Derivatives and Hedging

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging

Derivatives and Hedging

The fair value of all our interest rate contracts is reported as follows (in thousands):

	Assets			Liabilities
	Balance Sheet Location	Amount		Balance Sheet Location	Amount
Designated Hedges:
June 30, 2015	Other Assets, net	$	3,829	Other Liabilities, net	$	56
December 31, 2014	Other Assets, net	3,891		Other Liabilities, net	109

The gross presentation, the effects of offsetting under master netting agreements and the net presentation of our interest rate contracts is as follows (in thousands):

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in Balance Sheet
	Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset in Balance Sheet		Net Amounts Presented in Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
June 30, 2015
Assets	$	3,829	$	—	$	3,829	$	—	$	—	$	3,829
Liabilities	56		—		56		—		—		56
December 31, 2014
Assets	3,891		—		3,891		—		—		3,891
Liabilities	109		—		109		—		—		109

Cash Flow Hedges

As of June 30, 2015, we had four interest rate contracts, maturing through March 2020, with an aggregate notional amount of $205.2 million that were designated as cash flow hedges and fix interest rates ranging from 1.5% to 2.4%. As of December 31, 2014, we had one interest rate contract, maturing in December 2015, with an aggregate notional amount of $5.2 million that was designated as a cash flow hedge and fixed the interest rate at 2.4%. We have determined that these contracts are highly effective in offsetting future variable interest cash flows.

During May 2015, we entered into and settled two forward-starting contracts with an aggregate notional amount of $215 million hedging future fixed-rate debt issuances, which fixed the 10-year swap rates at 2.0% per annum. Upon settlement of these contracts, we received $5.0 million resulting in a gain in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the net gain balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to cash flow interest rate contracts was $9.5 million and $3.4 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, a loss of approximately $1.6 million 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):

Derivatives Hedging Relationships	Amount of (Gain) Loss  Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative  (Effective Portion)			Location of  Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion)			Location of  Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount  Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of  Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015	$	(6,738	)	Interest expense, net	$	(321	)	Interest expense, net	$	—
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015	(5,388		)	Interest expense, net	(709		)	Interest expense, net	—
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014	(15		)	Interest expense, net	(403		)	Interest expense, net	—
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014	(52		)	Interest expense, net	(876		)	Interest expense, net	—

Fair Value Hedges

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had two interest rate contracts, maturing through October 2017, with an aggregate notional amount of $64.5 million and $65.3 million, respectively, that were designated as fair value hedges and convert fixed interest payments at rates of 7.5% to variable interest payments ranging from 4.26% to 4.29% and 4.23% to 4.26%, 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 impact on net income for our interest rate contracts is as follows (in thousands):

	Gain (Loss)  on Contracts			Gain (Loss)  on Borrowings		Net Settlements and Accruals on Contracts (1)		Amount of Gain  (Loss) Recognized in Income (2)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
Interest expense, net	$	(442	)	$	442	$	513	$	513
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Interest expense, net	(389		)	389		1,038		1,038
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Interest expense, net	(109		)	109		529		529
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Interest expense, net	(519		)	519		1,145		1,145

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(1) Amounts in this caption include gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives and net cash settlements.

(2) No ineffectiveness was recognized during the respective periods.