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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
6. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
 
March 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
 
(In thousands)
8.625% Senior Notes due 2018
 
$600,000
 
$600,000
Unamortized discount for 8.625% Senior Notes
 
(4,000
)
 
(4,178
)
7.50% Senior Notes due 2020
 
300,000

 
300,000

Other long-term debt due 2018
 
4,425

 
4,425

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
 

 

Total long-term debt
 
$900,425
 
$900,247

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
The Company is party to a senior secured revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the administrative agent. The revolving credit facility provides for a borrowing capacity up to the lesser of (i) the borrowing base (as defined in the senior credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility) and (ii) $1.0 billion. The revolving credit facility matures on July 2, 2018. The revolving credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s U.S. assets and is guaranteed by all of the Company’s existing Material Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility).
As of March 31, 2014, the borrowing base was $470.0 million. As a result of the Spring 2014 borrowing base redetermination, effective April 10, 2014, the borrowing base was increased to $570.0 million. The borrowing base will be redetermined by the lenders at least semi-annually on each May 1 and November 1, with the next redetermination expected in the Fall of 2014. The amount the Company is able to borrow with respect to the borrowing base is subject to compliance with the financial covenants and other provisions of the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.
The Company is subject to certain covenants under the terms of the revolving credit facility, as amended, which include the maintenance of the following financial covenants: (1) a ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA of not more than 4.00 to 1.00; and (2) a Current Ratio of not less than 1.00 to 1.00; (each of the capitalized terms used in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) being as defined in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility). At March 31, 2014, the ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA was 2.03 to 1.00 and the Current Ratio was 2.10 to 1.00. As defined in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility, Total Debt is net of cash and cash equivalents and the Current Ratio includes an add back of the available borrowing capacity. Because the calculation of the financial ratios are made as of a certain date, the financial ratios can fluctuate significantly period to period as the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility are dependent on the timing of cash flows from operations, capital expenditures, sales of oil and gas properties and securities offerings.
At March 31, 2014, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility and had $0.9 million in letters of credit outstanding which reduced the amounts available under the revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility is generally used to fund ongoing working capital needs and the Company’s capital expenditure plan to the extent such amounts exceed cash on hand, cash flow from operations, proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties and securities offerings.