Derivatives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table represents the effect of the derivative financial instruments on the accompanying consolidated financial statements:

Derivatives in FASB ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location and Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location and Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on  Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Missed Forecast)
	Three months ended March 31,						Three months ended March 31,						Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017		2016
Interest rate swaps	$	(68	)	(16,785	)	Interest expense	$	(2,654	)	(2,453	)	Loss on derivative instruments	$	—	—

Schedule of derivative instruments

The following table summarizes the terms and fair values of the Company's derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

							Fair Value
	(in thousands)						Assets (Liabilities)(1)
	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Notional Amount		Bank Pays Variable Rate of	Regency Pays Fixed Rate of	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	10/16/13	10/16/20	$	28,100	1 Month LIBOR	2.196%	$	(440	)	(580	)
	4/3/17	12/2/20	300,000		1 Month LIBOR with Floor	1.824%	(593		)	—
	8/1/16	1/5/22	265,000		1 Month LIBOR with Floor	1.053%	10,469			9,889
	4/7/16	4/1/23	20,000		1 Month LIBOR	1.303%	770			720
	12/1/16	11/1/23	33,000		1 Month LIBOR	1.490%	1,101			1,013
Total derivative financial instruments							$	11,307		11,042

⁽¹⁾ Derivatives in an asset position are included within Other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, while those in a liability position are included within Accounts payable and other liabilities.