NOTE 7—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, escrow, deposits and other assets and receivables, and accrued expenses and other liabilities are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, but are considered to be recorded at amounts that approximate fair value.

At December 31, 2013, the $283,142,000 estimated fair value of the Company's mortgages payable is more than their carrying value by approximately $5,097,000 assuming a blended market interest rate of 5% based on the 9.0 year weighted average remaining term of the mortgages. At December 31, 2012, the $233,170,000 estimated fair value of the Company's mortgages payable is more than their carrying value by approximately $7,199,000 assuming a blended market interest rate of 4.8% based on the 9.2 year weighted average remaining term of the mortgages.

At December 31, 2013, the $23,250,000 carrying amount of the Company's line of credit approximates its fair value.

The fair values of the Company's mortgages payable and line of credit are estimated using unobservable inputs such as available market information and discounted cash flow analysis based on borrowing rates the Company believes it could obtain with similar terms and maturities. These fair value measurements fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value

Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

The fair value of the Company's available-for-sale securities and derivative financial instruments was determined using the following inputs (amounts in thousands):

					Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Hierarchy on a Recurring Basis

	Year Ended December 31,		Carrying and Fair Value
	Year Ended December 31,		Carrying and Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2
Financial assets:
Available-for-sale securities:
Equity securities		2013	$	282	$	282	$	—
		2012		278		278		—
Derivative financial instruments:
Interest rate swaps		2013		265		—		265
		2012		—		—		—
Financial liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Interest rate swaps		2013		774		—		774
		2012		1,470		—		1,470

The Company does not currently own any financial instruments that are classified as Level 3.

Available-for-sale securities

At December 31, 2013, the Company's available-for-sale securities were as follows: (i) a $262,000 investment in 37,081 shares of BRT Realty Trust and (ii) a $20,000 investment in other equity securities (included in other assets on the balance sheet). The aggregate cost of these securities was $138,000 and unrealized gains on such securities were $144,000. Such unrealized gains were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the balance sheet. Fair values are approximated on current market quotes from financial sources that track such securities.

During 2013 and 2012, the Company sold certain available-for-sale securities for gross proceeds of $19,000 and $373,000, respectively, and recognized gains of $6,000 and $9,000, respectively. At December 31, 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $126,000 (net against "Other income (loss)" on the income statement) on the securities sold in 2012.

Derivative financial instruments

Fair values are approximated using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the derivatives. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities.

Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with it use Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparty. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuation is classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had entered into twelve interest rate derivatives, all of which were interest rate swaps, related to twelve outstanding mortgage loans with an aggregate $69,173,000 notional amount and mature between 2014 and 2024 (weighted average maturity of 6.6 years). Such interest rate swaps, all of which were designated as cash flow hedges, converted Libor based variable rate mortgages to fixed annual rate mortgages with interest rates ranging from 3.55% to 6.50% (weighted average interest rate of 5.05%). The fair value of the Company's derivatives designated as hedging instruments in asset and liability positions reflected as other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets were $265,000 and $774,000, respectively, at December 31, 2013 and $0 and $1,470,000, respectively, at December 31, 2012.

Two of the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures, in which a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is a 50% partner, had an interest rate derivative outstanding at December 31, 2013 with a notional amount of $3,798,000. The interest rate derivative, which was entered into in March 2011, has an interest rate of 5.81% and matures in April 2018.

The following table presents the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the statement of income for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,

	2013			2012			2011
Consolidated
Amount of (loss) recognized on derivatives in Other comprehensive (loss)	$	(1	)	$	(1,051	)	$	(1,098	)
Amount of (loss) reclassification from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) into Interest expense		(962	)		(504	)		(351	)
Joint Ventures (Company's share)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized on derivative in Other comprehensive (loss)	$	21		$	(79	)	$	(225	)
Amount of (loss) reclassification from Accumulated Other comprehensive (loss) into Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures		(55	)		(56	)		(43	)

No gain or loss was recognized with respect to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on the Company's cash flow hedges for the three years ended December 31, 2013. During the twelve months ending December 31, 2014, the Company estimates an additional $1,458,000 will be reclassified from other comprehensive income as an increase to interest expense.

The derivative agreements in effect at December 31, 2013 provide that if the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company which is a party to the agreement defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then a default can be declared on such subsidiary's derivative obligation. In addition, the Company is a party to one of the derivative agreements and if the subsidiary defaults on the loan subject to such agreement and if there are swap breakage losses on account of the derivative being terminated early, the Company could be held liable for interest rate swap breakage losses, if any.

As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of the derivatives in the liability position, including accrued interest and excluding any adjustments for nonperformance risk was approximately $817,000. In the unlikely event that the Company breaches any of the contractual provisions of the derivative contracts, it would be required to settle its obligations thereunder at their termination liability value of $817,000. Such amount is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities at December 31, 2013.