Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

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.

Cash Flow Hedges

In connection with the origination of the 2014 Unsecured Term Loan, the 2015 Unsecured Term Loan and the 2020 Unsecured Term Loan (see Note 4), we entered into interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to changes in the one-month LIBOR rate. We have four interest rate swaps, with an aggregate notional value of $200,000, that fix the one-month LIBOR rate at a weighted average rate of 2.29% and mature on January 29, 2021 (the "2014 Swaps"), six interest rate swaps, with an aggregate notional value of $260,000, that fix the one-month LIBOR rate at a weighted average rate of 1.79% and mature on September 12, 2022 (the "2015 Swaps") and three interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $200,000, that fix the one-month LIBOR rate at 0.99% that are effective commencing February 1, 2021 and mature on February 2, 2026 (the "2021 Swaps"). We designated the 2014 Swaps, the 2015 Swaps and the 2021 Swaps as cash flow hedges.

Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 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, matures on April 1, 2021, has a notional value of $150,000 and fixes the one-month LIBOR rate at 0.42%. We initially designated the 2020 Swap as a cash flow hedge. During the three months ended September 30, 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 is no longer expected to be probable to occur. The accelerated loss recorded on the 2020 Swap for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was not significant.

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 September 30, 2020, 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 liabilities related to the 2014 Swaps, the 2015 Swaps, the 2020 Swap and the 2021 Swaps which are included in the line item Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities and are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2020:


			Fair Value Measurements:
Description	Fair Value		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:



2014 Swaps	$	(1,416)	—	$	(1,416)	—
2015 Swaps	$	(8,420)	—	$	(8,420)	—
2021 Swaps	$	(7,035)	—	$	(7,035)	—
Derivatives not designated as a hedging instrument:
2020 Swap	$	(201)	—	$	(201)	—

There was no ineffectiveness recorded on the 2014 Swaps, the 2015 Swaps, or the 2021 Swaps during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Note 7 for more information regarding our derivatives.

The estimated fair value of the 2014 Swaps, the 2015 Swaps, the 2020 Swap and the 2021 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 2014 Swaps, the 2015 Swaps, the 2020 Swap and the 2021 Swaps fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.