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Derivative Financial Instruments
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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The Company's derivative financial instruments primarily consist of LIBOR-based interest rate swap contracts, which were entered into with the objective of managing exposure to variability in interest rates on the Company's debt. All interest rate swap contracts are reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. For interest rate swap contracts not designated as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains and losses are recognized in interest expense, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains and losses are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reclassified into interest expense, net, in the same period in which the related interest on debt affects earnings. For interest rate swap contracts that have been de-designated as cash flow hedges and for which the forecasted cash flows are probable or reasonably possible of occurring, unrealized gains and losses previously recognized as a component of AOCI are reclassified into interest expense, net, in the same period in which the related interest on variable-rate debt affects earnings through the original maturity date of the related interest rate swap contracts. For interest rate swap contracts that have been de-designated as cash flow hedges and for which the forecasted cash flows are probable of not occurring, unrealized gains and losses previously recognized as a component of AOCI are immediately reclassified into interest expense, net. The cash flows associated with interest rate swap contracts that included an other-than-significant financing element at inception are reflected as cash flows from financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
The following table presents the Company’s interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
ExecutionMaturityDesignationNotional Amount
January 2019April 2022Not designated$125,000 
February 2019April 2022Not designated300,000 
October 2019September 2026Not designated2,800,000 
Total notional amount$3,225,000 
As a result of changes in the interest rate environment during 2020, the Company's interest rate swap contracts previously designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $3 billion were no longer highly effective beginning in March 2020. Accordingly, the Company de-designated the cash flow hedges, and the unrealized gains and losses for the period in which these cash flow hedges were no longer highly effective were recognized in interest expense, net. As the forecasted cash flows are probable or reasonably possible of occurring, unrealized losses previously recognized as a component of AOCI prior to de-designation will be reclassified into interest expense, net, in the same period in which the related interest on variable-rate debt affects earnings through the maturity dates of the interest rate swap contracts.
The unrealized impact of interest rate swap contracts recognized in interest expense, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations includes losses of $14 million and $28 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and a $92 million gain and a $98 million loss during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid $28 million and $11 million, respectively, related to settlements on interest rate swap contracts that included an other-than-insignificant financing element at inception, which is reflected in cash flows from financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps and related classification in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(in thousands)June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$63,841 $65,462 
Other liabilities119,942 210,378 
Fair value of interest rate swaps$183,783 $275,840 
As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, AOCI, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges was $94 million and $118 million, respectively.