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Derivative Financial Instruments
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in interest rates. The Company measures its derivative financial instruments at fair value.
As of September 30, 2013, the Company had four interest rate swap agreements in the aggregate notional amount of $100.0 million. The Company has designated these interest rate swaps as hedges against changes in the fair value of a designated portion of the 7¾% Senior Notes due to changes in underlying interest rates. These swap agreements, which had payment, expiration dates and call provisions that mirrored the terms of the 7¾% Senior Notes, effectively converted $100.0 million of the 7¾% Senior Notes into variable rate obligations. Each of the swaps had a termination clause that gave the counterparty the right to terminate the interest rate swaps at fair value, as defined in the swap agreements, under certain circumstances. In addition to the termination clause, the agreements also had call provisions which specified that the lender could elect to settle the swap for the call option price. Under the agreements, the Company received a fixed interest rate payment from the financial counterparties to the agreements equal to 7¾% per year calculated on the notional $100.0 million amount, while it made a variable interest rate payment to the same counterparties equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a fixed margin of between 4.16% and 4.29%, also calculated on the notional $100.0 million amount. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were recorded in earnings along with related designated changes in the value of the 7¾% Senior Notes. Total net losses, entirely offset by a corresponding increase in the fair value of the variable rate portion of the 7¾% Senior Notes, recognized and recorded in earnings related to these fair value hedges were $0.6 million and $2.2 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the swap assets’ fair values were $4.0 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and are included as Other Non-Current Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. There was no material ineffectiveness of these interest rate swaps during the quarters ended September 30, 2013 or September 30, 2012.
In October 2013, the Company received proceeds of $5.1 million, including accrued interest of $1.1 million, for the settlement of the four interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $100.0 million discussed above. The lenders to those swap agreements elected to prepay their obligations at the call option price which equaled the fair value at the respective call dates. Also on October 3, 2013, the Company completed the purchase of $209.1 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7¾% Senior Notes validly tendered in connection with the Company's tender offer and consent solicitation on or prior to the consent payment deadline. On November 4, 2013, the Company completed the redemption of the remaining 7¾% Senior Notes in connection with the terms of the notice of redemption delivered to the noteholders pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 7¾% Senior Notes. Refer to Note 16 - Subsequent Events.
The Company’s Australian subsidiary is a party to an interest rate swap agreement to fix the interest rate on its variable rate non-recourse debt to 9.7%. The Company has determined the swap, which has a notional amount of AUD 50.9 million, payment and expiration dates, and call provisions that coincide with the terms of the non-recourse debt to be an effective cash flow hedge. Accordingly, the Company records the change in the value of the interest rate swap in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes. Total unrealized gains recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax, related to this cash flow hedge was $0.0 million and $0.1 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The total fair value of the swap liability as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $0.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and is recorded as a component of other assets within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. There was no material ineffectiveness of this interest rate swap for the periods presented. The Company does not expect to enter into any transactions during the next twelve months which would result in the reclassification into earnings or losses associated with this swap currently reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).