Derivatives and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, options, floors and other interest rate derivative contracts, to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company's operating and financial structure as well as to hedge specific anticipated transactions. The Company does not intend to utilize derivatives for speculative or other purposes other than interest rate risk management. The use of derivative financial instruments carries certain risks, including the risk that the counterparties to these contractual arrangements are not able to perform under the agreements. To mitigate this risk, the Company only enters into derivative financial instruments with counterparties with high credit ratings and with major financial institutions with which the Company and its affiliates may also have other financial relationships. The Company does not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet their obligations.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts if interest rates rise above the cap strike rate on the contract.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Such derivatives are used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with forecasted variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $4.7 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income as an increase to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2013 , the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (dollar amounts in thousands):

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional Amount
Interest rate swaps	9	$	667,590
Interest Rate Cap	1	50,000
	10	$	717,590

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (dollar amounts in thousands):

Interest Rate Derivative	Number of Instruments	Notional Amount
Interest rate swaps	7	$	152,590
Interest rate cap	1	50,000
Total	8	$	202,590

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Interest rate swaps	Derivatives, at fair value	(5,012	)	$	(3,830	)
Interest rate cap	Derivatives, at fair value	—		—
Total		(5,012	)	$	(3,830	)

The table below details the location in the consolidated financial statements of the gain or loss recognized on interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
Amount of loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss from interest rate derivatives (effective portion)	$	(1,859	)	$	(689	)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income as interest expense (effective portion)	$	(682	)	$	(86	)
Amount of loss recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion, reclassifications of missed forecasted transactions and amounts excluded from effectiveness testing)	$	—		$	—

The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company's derivative liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company had no derivative assets (amounts in thousands):

	Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
March 31, 2013	$	5,012	$	—	$	5,012	$	—	$	—	$	5,012
December 31, 2012	$	3,830	$	—	$	3,830	$	—	$	—	$	3,830

The net amounts of derivative liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets.

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.

As of March 31, 2013, the fair value of the derivatives in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was $5.1 million. As of March 31, 2013, 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 $5.1 million at March 31, 2013.

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI")

The following table details reclassification adjustments out of AOCI and the corresponding effect on net income for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 (amount in thousands):

AOCI Component	Amount Reclassified from AOCI		Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
Unrealized loss on investment securities, net	$	93	Gain on sale of investment securities
Designated derivatives, fair value adjustment	$	682	Interest Expense