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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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In February 2021, the Company adopted a derivative investment policy which provides guidelines and objectives related to managing financial and operational exposures arising from market changes in short term interest rates. In accordance with this policy, the Company can enter into interest rate swaps or similar instruments, will endeavor to evaluate all the risks inherent in a transaction before entering into a derivative financial instrument and will not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge and hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions at the inception of a hedge and on an ongoing basis to be designated for hedge accounting treatment.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to its variable rate debt obligations under the 2021 Credit Agreement. In order to manage the volatility in interest rate markets, in February 2021, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements to manage exposure arising from this risk. On a combined basis, the agreements have a constant notional amount over a five-year term that ends on February 5, 2026. The agreements both pay the Company 30-day LIBOR on the
notional amount and the Company pays a fixed rate of interest equal to 0.73%. These derivative instruments are considered cash flow hedges. The Company does not have any other derivative financial instruments.
The tables below present the location and gross fair value amounts of our derivative financial instruments and the associated notional amounts designated as cash flow hedges as of the applicable balance sheet date (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2022
  Balance Sheet Location Notional Fair Value Derivative Assets
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps Other assets $ 20,000 $ 1,260
 
December 31, 2021
  Balance Sheet Location Notional Fair Value Derivative Assets
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps Other assets $ 20,000 $ 355
The table below presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments in AOCI (in thousands):
  Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Gain on cash flow hedges - interest rate swaps    
Beginning balance $ 268 $ —
Unrealized gain recognized in AOCI 877 148
Amounts reclassified to interest expense (a)(b) 28 10
Tax provision (218) —
Ending balance $ 955 $ 158
(a) Positive amounts represented interest expense. Total interest expense as presented in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
(b) As of March 31, 2022, $0.2 million of income is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.
The Company did not incur any hedge ineffectiveness during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.