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Interest Rate Swap
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Interest Rate Swap:

On March 28, 2016, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement which became effective on March 31, 2016, with a maturity date of February 19, 2021. The interest rate swap was executed for risk management and is not held for trading purposes. The objective of the interest rate swap is to mitigate interest rate risk associated with future changes in interest rates. To accomplish this objective, the interest rate swap is intended to hedge the variable cash flows associated with the variable rate term loan borrowings under the 2016 Senior Credit Facility. The notional amount of the interest rate swap began at $197.5 million (the principal amount of the term loan borrowings as of March 31, 2016) and will amortize at the same time and in the same amount as the term loan borrowings as described in Note 5. As of December 31, 2016, the notional amount of the interest rate swap was $190.0 million. The interest rate swap entitles the Company to receive, at specified intervals, a variable rate of interest based on LIBOR in exchange for the payment of a fixed rate of interest throughout the life of the agreement without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The Company has designated this interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge and will account for the underlying activity in accordance with hedge accounting. The interest rate swap is presented within the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. In accordance with hedge accounting, the effective portion of gains and losses on interest rate swaps that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the period during which the hedged transactions affect earnings. The ineffective portion of gains and losses on the interest rate swap, if any, are recognized in current earnings.

The amounts measured at fair value related to the Company’s interest rate swap, excluding accrued interest, were as follows (in thousands):
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Interest rate swap (short-term portion)
Other accrued expenses
 
$
(398
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest rate swap (long-term portion)
Other assets
 
3,215

 
—

 
—

Total net asset
 
 
$
2,817

 
$
—

 
$
—



The offset to the interest rate swap asset is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) (a component of equity), net of deferred taxes, and will be reclassified into earnings over the term of the underlying debt as interest payments are made.

The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI, net of tax, related to the Company’s interest rate swaps (in thousands):
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Beginning fiscal year AOCI balance
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Gain recognized in OCI
 
1,392

 
—

 
—

Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings
 
—

 
—

 
—

Other comprehensive gain, net of tax
 
1,392

 
—

 
—

Ending fiscal year AOCI balance
 
$
1,392

 
$
—

 
$
—



As of December 31, 2016, the estimated pre-tax portion of AOCI that is expected to be reclassified into earnings over the next twelve months is $0.4 million. Cash flows related to the interest rate swap are included in operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table summarizes the impact of pre-tax gains and losses derived from the interest rate swap (in thousands):
 
Financial Statement Location
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Effective portion of gains recognized in OCI during the period
Other comprehensive income
 
$
2,283

 
$
—

 
$
—

Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings
Interest expense, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

Ineffective portion of gains recognized in earnings during the period
Interest expense, net
 
534

 
—

 
—



The following table summarizes the impact of taxes affecting AOCI as a result of the interest rate swap (in thousands):
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Income tax expense of interest rate swap on AOCI
 
$
891

 
$
—

 
$
—



Credit-risk-related contingent features

In accordance with the underlying interest rate swap agreement, the Company could be declared in default on its interest rate swap obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness (i.e. - the Company’s term loan) is accelerated by the lender due to the Company's default on such indebtedness.

If the Company had breached any of the provisions in the underlying agreement at December 31, 2016, it could have been required to post full collateral or settle its obligations under the interest rate swap agreement. However, as of December 31, 2016, the Company had not breached any of these provisions or posted any collateral related to the underlying interest rate swap agreement. Further, as of December 31, 2016, the interest rate swap is in a net asset position and therefore the Company would hold no obligation upon default.