Derivative Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 have interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to changes in the one-month LIBOR rate related to our Unsecured Term Loans. We have 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% and mature on February 2, 2026 (the "2021 Swaps").

During the three months ended June 30, 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, which are effective commencing October 3, 2022, fix the one-month daily SOFR rate at 2.69% and mature on September 30, 2027. We have designated the 2022 Swaps as cash flow hedges.

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 June 30, 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 related to the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps and the 2022 Swaps, 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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

			Fair Value Measurements:
Description	Fair Value at June 30, 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:
2015 Swaps	$	139	—	$	139	—
2021 Swaps	$	13,141	—	$	13,141	—
2022 Swaps	$	2,184	—	$	2,184	—
	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 or the 2022 Swaps during the six months ended June 30, 2022. See Note 7 for more information regarding our derivatives.

The estimated fair value of the 2015 Swaps, the 2021 Swaps and the 2022 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 and the 2022 Swaps fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.