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Corporate Indebtedness
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Corporate Indebtedness
Corporate Indebtedness
 
2012 Credit Facility
 
In November 2012, we entered into a $1.6 billion credit facility, or the 2012 credit facility, which refinanced, extended and upsized the previous 2011 revolving credit facility. The 2012 credit facility consists of a $1.2 billion revolving credit facility, or the revolving credit facility, and a $400.0 million term loan, or the term loan facility.  The revolving credit facility matures in March 2017 and includes two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee of 10 basis points for each such extension. We also have an option, subject to customary conditions, without the consent of existing lenders, to increase the capacity under the revolving credit facility to $1.5 billion at any time prior to the maturity date for the revolving credit facility, by obtaining additional commitments from our current lenders and other financial institutions. The term loan facility matures on March 30, 2018.
 
The 2012 credit facility bears interest at a spread over LIBOR ranging from (i) 100 basis points to 175 basis points for loans under the revolving credit facility and (ii) 115 basis points to 200 basis points for loans under the term loan facility, in each case based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP. At September 30, 2013, the applicable spread was 145 basis points for revolving credit facility and 165 basis points for the term loan facility. At September 30, 2013, the effective interest rate was 1.64% for revolving credit facility and 2.00% for the term loan facility. We are required to pay quarterly in arrears a 15 to 35 basis point fee on the unused balance of the commitments under the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2013, the facility fee was 30 basis points. At September 30, 2013, we had approximately $79.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, $340.0 million borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $400.0 million outstanding under the term loan facility, with undrawn capacity of $0.9 billion under the 2012 credit facility.
 
The Company, ROP and the Operating Partnership are all borrowers jointly and severally obligated under the 2012 credit facility. No other subsidiary of ours is an obligor under the 2012 credit facility.
 
The 2012 credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see Restrictive Covenants below).
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively by scheduled maturity date (amounts in thousands):
Issuance
 
September 30,
2013
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
September 30,
2013
Accreted
Balance
 
December 31, 2012
Accreted
Balance
 
Coupon
Rate(1)
 
Effective
Rate
 
Term
(in Years)
 
Maturity Date
August 13, 2004(2)(3)
 
$
75,898

 
$
75,898

 
$
75,898

 
5.88
%
 
5.88
%
 
10
 
August 15, 2014
March 31, 2006(2)(3)
 
255,308

 
255,194

 
255,165

 
6.00
%
 
6.00
%
 
10
 
March 31, 2016
October 12, 2010(4)
 
345,000

 
295,151

 
287,373

 
3.00
%
 
3.00
%
 
7
 
October 15, 2017
August 5, 2011(5)
 
250,000

 
249,666

 
249,620

 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
7
 
August 15, 2018
March 16, 2010(5)
 
250,000

 
250,000

 
250,000

 
7.75
%
 
7.75
%
 
10
 
March 15, 2020
November 15, 2012(5)
 
200,000

 
200,000

 
200,000

 
4.50
%
 
4.50
%
 
10
 
December 1, 2022
June 27, 2005(2)(6)
 
7

 
7

 
7

 
4.00
%
 
4.00
%
 
20
 
June 15, 2025
March 26, 2007(7)
 
11,953

 
11,953

 
16,893

 
3.00
%
 
3.00
%
 
20
 
March 30, 2027
 
 
$
1,388,166

 
$
1,337,869

 
$
1,334,956

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
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(1)
Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.
(2)
Issued by ROP.
(3)
On December 27, 2012, we repurchased $42.4 million of aggregate principal amount of these notes, consisting of $22.7 million of the 5.875% Notes and $19.7 million of the 6.0% Notes, for a total consideration of $46.4 million and realized a net loss on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $3.8 million.
(4)
In October 2010, the Operating Partnership issued $345.0 million of these exchangeable notes.  Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes had an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The current exchange rate is 11.7153 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of these notes. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. On the issuance date, $78.3 million of the debt balance was recorded in equity. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $49.8 million remained to be amortized into the debt balance.
(5)
Issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP, as co-obligors.
(6)
Exchangeable senior debentures which are currently callable at par. In addition, the debentures can be put to ROP, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. As a result of the acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of Reckson, or the Reckson Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of our common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491.  During the year ended December 31, 2012, we repurchased $650,000 of these bonds at par.
(7)
In March 2007, the Operating Partnership issued $750.0 million of these exchangeable notes.  Interest on these notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 25.0% premium to the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock on March 20, 2007, or $173.30. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company's common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are currently redeemable at the Operating Partnership’s option. The Operating Partnership may be required to repurchase the notes on March 30, 2017 and 2022, and upon the occurrence of certain designated events. On March 30, 2012, we repurchased $102.2 million of aggregate principal amount of the exchangeable notes pursuant to a mandatory offer to repurchase the notes. On the issuance date, $66.6 million was recorded in equity and was fully amortized into the debt balance as of March 31, 2012. On January 2, 2013, we repurchased $4.9 million of aggregate principal amount of exchangeable notes at 99.6% of the principal amount.
 
Restrictive Covenants
 
The terms of the 2012 credit facility and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, make certain types of investments, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens and enter into negative pledge agreements and dispose of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of tangible net worth, a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value, a minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to total asset value and a maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value.  The dividend restriction referred to above provides that we will not during any time when a default is continuing, make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests, except to enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
 
Junior Subordinate Deferrable Interest Debentures
 
In June 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership issued $100.0 million in unsecured floating rate trust preferred securities through a newly formed trust, SL Green Capital Trust I, or the Trust, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. The proceeds from the security offering were transferred to the Operating Partnership as a loan. The securities mature in 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first ten years ending July 2015.  Interest payments may be deferred for a period of up to eight consecutive quarters if the Operating Partnership exercises its right to defer such payments.  The Trust preferred securities are redeemable, at the option of the Operating Partnership, in whole or in part, with no prepayment premium.  We do not consolidate the Trust even though it is a variable interest entity as we are not the primary beneficiary.  Because the Trust is not consolidated, we have recorded the debt on our balance sheet and the related payments are classified as interest expense.
 
Principal Maturities
 
Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, revolving credit facility, trust preferred securities, term loan and senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of September 30, 2013, including as-of-right extension options, were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Scheduled
Amortization
 
Principal
Repayments
 
Revolving
Credit
Facility
 
Trust
Preferred
Securities
 
Term Loan
and Senior
Unsecured
Notes
 
Total
 
Joint
Venture
Debt
2013
 
$
10,093

 
$
216,320

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
226,413

 
$
77,387

2014
 
43,808

 
146,273

 

 

 
75,898

 
265,979

 
324,001

2015
 
47,028

 
229,537

 

 

 
7

 
276,572

 
41,085

2016
 
55,689

 
515,487

 

 

 
255,308

 
826,484

 
597,456

2017
 
61,213

 
1,086,579

 

 

 
356,953

 
1,504,745

 
930,713

Thereafter
 
311,611

 
1,918,121

 
340,000

 
100,000

 
1,100,000

 
3,769,732

 
198,805

 
 
$
529,442

 
$
4,112,317

 
$
340,000

 
$
100,000

 
$
1,788,166

 
$
6,869,925

 
$
2,169,447


 
Consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest expense
$
83,536

 
$
86,045

 
$
248,905

 
$
248,986

Interest income
(563
)
 
(386
)
 
(1,485
)
 
(1,197
)
Interest expense, net
$
82,973

 
$
85,659

 
$
247,420

 
$
247,789

Interest capitalized
$
2,828

 
$
3,360

 
$
9,191

 
$
8,892