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Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Financial Instruments
6. Financial Instruments

 

  a) Fair Value Measurements

For a description of how the Company estimates fair value and for a description of the fair value hierarchy levels, see Note 12 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements filed with its Annual Report on the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following table includes the estimated fair value and carrying value of those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as well as the estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments that are not accounted for at the fair value on a recurring basis.

 

            June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Fair
Value
Hierarchy
Level
     Carrying
Amount
Asset /
(Liability)
    Fair
Value
Asset /
(Liability)
    Carrying
Amount
Asset /
(Liability)
    Fair
Value
Asset /
(Liability)
 
        $     $     $     $  

Recurring:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

     Level 1         37,708       37,708       26,341       26,341  

Derivative instruments

           

Interest rate swap agreements

     Level 2         (26,724     (26,724     (33,631     (33,631

Non-Recurring:

           

Vessels and equipment

     Level 2         —         —         252,068       252,068  

Vessel held for sale (note 9)

     Level 2         —         —         9,114       9,114  

Other:

           

Investment in term loans and interest receivable

     Level 3         122,841       119,929       119,385       117,784  

Loan to joint venture

     Note (1)         9,830       Note (1)        9,830       Note (1)   

Long-term debt, including current portion

     Level 2         (730,214     (654,674     (735,701     (648,724

 

(1) The Company’s loan to the joint venture, together with the Company’s equity investment in the joint venture form the aggregate carrying value of the Company’s interest in an entity accounted for by the equity method in these consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the individual components of such aggregate interest as at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was not determinable.

 

b) Financing Receivables

The following table contains a summary of the Company’s financing receivables by type and the method by which the Company monitors the credit quality of its financing receivables on a quarterly basis.

 

                 June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
Class of Financing Receivable    Credit Quality Indicator    Grade      $      $  

Investment in term loans (see Note 2)

   Collateral      Non-Performing         122,841        119,385  

Loan to joint venture

   Other internal metrics      Performing         9,830        9,830  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           132,671        129,215