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Derivatives And Hedging | Derivatives and Hedging The fair value of all our interest rate contracts is reported as follows (in thousands):
Cash Flow Hedges: As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had three active interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $26.6 million and $27.1 million, respectively. These contracts have maturities through September 2017 and either fix or cap interest rates ranging from 2.3% to 5.0%. We have determined that these contracts are highly effective in offsetting future variable interest cash flows. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to cash flow interest rate contracts was $8.2 million and $10.0 million, respectively, and will be reclassified to net interest expense as interest payments are made on our fixed-rate debt. Within the next 12 months, approximately $2.9 million of the balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be amortized to net interest expense related to settled interest rate contracts. A summary of cash flow interest rate contract hedging activity is as follows (in thousands):
Fair Value Hedges: As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had four interest rate contracts, maturing through October 2017, with an aggregate notional amount of $118.4 million and $119.3 million, respectively, that were designated as fair value hedges and convert fixed interest payments at rates from 4.2% to 7.5% to variable interest payments ranging from 0.4% to 4.3% and 0.5% to 4.4%, respectively. We have determined that our fair value hedges are highly effective in limiting our risk of changes in the fair value of fixed-rate notes attributable to changes in interest rates. A summary of the changes in fair value of our interest rate contracts is as follows (in thousands):
A summary of our fair value interest rate contract hedges impact on net income is as follows (in thousands):
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