Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

14. Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  During 2023, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt.

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense/income in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense/income as interest payments are made/received on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $9.0 million will be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had four outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk with a total notional amount of $200 million.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet:

		Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
		December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	Balance Sheet Location	2023		2022
Interest Rate Swap – Asset	Prepaid expenses and other	$	8,955	$	9,156
Interest Rate Swap – Asset	Other assets	$	3,734	$	10,582

Effect of Cash Flow Hedge Accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The tables below present the effect of cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

	Amount of Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	Year Ended December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2023		2022		2021
Interest Rate Swaps	$	2,910	$	16,267	$	5,391

		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income
		Year Ended December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	Income Statement Location	2023		2022		2021
Interest Rate Swaps	Other income (expense), net	$	9,959	$	3,117	$	(157	)