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Derivative Financial Instruments |
Derivative Financial Instruments
On March 31, 2016, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements (collectively the “Swap Agreements”), which are designed to mitigate our exposure to interest rate risk associated with a portion of our variable rate debt. The Swap Agreements cover an aggregate notional amount of $75.0 million from March 2016 to September 2019 by replacing the obligation’s variable rate with a blended fixed rate of 0.89%. We designated the Swap Agreements as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the Swap Agreements is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in the fair value of the Swap Agreements is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the Swap Agreements will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. We estimate that during the next twelve months, an additional $1.1 million will be reclassified to earnings as a decrease to interest expense.
As of June 30, 2018, the Swap Agreements were still outstanding. The table below presents the notional and fair value of the Swap Agreements as well as their classification in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
As of June 30, 2018, we have not posted any collateral related to the Swap Agreements. If we had breached any of the Swap Agreement’s default provisions at June 30, 2018, we could have been required to settle our obligations under the Swap Agreements at their termination value of $1.5 million.
The tables below present the amount of gains and losses related to the effective and ineffective portions of the Swap Agreements and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, in thousands:
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