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Derivative Financial Instruments | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Notes To Financial Statements |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 11. Derivative Financial Instruments At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of interest rate swaps. The Company’s interest rate swaps are used for four purposes: 1) to mitigate the Company’s exposure to rising interest rates on a portion ($18.0 million) of its floating rate junior subordinated debentures that have a contractual value of $61.9 million, at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 2) to mitigate the Company’s exposure to rising interest rates on certain fixed rate loans totaling $313.5 million and $316.1 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; 3) to facilitate risk management strategies for our loan customers with $221.1 million of swaps outstanding, which include $110.5 million with customers and $110.5 million with bank counterparties at March 31, 2021 and $125.6 million of swaps outstanding, which include $62.8 million with customers and $62.8 million with bank counterparties at December 31, 2020; and 4) to mitigate exposure to rising interest rates on certain short-term advances totaling $1,021.5 million each at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we held derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges and certain derivatives not designated as hedges. The Company’s derivative instruments are carried at fair value in the Company’s financial statements as part of Other Assets for derivatives with positive fair values and Other Liabilities for derivatives with negative fair values. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument is dependent upon whether or not it qualifies and has been designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, and further, by the type of hedging relationship. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, derivatives with a combined notional amount of $239.1 million and $143.6 million, respectively, were not designated as hedges. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, derivatives with a combined notional amount of $313.5 million and $316.1 million, respectively, were designated as fair value hedges. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, derivatives with a combined notional amount of $1,021.5 million, were designated as cash flow hedges. For cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivative is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged forecasted transaction effects earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, $2.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense. The estimated amount to be reclassified in the next 12 months out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is $10.5 million. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps not designated as hedges are reflected in “Net gain/loss from fair value adjustments” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s derivative financial instruments at the periods indicated: ​
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​ |  | March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
​ | ​ | Notional | ​ | Net Carrying | ​ | Notional | ​ | Net Carrying
​ |  | Amount |  | Value (1) |  | Amount |  | Value (1)
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge) | ​ | $ | 46,309 | ​ | $ | 303 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | —
Interest rate swaps (non-hedge) | ​ |  | 110,538 | ​ |  | 3,647 | ​ |  | 62,779 | ​ |  | 1,319
Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge) | ​ | ​ | 355,000 | ​ | ​ | 5,416 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge) | ​ |  | 267,193 | ​ |  | (12,922) | ​ |  | 316,051 | ​ |  | (28,689)
Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge) | ​ |  | 666,500 | ​ |  | (19,465) | ​ |  | 1,021,500 | ​ |  | (25,300)
Interest rate swaps (non-hedge) | ​ |  | 128,538 | ​ |  | (6,707) | ​ |  | 80,779 | ​ |  | (6,998)
Total derivatives | ​ | $ | 1,574,078 | ​ | $ | (29,728) | ​ | $ | 1,481,109 | ​ | $ | (59,668)
(1)Derivatives in a positive position are recorded as “Other assets” and derivatives in a negative position are recorded as “Other liabilities” in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. ​ The following table sets forth the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods indicated: ​
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​ | ​ |  | For the three months ended
​ | ​ | ​ | March 31,
(In thousands) | Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net income is Presented |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Financial Derivatives: | ​ |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
​ | Other interest expense | ​ | $ | (135) | ​ | $ | (65)
​ | Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments | ​ | ​ | 2,618 | ​ | ​ | (3,864)
Interest rate swaps (non-hedge) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2,483 | ​ | ​ | (3,929)
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Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge) | Interest and fees on loans | ​ | ​ | 38 | ​ | ​ | (2,249)
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Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge) | Other interest expense | ​ |  | (2,586) | ​ | ​ | (391)
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Net loss | ​ | ​ | $ | (65) | ​ | $ | (6,569)
​ The Company’s interest rate swaps are subject to master netting arrangements between the Company and its three designated counterparties. The Company has not made a policy election to offset its derivative positions. The following tables present the effect of the master netting arrangements on the presentation of the derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as of the dates indicated: ​
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​ | ​ | March 31, 2021
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Gross Amount Offset in | ​ | Net Amount of Assets | ​ | Condition | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross Amount of | ​ | the Statement of | ​ | Presented in the Statement of | ​ | Financial | ​ | Cash Collateral | ​ | ​ | ​
(In thousands) |  | Recognized Assets |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount
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Interest rate swaps | ​ | $ | 9,366 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 9,366 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — |  | $ | 9,366
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​ | ​ | Gross Amount of | ​ | Gross Amount Offset in | ​ | Net Amount of Liabilities | ​ | Condition | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Recognized | ​ | the Statement of | ​ | Presented in the Statement of | ​ | Financial | ​ | Cash Collateral | ​ | ​
(In thousands) |  | Liabilities |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Pledged |  | Net Amount
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Interest rate swaps | ​ | $ | 39,094 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 39,094 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 36,167 |  | $ | 2,927
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​ | ​ | December 31, 2020
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Consolidated Statement of | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Gross Amount Offset in | ​ | Net Amount of Assets | ​ | Condition | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross Amount of | ​ | the Statement of | ​ | Presented in the Statement of | ​ | Financial | ​ | Cash Collateral | ​ | ​ | ​
(In thousands) |  | Recognized Assets |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount
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Interest rate swaps | ​ | $ | 1,319 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 1,319 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — |  | $ | 1,319
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Consolidated Statement of | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross Amount of | ​ | Gross Amount Offset in | ​ | Net Amount of Liabilities | ​ | Condition | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Recognized | ​ | the Statement of | ​ | Presented in the Statement of | ​ | Financial | ​ | Cash Collateral | ​ | ​
(In thousands) |  | Liabilities |  | Condition |  | Condition |  | Instruments |  | Pledged |  | Net Amount
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Interest rate swaps | ​ | $ | 60,987 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 60,987 | ​ | $ | 99 | ​ | $ | 63,517 |  | $ | (2,629)
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