DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

In order to manage financing costs and interest rate exposure related to the one-month LIBOR indexed variable rate borrowings, on August 13, 2015, we entered into ten interest rate swap agreements with multiple counterparties totaling $385,000,000 of notional value. These swap agreements became effective on November 2, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we repaid $215,000,000 of outstanding one-month LIBOR indexed variable rate borrowings and we terminated seven interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $215,000,000, and we received termination payments, net of fees, of $973,000. On December 28, 2018, we repaid $40,000,000 of outstanding one-month LIBOR indexed variable rate borrowings and we terminated one interest rate swap with a notional value of $50,000,000, and we received a termination payment, net of fees, of $684,000. On March 11, 2019, we repaid $120,000,000 of outstanding one-month LIBOR indexed variable rate borrowings (Note 7) and we terminated our two remaining interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $120,000,000, and we received aggregate termination payments, net of fees, of $1,302,000. The fair value of our two remaining swaps at the time of termination was $1,421,000 resulting in a net loss of $119,000, which was recorded as a net increase to interest expense on our consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Each of our interest rate swap agreements initially met the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting treatment and we had designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges of the risk of variability attributable to changes in the one-month LIBOR. Accordingly, the interest rate swaps were recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value, and prior to August 1, 2018, the changes in the fair value of the swaps were recorded in OCI and reclassified to earnings as an adjustment to interest expense as interest becomes receivable or payable (Note 2). On July 31, 2018, we determined the hedged forecasted transaction was no longer probable of occurring so all subsequent changes in the fair value of our interest rate swaps were included in interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations. The balance in AOCI as of July 31, 2018 was reclassified to earnings as an adjustment to interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations as the originally designated forecasted transaction affects earnings. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, $1,806,000 and $0, respectively, was reclassified from AOCI and decreased interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations, which included a write off of $1,580,000 at the time our two remaining interest rate swaps were terminated. Beginning on August 1, 2018, changes in the fair value of the swaps were recorded in interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, $209,000 and $0, respectively, was included as an increase in interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations related to the change in the fair value of our interest rate swaps.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

Each of our interest rate swap agreements contained a provision under which we could also be declared in default under such agreements if we defaulted on the revolving credit facility or if we defaulted on the term loan facility. As of March 11, 2019, the date of termination of such swaps, and December 31, 2018, there have been no events of default under our interest rate swap agreements.

Impact of Hedges on AOCI and Consolidated Statements of Operations

The changes in the balance of each component of AOCI related to our interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, at beginning of period	$	1,806		$	1,631
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—			1,199
Amounts reclassified (to) from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	(1,806		)	(16		)
Net current period other comprehensive income	(1,806		)	1,183
Accumulated other comprehensive income, at end of period	$	—		$	2,814


(1)	The amounts from AOCI were reclassified as a decrease to interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

Reclassifications from AOCI

As of July 31, 2018, the hedged forecasted transaction was no longer probable of occurring so the interest rate swaps were no longer eligible for hedge accounting and all future changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps were recorded in interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations and no further amounts were deferred into AOCI. The balance in AOCI as of July 31, 2018 was reclassified to earnings as an adjustment to interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations as the originally designated forecasted transaction affected earnings. On March 11, 2019, the remaining balance in AOCI was reclassified to earnings as a decrease to interest expense on our consolidated statement of operations in connection with the termination of our two remaining interest rate swaps.