Derivative Instruments |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | |
| Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Derivative Instruments |
(2)DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company used an interest rate swap as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The Company’s interest rate swap is designated as a cash flow hedge, which involves the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. On August 12, 2015, in connection with refinancing its domestic distribution center loan, described more fully below, the Company entered into a variable-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, N.A., to hedge the cash flows on the Company’s $70.0 million variable rate debt. As of September 30, 2015, the swap agreement has an aggregate notional amount of $69.9 million and a maturity date of August 12, 2022, subject to early termination commencing on August 1, 2020 at the option of HF Logistics-SKX T1, LLC (“HF-T1”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company’s joint venture HF Logistics-SKX, LLC (the “JV”), Under the terms of the swap agreement, the Company will pay a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.08% on the $69.9 million notional amount and receive payments from the counterparty based on the 30-day LIBOR rate, which both are recorded to interest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The rate swap agreement utilized by the Company effectively modifies its exposure to interest rate risk by converting the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis for the next seven years, thus reducing the impact of interest-rate changes on future interest expense.
The effective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative designated and that qualifies as a cash flow hedge is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects net earnings. The total net loss, net of taxes, recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, related to the Company’s cash flow hedge as of September 30, 2015 was $1.7 million. The Company did not recognize in its condensed consolidated statement of earnings a loss on the Company’s cash flow hedges, due to ineffectiveness, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
The fair value of the fixed-to-variable interest rate swap agreement related to the construction loan (see Note 3 Lines of Credit, Short-Term and Long-Term Borrowings) due 2020 was a liability of $1.7 million at September 30, 2015.
By utilizing an interest rate swap, the Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event that the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. To mitigate this risk, the Company enters into derivative contracts with major financial institutions based upon credit ratings and other factors. The Company continually assesses the creditworthiness of its counterparties. As of September 30, 2015, all counterparties to the interest rate swap had performed in accordance with their contractual obligations. |