Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

On September 27, 2022, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap with respect to the $350 million 2021 Term Loan through the maturity date of August 30, 2024. This swap effectively fixed the underlying SOFR rate at 4.23%.

The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to mange its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its 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 the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. During 2022, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with the 2021 Term Loan (referred to as a "cash flow hedge").

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

The counterparty under this swap is a major financial institution, and the swap contains provisions whereby if the Company defaults on certain of its indebtedness, and such default results in repayment of such indebtedness being, or becoming capable of being, accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default under the swap. There are no collateral requirements related to this swap.

As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of this swap was $1.8 million. This $1.8 million is included in other assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.

The table below presents the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the Income Statement as of December 31, 2022 ($ in thousands):


Cash Flow Hedge:	2022
Amount of gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on interest rate derivatives	$	1,063
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income as interest expense	$	704
Total amount of interest expense presented in the consolidated income statements	$	72,537

Over the next twelve months, we estimate that $1.8 million will be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income as a reduction of interest expense.

The fair value of this hedge is determined using observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities. These inputs are considered Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy and the Company engages a third party expert to determine these inputs. The fair value of the cash flow hedge is determined using the conventional industry methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts made between the Company and its counterparty to the cash flow hedge. These variable cash receipts are based on the expectation of future interest rates which are derived from observed market interest rate curves. In addition, any credit valuation adjustments are considered in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk to the extent they would be significant inputs to the calculation. For the periods presented, it was determined that credit valuation adjustments were not considered to be significant inputs.