DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company enters into derivative instruments for risk management purposes to hedge its exposure to cash flow variability caused by changing interest rates and foreign currency exchange rate movements. The primary goal of the Company’s risk management practices related to interest rate risk is to prevent changes in interest rates from adversely impacting the Company’s ability to achieve its investment return objectives. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.

The Company enters into foreign currency collars to mitigate its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate movements on its bonds payable outstanding denominated in Israeli new Shekels. The foreign currency collar consists of a purchased call option to buy and a sold put option to sell the Israeli new Shekels. A foreign currency collar guarantees that the exchange rate of the currency will not fluctuate beyond the range of the options’ strike prices.

The following table summarizes the notional amount and other information related to the Company’s foreign currency collars as of December 31, 2016. The notional amount is an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in each instrument at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (currency in thousands):

Derivative Instruments	Notional Amount		Strike Price	Trade Date	Maturity Date
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency collar	$	100,000	3.72 - 3.83 ILS-USD	08/08/2016	08/08/2017
Foreign currency collar	50,000		3.67 - 3.77 ILS-USD	08/16/2016	08/16/2017
Foreign currency collar	50,000		3.68 - 3.78 ILS-USD	08/16/2016	08/16/2017
Foreign currency collar	50,000		3.67 - 3.77 ILS-USD	08/22/2016	08/22/2017
	$	250,000

The Company enters into interest rate caps to mitigate its exposure to rising interest rates on its variable rate notes payable. The values of interest rate caps are primarily impacted by interest rates, market expectations about interest rates, and the remaining life of the instrument. In general, increases in interest rates, or anticipated increases in interest rates, will increase the value of interest rate caps. As the remaining life of an interest rate cap decreases, the value of the instrument will generally decrease towards zero.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had entered into an interest rate cap with a notional amount of $115.5 million that effectively limits one-month LIBOR at 3.0% effective October 14, 2016 through October 14, 2018.

The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

		December 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Number of Instruments	Fair Value
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate cap	Prepaid expenses and other assets	1	$	12
Foreign currency collars	Other liabilities	4	$	(3,910	)

The change in fair value of foreign currency collars that are not designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as foreign currency transaction gains or losses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized a $3.9 million loss related to the foreign currency collars, which is shown net against $0.9 million of foreign currency transaction gains in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as foreign currency transaction loss, net.