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Derivative Instruments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments Derivative Instruments
The Company periodically holds interest rate derivative instruments to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates, predominantly one-month term SOFR, with $421.0 million and $732.7 million of variable rate borrowings at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As a matter of policy, management does not use derivatives for speculative purposes. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had one interest rate swap agreement, with a total notional amount of $50.0 million. During 2021, the Company entered into four fixed-rate interest swap agreements, each having notional amounts of $100.0 million, two of which matured during the year ended December 31, 2024 and two of which matured during the three months ended March 31, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into three fixed-rate interest swap agreements, each having notional amounts of $50.0 million, two of which were terminated during the year ended December 31, 2025 and one of which was terminated during three months ended March 31, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company also entered into one fixed-rate interest swap agreement, which had a notional amount of $75.0 million, was partially terminated during the year ended December 31, 2025, and was fully terminated during the three months ended March 31, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company entered into one fixed-rate interest swap agreement, having a notional amount of $50.0 million, and with a remaining term of 43 months as of March 31, 2026. The derivative instruments were each designated as cash flow hedges at inception and recorded at fair value.

The following table displays the total notional amount of the Company’s outstanding fixed-rate interest swap agreements:

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
20262025
 (in thousands)
Interest rate contracts$50,000 $334,500 

The Company evaluated the effectiveness of the swap agreements to hedge the interest rate risk associated with its variable rate debt and concluded at the swap inception dates that each swap was highly effective in hedging that risk. The Company evaluates the effectiveness of the hedging relationships on an ongoing basis and concluded there was no ineffectiveness in the hedges for the period ended March 31, 2026.

The Company estimates the fair value of derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow technique. Valuation of the derivative instruments requires certain assumptions for underlying variables and the use of different assumptions would result in a different valuation. Management believes it has applied assumptions consistently during the period. The Company applies hedge accounting and accounts for the change in fair value of its cash flow hedges through other comprehensive income for all derivative instruments that are effective and for which the related forecasted transaction is probable of occurring.
The following table displays the total pre-tax (gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to earnings as a result of the terminations of the interest rate derivative instruments described above, as these forecasted transactions were no longer probable of occurring:

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
Location of (Gain) Loss20262025
 (in thousands)
Interest rate contractsInterest expense$(701)$2,980 

The following table displays the total fair value of the Company’s outstanding fixed-rate interest swap agreements in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Derivative Assets
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
Balance Sheet Location20262025
 (in thousands)
Interest rate contractsOther assets$339 $399 

Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
Balance Sheet Location20262025
 (in thousands)
Interest rate contractsAccounts payable and accrued expenses$— $286 

The Company recorded an adjustment to interest expense of $(0.9) million and $(2.4) million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, from derivative investments.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and of Comprehensive Income 

The following table provides additional information about the financial statement effects related to the cash flow hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging RelationshipsAmount of Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
Three months ended March 31,
20262025
(in thousands)
Interest rate contracts$926 $(5,431)
Total$926 $(5,431)

The effective portion of the change in fair value on a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the period during which the transaction being hedged affects earnings when it is determined to be improbable that the forecasted transaction will occur. The ineffective portion of the hedges, if any, is recorded in earnings in the current period.

Counterparty Credit Risk

The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of the counterparties under its hedging agreements. The counterparties for the interest rate swaps are large financial institutions that possess investment grade credit ratings. Based on these ratings, the Company believes that the counterparties are credit-worthy and that their continuing performance under the hedging agreements is probable and does not require the counterparties to provide collateral or other security to the Company.