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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative |
Outstanding Interest Rate Derivatives | As of December 31, 2016, we had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
Interest Rate Derivative | Number of Instruments | Notional
Interest Rate Caps | 2 | $50,000,000
Interest Rate Swaps | 15 | $850,000,000
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Operations | The tables below present the effect of our derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively (dollars in thousands):
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |  | Amount of Loss Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) |  | Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) |  | Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Years ended December 31, |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | (1,500 | ) |  | $ | (8,306 | ) |  | $ | (12,335 | ) |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (4,364 | ) |  | $ | (7,064 | ) |  | $ | (11,785 | ) |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | (100 | ) |  | $ | (157 | )
Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships |  | $ | (1,500 | ) |  | $ | (8,306 | ) |  | $ | (12,335 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (4,364 | ) |  | $ | (7,064 | ) |  | $ | (11,785 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | (100 | ) |  | $ | (157 | )
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Location of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative |  | Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivative
For the year ended December 31, |  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Interest rate products |  | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (146 | )
Total |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (146 | )
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The chart below shows the change in the balance for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014:
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements Of Operations |  | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges
For the year ended December 31, |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ | (1,589 | ) |  | $ | (412 | ) |  | $ | 108 |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications |  |  |  | (1,500 | ) |  | (8,306 | ) |  | (12,335 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (interest rate contracts) |  | Interest expense |  | 4,364 |  |  | 7,064 |  |  | 11,785 |
Net current-period other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  | (131 | ) |  | 65 |  |  | 30 |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to MAA |  |  |  | 2,733 |  |  | (1,177 | ) |  | (520 | )
Ending balance |  |  |  | $ | 1,144 |  |  | $ | (1,589 | ) |  | $ | (412 | )

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