Derivatives and Hedging

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging

Derivatives and Hedging

Questar and its subsidiaries may enter into derivative instruments to manage exposure to changes in current and future market interest rates. Questar Pipeline entered into forward starting swaps totaling $150.0 million in the second and third quarters of 2011 in anticipation of issuing $180.0 million of notes in December 2011. Settlement of these swaps required payments of $37.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 because of declines in interest rates. These swaps qualified as cash flow hedges and the settlement payments are being amortized to interest expense over the 30-year life of the debt. See the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Note 5 for details regarding reclassifications of AOCI related to deferred interest rate cash flow hedge losses to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.

Reclassifications into earnings of amounts reported in AOCI will continue while interest expense is recorded for the hedged interest payments through maturity in 2041. Pre-tax net losses of $0.5 million are expected to be reclassified from AOCI to the Consolidated Statements of Income in the next 12 months. There was a $0.4 million liability at March 31, 2016, and a $0.2 million liability at December 31, 2015. There were no derivative assets or liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2015.