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Derivative Instruments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments Derivative Instruments
From time to time, we enter into derivative financial instruments to manage certain cash flow risks.
Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a specific asset or liability that is attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered cash flow hedges.
Interest Rate Swaps
Our objectives in using interest rate swaps are to reduce variability in interest expense and to manage exposure to adverse interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
As of December 31, 2020, we had interest rate swap agreements in place with an aggregate notional amount of $700 million. The forward swap agreements effectively fix the interest rate on $700 million of term loan borrowings, $225 million of swaps allocated to Term Loan A, $225 million allocated to Term Loan B and $250 million allocated to Term Loan C, through the current maturity dates of the respective term loans.
We reflect our interest rate swap agreements, which are designated as cash flow hedges, at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets within the “Other assets, net” or “Derivative liabilities” line items, as applicable. As of December 31, 2020, and 2019 the fair value of interest rate swaps represented an aggregate liability of $49.8 million and $19.9 million, respectively.
The forward interest rate swap agreements are derivatives that currently qualify for hedge accounting whereby we record the effective portion of changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss on the consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income which is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized within net income (loss). The amount reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations was an increase to interest expense of $10.1 million, a reduction in interest expense of $1.0 million, and an increase to interest expense of $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019,and 2018 respectively. There was no ineffectiveness recognized for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. During the subsequent twelve months, beginning January 1, 2021, we estimate that $13.5 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income as an increase to interest expense.
Interest rate derivatives and their fair values as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
Notional AmountFixed One Month LIBOR rate per annumFair Value
December 31, 2020December 31, 2019Effective DateExpiration DateDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
$25,000 $25,000 1.989 %January 2, 2018December 17, 2021$(447)$(209)
100,000 100,000 1.989 %January 2, 2018December 17, 2021(1,788)(837)
75,000 75,000 1.989 %January 2, 2018December 17, 2021(1,342)(627)
50,000 50,000 2.033 %January 2, 2018April 27, 2022(1,248)(545)
100,000 100,000 2.029 %January 2, 2018April 27, 2022(2,490)(1,081)
50,000 50,000 2.033 %January 2, 2018April 27, 2022(1,248)(545)
100,000 100,000 2.617 %January 2, 2020December 17, 2023(7,191)(4,007)
100,000 100,000 2.621 %January 2, 2020April 27, 2024(8,000)(4,324)
70,000 — 0.968 %March 2, 2020October 18, 2026(2,174)— 
30,000 — 0.973 %March 2, 2020October 18, 2026(938)— 
200,000 200,000 2.636 %December 17, 2021December 17, 2023(9,648)(3,939)
200,000 200,000 2.642 %April 27, 2022April 27, 2024(9,500)(3,802)
125,000 — 1.014 %December 17, 2023December 17, 2024(704)— 
100,000 — 1.035 %December 17, 2023December 17, 2024(584)— 
75,000 — 1.110 %December 17, 2023October 18, 2026(866)— 
100,000 — 1.088 %April 27, 2024April 27, 2025(540)— 
125,000 — 1.082 %April 27, 2024April 27, 2025(666)— 
75,000 — 0.977 %April 27, 2024October 18, 2026(422)— 
$(49,796)$(19,916)
Power Purchase Agreements
In March 2019, we entered into two 10 year agreements to purchase renewable energy equal to the expected electricity needs of our data centers in Chicago, Illinois and Piscataway, New Jersey. These arrangements currently qualify for hedge accounting whereby we record the changes in fair value of the instruments in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” or loss on the consolidated balance sheets and statements of comprehensive income which is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The amount reclassified from other comprehensive income to utility expense on the consolidated statements of operations was an increase to utilities expense of $1.2 million and an increase to utilities expense of $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There was no amount reclassified from other comprehensive income to utilities expense for the year ended December 31, 2018. We currently reflect these agreements, which are designated as cash flow hedges, at fair value as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets within the “Derivative liabilities” line item.
Power purchase agreement derivatives and their fair values as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
Fair Value
CounterpartyFacilityEffective DateExpiration DateDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Calpine Energy Solutions, LLCPiscataway3/8/20192/28/2029$(2,162)$(2,919)
Calpine Energy Solutions, LLCChicago3/8/20192/28/2029(1,764)(3,774)
$(3,926)$(6,693)