Interest Rate Derivative Agreements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Interest Rate Derivative Agreements [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Interest Rate Derivative Agreements

On September 30, 2015, the Partnership has twelve derivative agreements in order to mitigate its exposure to increases in interest rates on its variable-rate debt financing.

On September 30, 2015, the terms of the twelve derivative agreements are as follows:

Date Purchased	Notional Amount		Effective Capped Rate		Maturity Date	Purchase Price		Counterparty
September 2, 2010	$	31,936,667	3.00	%	September 1, 2017	$	921,000	Bank of New York Mellon
September 2, 2010	$	31,936,667	3.00	%	September 1, 2017	$	845,600	Barclays Bank PLC
September 2, 2010	$	31,936,667	3.00	%	September 1, 2017	$	928,000	Royal Bank of Canada
August 15, 2013	$	93,305,000	1.50	%	September 1, 2017	$	793,000	Deutsche Bank
February 18, 2014	$	41,250,000	1.00	%	March 1, 2017	$	230,500	SMBC Capital Markets, Inc
February 18, 2014	$	11,000,000	1.00	%	March 1, 2017	$	150,500	SMBC Capital Markets, Inc
July 10, 2014	$	31,565,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2019	$	315,200	Barclays Bank PLC
July 10, 2014	$	31,565,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2019	$	343,000	Royal Bank of Canada
July 10, 2014	$	31,565,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2019	$	333,200	SMBC Capital Markets, Inc
July 10, 2015	$	28,095,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2020	$	210,000	Wells Fargo Bank
July 10, 2015	$	28,095,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2020	$	187,688	Royal Bank of Canada
July 10, 2015	$	28,095,000	3.00	%	August 15, 2020	$	174,900	SMBC Capital Markets, Inc

In July 2015, to mitigate its exposure to interest rate fluctuations on the variable rate M33 TEBS financing, the Partnership entered into interest rate cap agreements with Wells Fargo Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, each in an initial notional amount of approximately $28.1 million, which effectively limits the interest payable by the Partnership on the M33 TEBS Certificates to a fixed rate of 3.0% per annum on the combined notional amounts of the interest rate cap agreements through August 15, 2020. The interest rate cap contracts cost approximately $573,000.

On March 30, 2015, SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. revised and replaced an existing interest rate cap agreement with the notional amount of approximately $28.8 million for the outstanding borrowings on the MBS TOB financing facilities to $11.0 million. These agreements effectively limit the interest component of the TOB financing correlated with the SIFMA index to a maximum of 1.0% on $52.3 million of the outstanding borrowings on the MBS TOB financing facilities and the PHC Certificates TOB financing facilities through a three year term ending March 1, 2017. The Partnership received $10,500 of cash collateral upon the execution of the revised interest rate cap agreement thus reducing its purchase price to approximately $151,000.

The Partnership contracted for two no-cost interest rate swaps with DB related to the Decatur Angle and Bruton TOB financing facilities collateralized by mortgage revenue bonds that are used to provide financing for the construction of these properties. The swap related to the Decatur Angle TOB financing facility has a $23.0 million notional value, an October 15, 2016 effective date, and an October 15, 2021 termination date. The swap related to the Bruton TOB financing facility has an approximate $18.1 million notional value, an April 15, 2017 effective date, and an April 15, 2022 termination date. Both swaps are in place to mitigate the possible interest rate increases and swaps a variable rate based on LIBOR for an approximate 2.0% fixed rate. On September 30, 2015 the fair value of the Decatur Angle swap is a liability of approximately $871,000 and the fair value of the Bruton swap is a liability of approximately $669,000. The fair value of these swaps has been recorded as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

These interest rate derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting and, accordingly, they are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value included in current period earnings within interest expense. The change in the fair value of these derivative contracts resulted in a increase in the interest expense of approximately $1.3 million and $2.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The change in the fair value of these derivative contracts resulted in an increase in interest expense of approximately $154,000 and $764,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The valuation methodology used to estimate the fair value of the Partnership’s interest rate derivative agreements is disclosed in Note 15.