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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
LONG-TERM DEBT:
Credit Agreement
In anticipation of its acquisition of Freightliner, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement on March 20, 2015. The credit facilities under the Credit Agreement are comprised of a $1,782.0 million United States term loan, an A$324.6 million (or $252.5 million at the exchange rate on March 20, 2015) Australian term loan, a £101.7 million (or $152.2 million at the exchange rate on March 20, 2015) U.K. term loan and a $625.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit and swingline loans. The maturity date of each of the Company's credit facilities under the Credit Agreement is March 31, 2020.
The $625.0 million revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement includes flexible sub-limits for revolving loans denominated in United States dollars, Australian dollars, British pounds, Canadian dollars and Euros and provides for the ability to reallocate commitments among the sub-limits, provided that the total amount of all Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, British pound, Euro or other designated currencies sub-limits cannot exceed a combined $500.0 million.
At the Company's election, at the time of entering into specific borrowings, interest on borrowings is calculated under a "Base Rate" or "LIBOR/BBSW Rate." LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate. BBSW is the Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate within Australia, which the Company believes is generally considered the Australian equivalent to LIBOR. The applicable borrowing spread for the Base Rate loans ranges from 0.0% to 1.0% depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio. The applicable borrowing spread for LIBOR/BBSW Rate loans ranges from 1.0% to 2.0% depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio as defined in the Credit Agreement.
In addition to paying interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee related to the unutilized portion of the commitments under the revolving credit facility. The commitment fee rate ranges from 0.2% to 0.3% depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Since entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company has made prepayments on its Australian term loan of A$21.0 million (or $15.6 million at the exchange rates on the dates the payments were made). As of September 30, 2015, the Company had the following outstanding term loans (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
Local currency
 
United States dollar equivalent
 
Interest rate
United States dollar
 
$
1,782,000

 
$
1,782,000

 
2.19
%
Australian dollar
 
A$
303,627

 
$
212,964

 
4.10
%
British pound
 
£
101,681

 
$
153,884

 
2.51
%

The United States dollar-denominated, Australian dollar-denominated and British pound-denominated term loans will amortize in quarterly installments commencing with the quarter ending September 30, 2016, with the remaining principal balance payable upon maturity, as set forth below (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarterly Payment Date
 
Principal Amount Due on Each Payment Date
United States dollar:
 
September 30, 2016 through June 30, 2018
 
$
22,275

 
 
September 30, 2018 through December 31, 2019
 
$
44,550

 
 
Maturity date - March 31, 2020
 
$
1,336,500

 
 
 
 
 
Australian dollar:
 
September 30, 2016 through June 30, 2018
 
A$
4,058

 
 
September 30, 2018 through December 31, 2019
 
A$
8,116

 
 
Maturity date - March 31, 2020
 
A$
222,470

 
 
 
 
 
British pound:
 
September 30, 2016 through June 30, 2018
 
£
1,271

 
 
September 30, 2018 through December 31, 2019
 
£
2,542

 
 
Maturity date - March 31, 2020
 
£
76,261


The Company's availability to draw from the unused borrowing capacity is subject to covenant limitations as discussed below. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had the following unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility (amounts in thousands):
Composition
 
September 30, 2015
Total available borrowing capacity
 
$
625,000

Outstanding revolving loans
 
$
65,760

Outstanding letter of credit guarantees
 
$
2,994

Unused borrowing capacity
 
$
556,246

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had the following outstanding revolving loans (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
Local Currency
 
