Derivatives

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

Derivative Instruments

Our objectives in using derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage our cash flow volatility and exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, we primarily use derivative instruments as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

We entered into interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to changes in the one-month LIBOR rate related to our Unsecured Term Loans. We have three interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $200,000 that fix the one-month LIBOR rate at 0.99% and mature on February 2, 2026 (the "2021 Swaps"). We also had six interest rate swaps, with an aggregate notional value of $260,000, that fixed the one-month LIBOR rate at a weighted average rate of 1.79% and matured on September 12, 2022 (the "2015 Swaps").

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we entered into eight interest rate swaps (the "2022 Swaps") with an aggregate notional value of $425,000 to manage our exposure to changes in the one-month SOFR rate related to our 2022 Unsecured Term Loan. The 2022 Swaps commenced October 3, 2022 and fix the one-month SOFR rate at 2.69% and mature on September 30, 2027. We have designated the 2022 Swaps as cash flow hedges.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, we entered into seven interest rate swaps (the "2022 Swaps II") with an aggregate notional value of $300,000 to manage our exposure to changes in the adjusted daily simple SOFR rate related to our 2022 Unsecured Term Loan II. The 2022 Swaps II commenced December 1, 2022 and fix the daily simple SOFR rate at 3.93%. $150,000 of the 2022 Swaps II's notional value matures on December 1, 2025 and the remaining $150,000 of the 2022 Swaps II's notional value matures on August 1, 2027. We have designated the 2022 Swaps II as cash flow hedges.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we entered into an interest rate swap to manage our exposure to changes in the one-month LIBOR rate related to our Unsecured Credit Facility (the "2020 Swap"). The 2020 Swap commenced April 1, 2020, matured on April 1, 2021, had a notional value of $150,000 and fixed the one-month LIBOR rate at 0.42%. We initially designated the 2020 Swap as a cash flow hedge. During the year ended December 31, 2020, however, we accelerated the reclassification of the fair value of the 2020 Swap from other comprehensive income to earnings since the hedged forecasted transaction was no longer expected to be probable to occur.

Our agreements with our derivative counterparties contain certain cross-default provisions that may be triggered in the event that our other indebtedness is in default, subject to certain thresholds. As of December 31, 2022, we had not posted any collateral related to these agreements and were not in breach of any of the provisions of these agreements. If we had breached these agreements, we could have been required to settle our obligations under the agreements at their termination value.

The following table sets forth our financial assets and liabilities related to the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps, the 2022 Swaps and the 2022 Swaps II, which are included in the line items Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets, Net or Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities and are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
Description	Fair Value at December 31, 2022		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Derivatives designated as a hedging instrument:
Assets:
2021 Swaps	$	17,976	—	$	17,976	—
2022 Swaps	$	19,057	—	$	19,057	—
Liabilities:
2022 II Swaps	$	(253)	—	$	(253)	—
	Fair Value at December 31, 2021
Derivatives designated as a hedging instrument:
Assets:
2021 Swaps	$	1,341	—	$	1,341	—
Liabilities:
2015 Swaps	$	(2,668)	—	$	(2,668)	—

There was no ineffectiveness recorded on the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps, the 2022 Swaps or the 2022 II Swaps during the year ended December 31, 2022. See Note 7 for more information regarding our derivatives.

The estimated fair value of the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps, the 2022 Swaps and the 2022 II Swaps was determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair value to account for potential non-performance risk, including our own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty's non-performance risk. We determined that the significant inputs used to value the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps, the 2022 Swaps and the 2022 II Swaps fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.