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Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging  
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

12.       Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

 

The Company employs interest rate swaps and caps to hedge against interest rate fluctuations. Unrealized gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive loss with no effect recognized in earnings as long as the characteristics of the swap and the hedged item are closely matched.  The ineffective portion of all hedges is recognized in earnings in the current period.  As of both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, approximately 21.9% of the Company’s borrowings were subject to variable rates, after taking into consideration the effect of interest rate swaps and caps.

 

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company has entered into the following interest rate swaps and caps (in thousands):

 

 

 

Notional value at

 

Hedge

 

 

 

Fair value at

 

Hedge type

 

June 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

interest rate

 

Maturity

 

June 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Swap-cash flow

 

$

 

$

28,269

 

3.09

%

1/22/2011

 

$

 

$

(120

)

Swap-cash flow

 

 

8,732

 

3.45

%

4/30/2011

 

 

(114

)

Interest rate cap

 

 

73,168

 

5.00

%

6/9/2011

 

 

 

Interest rate cap

 

(1)

60,000

 

5.00

%

7/15/2011

 

 

 

Interest rate cap

 

16,000

 

16,000

 

5.00

%

7/15/2011

 

 

 

Interest rate cap

 

16,000

 

16,000

 

5.00

%

7/15/2011

 

 

 

Swap-cash flow

 

(1)

11,418

 

3.33

%

9/22/2011

 

 

(266

)

Swap-cash flow

 

85,000

 

85,000

 

3.33

%

9/22/2011

 

(835

)

(2,095

)

Interest rate cap

 

48,000

 

48,000

 

6.00

%

4/9/2012

 

 

 

Interest rate cap

 

37,000

 

37,000

 

6.00

%

4/9/2012

 

 

 

Interest rate cap

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

5.00

%

6/29/2012

 

2

 

18

 

Interest rate cap

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

3.50

%

12/23/2012

 

10

 

71

 

Swap-cash flow

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

1.15

%

12/23/2012

 

(1,701

)

(1,384

)

Swap-cash flow

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

1.00

%

10/6/2013

 

(273

)

39

 

Swap-cash flow

 

31,000

 

31,000

 

1.00

%

10/6/2013

 

(211

)

31

 

 

 

$

533,000

 

$

714,587

 

 

 

 

 

$

(3,008

)

$

(3,820

)

 

 

(1) Interest rate swap was terminated in conjunction with the IPO on May 16, 2011.

 

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there was approximately $3.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, in unrealized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity, related to interest rate hedges that are effective in offsetting the variable cash flows.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 approximately $20,000 and $42,000, respectively, in unrealized gains were recognized in earnings related to hedges that were ineffective in offsetting variable cash flows.  There were no ineffective hedges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.