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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
 
The table below presents certain of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value during 2015, categorized by the level of inputs used in the valuation of each asset and liability (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2015 Using
 
 
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for
Identical Assets
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
 
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Description
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective portion of interest rate swap contracts
 
$
(5,963
)
 
$

 
$
(5,963
)
 
$

Derivative liability
 
(8,919
)
 

 

 
(8,919
)


Effective Portion of Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The fair value of our interest rate swap contracts is determined using the net discounted cash flows of each derivative based on the market based interest rate curve (level 2 inputs) and adjusted for our credit spread and the actual and estimated credit spreads of the counterparties (level 3 inputs).  Although we have determined that the majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with our derivatives utilize level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and the counterparties.  As of June 30, 2015, we have assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our derivative positions and have determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives.  As a result, we have determined that our derivative valuations in their entirety are classified as level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative Liability

On July 31, 2014, our shareholders voted to approve the reimbursement of expenses incurred by Related/Corvex (Note 17). Approximately $8.4 million will be reimbursed only if the average closing price of our common shares is at least $26.00 (as adjusted for any share splits or share dividends) during the one year period after the date on which the reimbursement was approved by shareholders, and the remaining approximately $8.4 million will be reimbursed only if the average closing price of our common shares is at least $26.00 (as adjusted for any share splits or share dividends) during the one year period between the first and second anniversaries of the date on which the reimbursement was approved by shareholders. The potential future reimbursement represents a derivative instrument as codified in ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging which requires the potential future reimbursement to be recorded at fair value at each reporting date. The fair value of the derivative liability as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $(9.3) million and $(6.7) million, respectively. The change in the fair value was recorded in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for our level 3 fair value measurement at June 30, 2015 were as follows:
Description
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2015
 
Primary
Valuation 
Technique
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Rate
Derivative liability
 
$
(8,919
)
 
Monte Carlo simulation
 
Risk-free rate
 
0.30%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volatility
 
20.0%


Financial Instruments

In addition to the assets and liabilities described in the above table, our financial instruments include our cash and cash equivalents, real estate mortgages receivable, restricted cash, senior unsecured debt and mortgage notes payable.  At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of these additional financial instruments were not materially different from their carrying values, except as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
Senior unsecured debt and mortgage notes payable, net
$
1,973,692

 
$
2,033,171

 
$
2,207,665

 
$
2,263,535


 
The fair values of our senior notes and mortgage notes payable are based on estimates using discounted cash flow analyses and currently prevailing interest rates adjusted by credit risk spreads (level 3 inputs).
 
Other financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of rents receivable; however, as of June 30, 2015, no single tenant of ours is responsible for more than 3% of our total annualized rents.
 
Our derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, are entered with major financial institutions and we monitor the amount of credit exposure to any one counterparty.

In July 2015, we transferred approximately $218.0 million in U.S. dollars from our Australian subsidiary to our U.S. bank accounts. As a result of these transfers, we expect to recognize foreign currency exchange losses of approximately $9.5 million in our third quarter 2015 consolidated financial statements. As of August 6, 2015, the Australia dollar cash and cash equivalents balance was approximately $7.0 million in U.S. dollars.