturity of the 2023 term loans and designated them as cash flow hedges. We also designated five other variable-to-fixed interest rate swaps we acquired from Spirit as cash flow hedges to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with the term loans we assumed in conjunction with the Merger. The acquisition date fair value of these acquired derivatives was $35.1 million in total and will be reclassified from AOCI to interest expense over the remaining life of the term loans.
(5)There were six interest swaptions equal to $1.0 billion in notional entered into in March 2023, of which $800.0 million was terminated in January 2024 in connection with a senior unsecured note issuance. A total termination premium of $3.4 million we received was deferred in other comprehensive income and will be recognized in interest expense over the 10-year tenor of the notes due 2034. We discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for the remaining swaption of the $200.0 million notional in December 2024 because the forecasted transaction did not occur.
(6)USD fixed rate of 5.625% and EUR weighted average fixed rate of 4.681%.
(7)USD fixed rate of 5.625% and EUR weighted average fixed rate of 4.716%.
(8)Weighted average forward GBP-USD exchange rate of 1.29.
(9)Weighted average exchange rates of 0.83 for EUR-GBP and 1.27 for GBP-USD.
We measure our derivatives at fair value and include the balances within 'Other assets, net' and 'Accounts payable and accrued expenses' on our consolidated balance sheets.
We have agreements with each of our derivative counterparties containing provisions under which we could be declared in default on our derivative obligations if repayment of our indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to our default.
The following table summarizes the amount of unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and foreign currency translation adjustments in other comprehensive income (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships202420232022
Cross-currency swaps$— $— $(5,091)
Interest rate swaps(5,575)(11,171)98,310 
Foreign currency forwards 6,546 (13,349)8,540 
Interest rate swaptions1,471 1,858 — 
Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships$2,442 $(22,663)$101,759 
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships
Cross-currency swaps - Fair Value$(5,224)$(14,602)$(4,705)
Total derivatives in fair value hedging relationships$(5,224)$(14,602)$(4,705)
Total unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net$(2,782)$(37,265)$97,054 
Derivatives and Non-derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationships
Cross-currency swaps - Net Investment$13,569 $(4,272)$— 
Foreign currency debt2,315 — — 
Total unrealized gain (loss) recorded in foreign currency translation adjustment$15,884 $(4,272)$— 
The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified from AOCI (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
Location of Gain Recognized in Income
202420232022
Cross-currency swaps
Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net
$— $— $30,814 
Interest rate swapsInterest31,385 15,794 (4,487)
Foreign currency forwards
Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net
3,831 4,251 2,139 
Interest rate swaptionsInterest(13)(6,859)— 
Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships$35,203 $13,186 $28,466 
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships
Cross-currency swaps - Fair Value
Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net
$1,806 $1,415 $(29,708)
Total derivatives in fair value hedging relationships$1,806 $1,415 $(29,708)
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationships
Cross-currency swaps - Net Investment (excluded component)
Foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net
$3,444 $62 $— 
Total derivatives in net investment hedging relationships$3,444 $62 $— 
Net increase (decrease) to net income
$40,453 $14,663 $(1,242)
We expect to reclassify $10.0 million from AOCI as a decrease to interest expense relating to interest rate swaps and $9.2 million from AOCI to foreign currency gain relating to foreign currency forwards within the next twelve months.
The following table details our foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net included in income (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Realized foreign currency and derivative (loss) gain, net:
(Loss) gain on the settlement of undesignated derivatives$(33,053)$18,051 $204,392 
Gain on the settlement of designated derivatives reclassified from AOCI9,082 5,728 3,245 
(Loss) gain on the settlement of transactions with third parties1,498 583 (553)
Total realized foreign currency and derivative (loss) gain, net$(22,473)$24,362 $207,084 
Unrealized foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net:
Gain (loss) on the change in fair value of undesignated derivatives$11,893 $(5,231)$29,316 
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of certain assets and liabilities14,000 (32,545)(249,711)
Total unrealized foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net$25,893 $(37,776)$(220,395)
Total foreign currency and derivative gain (loss), net$3,420 $(13,414)$(13,311)