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Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
In the normal course of business, we use a variety of commonly used derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, caps, collar and floors, to manage, or hedge interest rate risk. We hedge our exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions in addition to anticipated future interest payments on existing debt. We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedge asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Reported net income and equity may increase or decrease prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows. Currently, all of our designated derivative instruments are effective hedging instruments.
The following table summarizes the notional value at inception and fair value of our consolidated derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2020 based on Level 2 information. The notional value is an indication of the extent of our involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (dollars in thousands).
Notional
Value		Strike
Rate		Effective
Date		Expiration
Date		Balance Sheet LocationFair
Value
Interest Rate Cap$85,000 4.000 %March 2019March 2021Other Assets$— 
Interest Rate Swap350,000 0.544 %April 2020August 2021Other Liabilities(771)
Interest Rate Swap111,869 3.500 %December 2020November 2021Other Assets— 
Interest Rate Cap510,000 3.000 %June 2020December 2021Other Assets— 
Interest Rate Swap200,000 1.131 %July 2016July 2023Other Liabilities(5,004)
Interest Rate Swap100,000 1.161 %July 2016July 2023Other Liabilities(2,578)
Interest Rate Cap600,000 4.000 %August 2020September 2023Other Assets28 
Interest Rate Swap150,000 2.696 %January 2019January 2024Other Liabilities(11,344)
Interest Rate Swap150,000 2.721 %January 2019January 2026Other Liabilities(17,714)
Interest Rate Swap200,000 2.740 %January 2019January 2026Other Liabilities(23,806)
$(61,189)
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, we recorded a $0.1 million loss, a $0.1 million loss, and a $0.2 million loss, respectively, on the changes in the fair value, which is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on certain of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of December 31, 2020, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements, was $62.5 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their aggregate termination value of $63.6 million at December 31, 2020.
Gains and losses on terminated hedges are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and are recognized into earnings over the term of the related mortgage obligation. Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. We estimate that $17.0 million of the current balance held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into interest expense and $6.2 million of the portion related to our share of joint venture accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into equity in net (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures within the next 12 months.
The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments and our share of our joint ventures' derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively (in thousands):
 Amount of Loss
Recognized in
Other Comprehensive Loss		Location of (Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income Amount of (Loss) Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income
Year Ended
December 31,		Year Ended
December 31,
Derivative202020192018202020192018
Interest Rate Swaps/Caps$(51,244)$(33,907)$(2,284)Interest expense$(14,569)$(261)$1,168 
Share of unconsolidated joint ventures' derivative instruments(7,977)(10,322)(1,788)Equity in net (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures(4,911)256 1,097 
$(59,221)$(44,229)$(4,072)$(19,480)$(5)$2,265