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Fair value measurements and Hedging | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements: | 20. Fair Value Measurements and Hedging: The guidance for fair value measurements applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. This guidance enables the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The same guidance requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value should be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories based on the inputs used to determine its fair value: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. In addition, ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the balance sheet. Fair value on a recurring basis: Interest rate swaps: The Company from time to time enters into interest rate derivative contracts to manage interest costs and risk associated with changing interest rates with respect to its variable interest loans and credit facilities. Interest rate swaps – (continued): As of December 2018 and 2019, the Company had no interest rate swaps open positions. Forward Freight Agreements (“FFAs”) and Bunker Swaps: During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company entered into a certain number of FFAs on the Capesize, Panamax and Supramax indices. The results of the Company’s FFAs during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the valuation of the Company’s open position as at December 31, 2018 and 2019 are presented in the tables below. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Company entered into a certain number of bunker swaps. In December 2019, the Company also entered into a bunker swap with ING Bank N.V. to hedge 84,000 metric tons or approximately 10% of its estimated annual fuel consumption by selling the 2020 Singapore spread between Very Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) – High-Sulfur Fuel Oil (HSFO) at $266 per ton. The effective date of the swap is January 1, 2020 and the maturity date is December 31, 2020. The results of the Company’s bunker swaps and the valuation of the Company’s open position as at December 31, 2018 and 2019 are presented in the tables below. The amount of Gain/ (Loss) on derivative financial instruments, forward freight agreements and bunker swaps recognized in the consolidated statements of operations are analyzed as follows:
| Years ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019
Consolidated Statement of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain/(loss) on derivative financial instruments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain/(loss) after de-designation of accounting hedging relationship (April 1, 2015) | $ | 2,802 | $ | 140 |  | $ | -
Realized gain/(loss) after de-designation of accounting hedging relationship (April 1, 2015) |  | (2,556) |  | (141) |  |  | -
Write-off of unrealized losses related to forecasted transactions which are no longer considered probable reclassified from other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | - |  | 708 |  |  | -
Ineffective portion of cash flow hedges |  | - |  | - |  |  | -
Total Gain/(loss) on derivative financial instruments, net | $ | 246 | $ | 707 |  | $ | -
Interest and finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments of interest rate swap loss/(gain) transferred to Interest and finance costs from Other comprehensive income/(loss) (Note 9) |  | (852) |  | 3 |  |  | -
Total Gain/(loss) recognized | $ | (852) | $ | 3 |  | $ | -
Gain/(loss) on forward freight agreements and bunker swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain/(loss) on forward freight agreements |  | (877) |  | (599) |  |  | 6,043
Realized gain/(loss) on bunker swaps |  | - |  | 1,491 |  |  | (1,386)
Unrealized gain/(loss) on forward freight agreements |  | (24) |  | 520 |  |  | (321)
Unrealized gain/(loss) on bunker swaps |  | 60 |  | (1,859) |  |  | 75
Total Gain/(loss) recognized | $ | (841) | $ | (447) |  | $ | 4,411
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, based on Level 1 quoted market prices in active markets.
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
|  | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019
|  | (not designated as cash flow hedges) | (designated as cash flow hedges) | (not designated as cash flow hedges) | (designated as cash flow hedges)
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |
Forward freight agreements - asset position |  | $ 537 | - | $ 216 | -
Total |  | $ 537 | - | $ 216 | -
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |
Bunker swaps - liability position |  | 1,799 | - | $ 1,724 | -
Total |  | $ 1,799 | - | $ 1,724 | -
The carrying values of temporary cash investments, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. The fair value of long-term bank loans and bareboat leases (Level 2), bearing interest at variable interest rates, approximates their recorded values as of December 31, 2019, due to the variable interest rate nature thereof. The 2022 Notes have a fixed rate, and their estimated fair value as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, determined through Level 1 inputs of the fair value hierarchy (quoted price on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SBLKZ), was approximately $49,800 and $51,360, respectively. Fair value hedge designation In order to mitigate its exposure to the foreign currency risk arising from its commitments in connection with its vessels’ scrubber retrofitting program, denominated in Euro, in early April 2018 the Company converted some of its cash held in US dollars to Euro in an amount sufficient to cover 100% of its fixed orders and approximately 50% of its then optional orders with respect to the scrubber retrofitting program. During the fourth quarter of 2018 an additional amount of cash in USD was converted to Euro with the total amount of Euro converted being approximately €70.8 million, of which approximately €20.5 million was related to the fixed orders at the time of designation. This amount is being held until the payments under the contracts for scrubbers (or “unrecognized firm commitment”) are made. The Euro conversions corresponding to the fixed orders at that time were designated, on April 3, 2018, as a fair value hedge with the portion of the unrecognized firm commitment corresponding to the fixed orders being the “hedged item” and the Euro deposits corresponding to the fixed orders being the “Hedging Instrument”. Because the critical terms (currency, timing, and notional amounts) of the hedged item and the hedging instrument match in all material respects, the hedge is considered to highly offset changes in the fair value of the unrecognized firm commitment attributable to changes in the USD/Euro exchange rates. The foreign exchange loss recognized from the re-measurement of the total Euro conversions discussed above during the year ended December 31, 2018 was $3,159 and is included in “Interest and other income/(loss)” in the consolidated statement of operations. The cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment that was attributable to the aforementioned hedge during the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1,609 and is reflected within “Vessels and other fixed assets, net”, in the consolidated balance sheet, following the recognition of the corresponding firm commitment during the year. The corresponding gain of $1,609 recognized from April 3, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is recorded within “Interest and other income/(loss)” in the consolidated statement of operations. The ineffective portion of the aforementioned hedge as of December 31, 2018 was $39 and is reflected within “Interest and other income/(loss)” in the consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2018, the entire amount of €20.5 million Euro conversions associated with this hedging relationship had been used and no such hedging relationship was designated in 2019. Fair value on a nonrecurring basis The Company reviewed, in 2017, 2018 and 2019 the recoverability of the carrying amount of its vessels. The Company’s impairment analysis as of December 31, 2017, indicated that the carrying amount of the Company’s vessels, was recoverable, and therefore, the Company concluded that no impairment charge was necessary. As further disclosed in Note 5, during 2018 and 2019, the Company recognized impairment losses of $17,784 and $3,411, respectively, related to the agreed and intended sale of certain operating vessels. The carrying value of the respective vessels was written down to the fair value as determined by reference to their agreed or negotiated sale prices (Level 2). The following table summarizes the valuation of these assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2018:
Long-lived assets held and used |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Unobservable Inputs | Impairment loss
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3)
Held for sale |  | $ - | $ 5,949 | $ - | $ 1,606
Vessels, net |  | $ - | $ 14,893 | $ - | $ 16,178
TOTAL |  | $ - | $ 20,842 | $ - | $ 17,784
The table following table summarizes the valuation of these assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2019:
Long-lived assets held and used |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Unobservable Inputs | Impairment loss
| (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3)
Vessels, net |  | $ - | $ 24,475 | $ - | $ 3,411
TOTAL |  | $ - | $ 24,475 | $ - | $ 3,411

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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