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DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Derivative Instruments
We utilize various derivative instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate risk and commodity price risk. Our risk management policies and procedures are designed to monitor interest rates, futures and swap positions and over-the-counter positions, as well as physical commodity volumes, grades, locations and delivery schedules, to help ensure that our hedging activities address our market risks. Derivative financial instruments associated with commodity price risk with respect to our petroleum product inventories and related firm commitments to purchase and/or sell such inventories were not material for any periods presented.

Interest Rate Risk. We were a party to certain interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates, which consisted of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements related to a forecasted debt issuance in 2020. We entered into these swaps in order to hedge the risk of fluctuations in the required interest payments attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate during the period from the effective date of the swap to the issuance of the forecasted debt. Under the terms of the swaps, we paid a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.8% and received a rate based on the three-month USD LIBOR. These swaps qualified as cash flow hedges, and we designated them as such. We recorded mark-to-market adjustments as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” (AOCI), and the amount in AOCI is recognized in “Interest expense, net” as the forecasted interest payments occur or if the interest payments are probable not to occur. In June 2020, in connection with the reoffering and conversion of the GoZone Bonds, we terminated forward-starting interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $250.0 million and paid $49.2 million, which will be amortized into “Interest expense, net” as the related forecasted interest payments occur. The termination payments are included in cash flows from financing activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows.

Our forward-starting interest rate swaps had the following impact on earnings:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2020201920202019
(Thousands of Dollars)
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on derivative
$(461) $(9,784) $(30,291) $(16,592) 
Loss reclassified from AOCI into interest expense, net
$(878) $(1,005) $(1,525) $(2,083) 

As of June 30, 2020, we expect to reclassify a loss of $5.4 million to “Interest expense, net” within the next twelve months associated with unwound forward-starting interest rate swaps.

Fair Value Measurements
We segregate the inputs used in measuring fair value into three levels: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists. We consider counterparty credit risk and our own credit risk in the determination of all estimated fair values.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements. Prior to the termination of our forward-starting interest rate swaps in the second quarter of 2020, we estimated the fair value using discounted cash flows, which used observable inputs such as time to maturity and market interest rates and, therefore, we included the interest rate swaps in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of
December 31, 2019, the fair value of our forward-starting interest rate swap agreements included in “Accrued liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheet was $19.2 million, with an aggregate notional amount of $250.0 million.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We recognize cash equivalents, receivables, payables and debt in our consolidated balance sheets at their carrying amounts. The fair values of these financial instruments, except for long-term debt other than finance leases, approximate their carrying amounts. The estimated fair values and carrying amounts of long-term debt, including the current portion and excluding finance leases, were as follows:
June 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 (Thousands of Dollars)
Fair value$3,372,527  $3,442,001  
Carrying amount$3,374,056  $3,331,839  

We have estimated the fair value of our publicly traded notes based upon quoted prices in active markets; therefore, we determined that the fair value of our publicly traded notes falls in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For the Term Loan, we estimated the fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis that reflects management’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use and determined that the fair value falls in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. With regard to our other debt, for which a quoted market price is not available, we have estimated the fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis using current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements and determined that the fair value falls in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amount includes net fair value adjustments, unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs.