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INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS |
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS | 11 - INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had one and four interest rate swap agreements outstanding, respectively, with DnB NOR Bank to manage interest costs and the risk associated with variable interest rates related to the Company’s 2007 Credit Facility. The total notional principal amount of the swaps at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $106,233 and $306,233, respectively, and the swaps have specified rates and durations. The following table summarizes the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges that were in place as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
Interest Rate Swap Detail |  | Notional |  | Notional |
Trade |  | Fixed |  | Start Date |  | End date |  | Amount |  | Amount |
Date |  | Rate |  | of Swap |  | of Swap |  | Outstanding |  | Outstanding |
9/6/05 |  | 4.485 | % | 9/14/05 |  | 7/29/15 |  | $ | 106,233 |  | $ | 106,233 |
3/29/06 |  | 5.25 | % | 1/2/07 |  | 1/1/14 |  | — |  | 50,000 |
1/9/09 |  | 2.05 | % | 1/22/09 |  | 1/22/14 |  | — |  | 100,000 |
2/11/09 |  | 2.45 | % | 2/23/09 |  | 2/23/14 |  | — |  | 50,000 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 106,233 |  | $ | 306,233 |
The following table summarizes the derivative asset and liability balances at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  | Balance |  | Fair Value |  | Balance |  | Fair Value |
|  | Sheet Location |  | March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  | Sheet Location |  | March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  | Fair value of derivative instruments (Current Assets) |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | Fair value of derivative instruments (Current Liabilities) |  | $ | 5,747 |  | $ | 6,975 |
Interest rate contracts |  | Fair value of derivative instruments (Noncurrent Assets) |  | — |  | — |  | Fair value of derivative instruments (Noncurrent Liabilities) |  | — |  | — |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  | — |  | — |  |  |  | 5,747 |  | 6,975 |
Total Derivatives |  |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 5,747 |  | $ | 6,975 |
The differentials to be paid or received for these swap agreements are recognized as an adjustment to interest expense as incurred. The Company utilized cash flow hedge accounting for these swaps through March 31, 2014, whereby the effective portion of the change in the value of the swaps is reflected as a component of AOCI. The ineffective portion is recognized as other expense, which is a component of other (expense) income. On March 31, 2014, the cash flow hedge accounting on the remaining swap agreement was discontinued. After March 31, 2014, changes in the valuation of the swap agreement will be reflected as a component of other (expense) income. Refer to Note 1 — General Information for additional information regarding defaults relating to the swap. As of March 31, 2014, the Company is in default under covenants of its 2007 Credit Facility due to the default on the scheduled debt amortization payment due on March 31, 2014. The default under the 2007 Credit Facility requires the Company to elect interest periods of only one-month, therefore the Company no longer qualifies for hedge accounting under the original designation and hedge accounting has been terminated effective March 31, 2014. As such, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company has classified the liability related to this interest rate swap as a current liability in its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014. If the swap agreement is at any time settled, the Company will be required to release any remaining AOCI associated with the swap agreement to interest expense. The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments and their location within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations: The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2014
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into income (Effective |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into income (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion) |
Relationships |  | 2014 |  | Portion) |  | 2014 |  | Portion) |  | 2014 |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | (179 | ) | Interest Expense |  | $ | (1,407 | ) | Other Income (Expense) |  | $ | — |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into income (Effective |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into income (Effective Portion) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion) |
Relationships |  | 2013 |  | Portion) |  | 2013 |  | Portion) |  | 2013 |
Interest rate contracts |  | $ | (138 | ) | Interest Expense |  | $ | (2,439 | ) | Other Income (Expense) |  | $ | (4 | )
The Company is required to provide collateral in the form of vessel assets to support the interest rate swap agreements, excluding vessel assets of Baltic Trading. At March 31, 2014, the Company’s 35 vessels mortgaged under the 2007 Credit Facility served as collateral in the aggregate amount of $100,000.

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