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Fair Value Measurements | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Measurements |
Fair Value Measurements | Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements The Company measures the fair value of financial instruments based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, a fair value hierarchy distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. In accordance with the fair value hierarchy, Level 1 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, Level 2 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, on quoted prices in less active or inactive markets, or on other “observable” market inputs and Level 3 assets/liabilities are valued based significantly on “unobservable” market inputs. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, 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 March 31, 2015, the $316,839,000 estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgages payable is more than their carrying value by approximately $12,031,000 assuming a blended market interest rate of 4.16% based on the 9.1 year weighted average remaining term of the mortgages. At December 31, 2014, the $300,541,000 estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgages payable is more than their carrying value by approximately $8,492,000 assuming a blended market interest rate of 4.5% based on the 9.1 year weighted average remaining term of the mortgages. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the $28,250,000 and $13,250,000, respectively, carrying amount of the Company’s line of credit approximates its fair value. The fair value 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. 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. Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities and derivative financial instruments was determined using the following inputs (amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  | Carrying and |  | Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis |
|  | As of |  | Fair Value |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | March 31, 2015 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | — |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | 29 |  | 29 |  | — |
Derivative financial instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | March 31, 2015 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | 27 |  | — |  | 27 |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | March 31, 2015 |  | $ | 3,851 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,851 |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | 3,139 |  | — |  | 3,139 |
The Company does not own any financial instruments that are classified as Level 3. Available-for-sale securities At March 31, 2015, the Company’s available-for-sale securities included a $32,400 investment in equity securities (included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet). The aggregate cost of these securities was $5,300 and at March 31, 2015, the unrealized gain was $27,100. Such unrealized gains are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet. Fair values are approximated based on current market quotes from financial sources that track such securities. Derivative financial instruments The Company’s objective in using interest rate swaps is to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. 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 the Company and its counterparty. As of March 31, 2015, 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 March 31, 2015, the Company had entered into 18 interest rate derivatives, all of which were interest rate swaps, related to 18 outstanding mortgage loans with an aggregate $80,704,000 notional amount and mature between 2016 and 2024 (weighted average maturity of 6.9 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 5.75% and a weighted average interest rate of 4.67% at March 31, 2015). 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 $0 and $3,851,000, respectively, at March 31, 2015, and $27,000 and $3,139,000, respectively, at December 31, 2014. Three of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures, in which wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company are 50% partners, had two interest rate derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2015 with an aggregate $11,166,000 notional amount. These interest rate swaps, which were designated as cash flow hedges, have interest rates of 3.49% and 5.81% and mature between April 2018 and March 2022. The following table presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
One Liberty Properties and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loss recognized on derivatives in Other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (1,623 | ) | $ | (1,106 | )
Amount of loss reclassification from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into Interest expense |  | (889 | ) | (388 | )
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Company’s share) |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loss recognized on derivative in Other comprehensive loss |  | (71 | ) | (7 | )
Amount of loss reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss into Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |  | (22 | ) | (14 | )
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 months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company terminated one of its interest rate swaps, in connection with the sale of its Cherry Hill, New Jersey property, and accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive loss to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions being terminated. The accelerated amount was a loss of $472,000 and is included in Prepayment costs on debt on the Company’s consolidated statements of income. During the twelve months ending March 31, 2016, the Company estimates an additional $1,526,000 will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) as an increase to interest expense. The derivative agreements in effect at March 31, 2015 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 there is a default by the subsidiary on the loan subject to the derivative agreement to which the Company is a party and if there are swap breakage losses on account of the derivative being terminated early, then the Company could be held liable for such swap breakage losses, if any. As of March 31, 2015, the fair value of the derivatives in a liability position, including accrued interest, and excluding any adjustments for nonperformance risk, was approximately $4,209,000. 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 $4,209,000. This termination liability value, net of $358,000 adjustments for nonperformance risk, or $3,851,000, is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2015.

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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/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13537-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14064-108612 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13504-108611 + Details
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