Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We enter into derivative financial instruments to achieve certain risk management objectives. Currently, we use derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, the variability in the carrying value of certain of our net investments in consolidated, foreign currency-denominated subsidiaries caused by the fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. For derivatives that are designated and qualify as a hedge of net investment in a foreign currency, the gain or loss is reported in other comprehensive income as part of the cumulative translation adjustment to the extent it is effective. Any ineffective portion of a net investment hedge is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. For derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, the gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations during the current period.

As of and during the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had net investment hedges related to our investment in a Canadian dollar-denominated subsidiary which consisted of two forward contracts to sell Canadian dollars for United States dollars at agreed upon rates in May 2015. These foreign currency contracts had an aggregate notional value of CAD 44.0 million, and a fair value of $351,000 which is included as a component of accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses, and other assets on our consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we had offsetting contracts to both sell and buy Canadian dollars in an amount of CAD 4.46 million in exchange for United States dollars in May 2015. The purpose of this contract was to effectively terminate part of a pre-existing contract. Due to the fact that these contracts offset, there was no gain or loss recognized in the consolidated statement of operations related to these contracts.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative financial instruments ($ in thousands):

	Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position as of(1)				Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position as of(2)
	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	351	$	1,138	$	—	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		351		1,138		—		—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts(3)		36		—		52		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		—		—		52		—
Total Derivatives	$	387	$	1,138	$	52	$	—

(1) Included in accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses, and other assets in our consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Balances represent offsetting contracts with the same counterparty, both with a settlement date of May 11, 2015.

The following table summarizes the impact of our derivative financial instruments on our consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 ($ in thousands):

Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)(1)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Foreign Exchange contracts	$	3,337	$	—	Gain (Loss) on Sale of Subsidiary	$	—	$	—
Total	$	3,337	$	—		$	—	$	—

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2015 we received a cash settlement of $4.1 million on our foreign currency forward contracts.

We have entered into agreements with certain of our derivative counterparties that contain provisions where if we were to default on any of our indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, we may also be declared in default on our derivative obligations. In addition, certain of our agreements with our derivative counterparties require that we post collateral to secure net liability positions. As of March 31, 2015, we were in net asset positions with all of our derivative counterparties.