United States Dollar Equivalent
 
Interest Rate
United States dollar
 
$
20,000

 
$
20,000

 
2.19
%
Canadian dollar
 
C$
35,500

 
$
26,501

 
2.78
%
British pound
 
£
5,500

 
$
8,324

 
2.51
%
Euro
 
9,775

 
$
10,935

 
2.12
%

The Credit Agreement contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants with respect to which the Company must maintain compliance. Those covenants, among other things, limit or prohibit the Company's ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; make investments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock; consolidate or merge or make acquisitions or dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in any business unrelated to the business currently conducted by the Company; sell or issue capital stock of certain of the Company's restricted subsidiaries; change the Company's fiscal year; enter into certain agreements containing negative pledges and upstream limitations and engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
The existing term loans and revolving loans under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's United States subsidiaries and by substantially all of its foreign subsidiaries solely in respect of the foreign guaranteed obligations subject, in each case, to certain exceptions. The Credit Agreement is collateralized by certain real and personal property assets of the Company's domestic subsidiaries that have guaranteed the Company's obligations under the Credit Agreement and certain personal property assets of its foreign subsidiaries that have guaranteed the foreign obligations under the Credit Agreement.
In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company wrote-off $2.0 million of unamortized deferred financing fees and deferred $5.8 million of new fees.
Credit Agreement Amendment
On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the Amendment) to the Credit Agreement. The Amendment added a senior secured leverage ratio covenant that requires the Company to comply with maximum ratios of senior secured indebtedness, subject, if applicable, to netting of certain cash and cash equivalents of the Company, to earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the applicable periods set forth in the following table:
Quarterly Periods Ending
 
Maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio
September 30, 2015 through June 30, 2016
 
4.50 to 1.00
September 30, 2016 through March 31, 2017
 
4.25 to 1.00
June 30, 2017 through September 30, 2017
 
4.00 to 1.00
December 31, 2017 through March 31, 2018
 
3.75 to 1.00
June 30, 2018 through March 31, 2020
 
3.50 to 1.00

In addition, the Amendment established a maximum total leverage ratio covenant of 4.50 to 1.00 for the term of the Credit Agreement. If the Company’s total leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00, the Amendment further provides for a 1.25% and 2.25% margin for floating rate and offered rate loans, respectively, under the Credit Agreement, with the remaining total-leverage ratio-dependent applicable margins remaining unchanged.
The Amendment permits the Company, subject to certain limitations, to repurchase shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock with a value of up to $300.0 million during the period commencing on the date of the Amendment and ending on the maturity date under the Credit Agreement. The repurchases are subject to limitations requiring the Company’s total leverage ratio to not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 and the Company to maintain at least $150.0 million of cash and available revolving credit capacity (liquidity), in each case, on a pro forma basis. If the Company’s total leverage ratio after giving effect to such repurchases on a pro forma basis were less than 3.00 to 1.00, then the applicable share repurchase limit and liquidity restrictions do not apply, but other restrictions and limitations may apply. Following the approval of the Amendment by the Board on September 29, 2015, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of the Company's Class A Common Stock and appointed a special committee of the Board to review and approve repurchases proposed by management.
As of September 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, including the maximum senior secured leverage ratio covenant noted above.
The Company deferred $3.0 million of costs in connection with entering into the Amendment. Deferred financing costs are amortized as additional interest expense over the term of the related debt using the effective-interest method for the term loan debt and the straight-line method for the revolving credit facility.
Prior Credit Agreement
In May 2014, the Company entered into the Prior Credit Agreement, which included a $1,520.0 million United States term loan, an A$216.8 million (or $200.3 million at the exchange rate on May 27, 2014) Australian term loan and a $625.0 million revolving credit facility. Each of the credit facilities had a maturity date of May 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had the following outstanding revolving loans (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
Local Currency
 
United States Dollar Equivalent
 
Interest Rate
United States dollar:
 
$
11,000

 
$
11,000

 
1.67
%
Australian dollar:
 
A$
8,000

 
$
6,538

 
6.44
%
Canadian dollar:
 
C$
24,000

 
$
20,688

 
2.79
%
Euro:
 
4,100

 
$
4,961

 
1.51
%
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had the following unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility (amounts in thousands):
Composition
 
December 31, 2014
Total available borrowing capacity
 
$
625,000

Outstanding revolving loans
 
$
43,187

Outstanding letter of credit guarantees
 
$
2,638

Unused borrowing capacity
 
$
579,175