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Derivatives
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivatives

NOTE F — DERIVATIVES

The Company is a party to interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $29.8 million to manage interest rate exposure in connection with its variable interest rate borrowings. The hedge period in the agreements commences in March 2013 and expires in June 2018 and the notional amount amortizes over this period. The hedge provides for a fixed payment of interest at an annual rate of 1.05% in exchange for the Adjusted LIBOR Rate. In March 2013, based on the interest rate swap agreements, the Company commenced the payment of interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.05% related to its LIBOR borrowings.

The interest rate swap agreements were designated as a cash flow hedges under ASC Topic No. 815. The effective portion of the fair value gain or loss on these agreements is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The effect of recording these derivatives at fair value resulted in an unrealized gain of $241,000 and an unrealized loss of $272,000, net of taxes, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss are expected to be reclassified to interest expense in the next twelve months.

The fair value of the derivatives has been obtained from the counterparties to the agreements and was based on Level 2 observable inputs using proprietary models and estimates about relevant future market conditions. The aggregate fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments was a liability of $54,000 and $454,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, of which $48,000 and $454,000 is included in other long-term liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.