Ameresco, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value Amounts of Liability Derivative

Information about the fair value amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments is as follows:



	Derivatives as of
	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other assets	$	875	Other assets	$	1,553
Interest rate swap contracts	Other liabilities	$	4,224	Other liabilities	$	4,268

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

The following table presents information about the effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income (loss) and consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss):



	Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income	Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income for the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other expenses, net	$	(129	)	$	—
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	Other expenses, net	$	—		$	(389	)



	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Interest Expense Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Other Expenses, Net
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	764	$	429