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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Debt [Abstract]  
DEBT
7. DEBT
Our notes payable, capital leases and long-term debt as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are listed in the following table in millions, and are presented net of unamortized discounts, adjustments to fair value related to hedging transactions and the unamortized portion of adjustments to fair value recorded in purchase accounting.
                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
$1.75 billion Revolver due 2013, amended to $1.25 billion due 2013
  $     $ 25.0  
$1.0 billion Revolver due 2012, amended to $1.25 billion due 2016
          50.0  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 5.750%, due February 2011
          261.7  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 6.375%, due April 2011
          215.1  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 6.750%, due August 2011
    388.0       392.0  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 7.125%, due May 2016
          535.5  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 6.875%, due June 2017
    669.1       663.9  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 3.800%, due May 2018
    699.8        
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 5.500%, due September 2019
    646.0       645.8  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 5.000%, due March 2020
    849.9       849.9  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 5.250%, due November 2021
    600.0       600.0  
Debentures, fixed interest rate of 9.250%, due May 2021
    33.2       93.4  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 4.750%, due May 2023
    548.6        
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 6.086%, due March 2035
    250.1       249.8  
Debentures, fixed interest rate of 7.400%, due September 2035
    132.0       267.6  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 6.200%, due March 2040
    649.5       649.5  
Senior notes, fixed interest rate of 5.700%, due May 2041
    596.6        
Tax-exempt bonds and other tax-exempt financings; fixed and floating interest rates ranging from 0.08% to 8.25%; maturities ranging from 2013 to 2035
    1,151.7       1,151.8  
Other debt unsecured and secured by real property, equipment and other assets; interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 11.90% maturing through 2042
    91.0       92.6  
 
           
Total debt
    7,305.5       6,743.6  
Less: Current portion
    (397.8 )     (878.5 )
 
           
Long-term portion
  $ 6,907.7     $ 5,865.1  
 
           
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we completed refinancing transactions that resulted in cash paid for premiums and professional fees to repurchase outstanding debt as well as the non-cash write-off of unamortized debt discounts and deferred issuance costs:
                                         
                    Cash Paid     Non-cash     Total  
                    in Loss on     Loss on     Loss on  
            Principal     Extinguishment     Extinguishment     Extinguishment  
    Quarter     Repaid     of Debt     of Debt     of Debt  
2011:
                                       
$99.5 million 9.250% debentures due May 2021
  First   $ 5.0     $ 1.5     $ 0.3     $ 1.8  
Credit Facilities
  Second                 1.7       1.7  
$600.0 million 7.125% senior notes due May 2016
  Second     600.0       21.4       61.3       82.7  
$99.5 million 9.250% debentures due May 2021
  Second     59.2       22.7       3.5       26.2  
$360.0 million 7.400% debentures due September 2035
  Second     182.7       41.9       46.7       88.6  
Ineffective portion of interest rate lock settlements
  Second           0.3             0.3  
 
                                 
Loss on extinguishment of debt for the six months ended June 30, 2011
                  $ 87.8     $ 113.5     $ 201.3  
 
                                 
 
                                       
2010:
                                       
Accounts receivable securitization program
  First   $ 300.0     $     $ 0.2     $ 0.2  
$425.0 million 6.125% senior notes due February 2014
  First     425.0       8.7       44.1       52.8  
$600.0 million 7.250% senior notes due March 2015
  First     600.0       21.8       57.5       79.3  
 
                                 
Loss on extinguishment of debt for the six months ended June 30, 2010
                  $ 30.5     $ 101.8     $ 132.3  
 
                                 
Credit Facilities
In April 2011, we amended and restated our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility due April 2012 (the Amended and Restated Credit Facility) to increase the borrowing capacity to $1.25 billion and to extend the maturity to April 2016. The Amended and Restated Credit Facility includes a feature that will allow us to increase availability, at our option, by an aggregate amount up to $500 million through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders. At our option, borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility bear interest at a Base Rate, or a Eurodollar Rate, plus an applicable margin based on our Debt Ratings (all as defined in the agreements). Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee all obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility.
Contemporaneous with the execution of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to our existing $1.75 billion credit facility (the Existing Credit Facility and, together with the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, the Credit Facilities), to reduce the commitments under the Existing Credit Facility to $1.25 billion and conform certain terms of the Existing Credit Facility with those of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility. Amendment No. 2 does not extend the maturity date under the Existing Credit Facility, which matures in September 2013. Substantially all of our subsidiaries continue to guarantee all obligations under the Existing Credit Facility.
As of December 31, 2010, the interest rate for our borrowings under our Credit Facilities was 1.56%. Our Credit Facilities also are subject to facility fees based on applicable rates defined in the agreements and the aggregate commitments, regardless of usage. Availability under our Credit Facilities can be used for working capital, capital expenditures, letters of credit and other general corporate purposes. The agreements governing our Credit Facilities require us to maintain certain financial and other covenants. We may pay dividends and repurchase common stock provided that we are in compliance with these covenants. We had no borrowings under our Credit Facilities at June 30, 2011. We had $75.0 million of Eurodollar Rate borrowings as of December 31, 2010. We had $923.4 million and $1,037.5 million of letters of credit utilizing availability under our Credit Facilities, leaving $1,576.6 million and $1,637.5 million of availability under our Credit Facilities, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. We were in compliance with the covenants under our Credit Facilities at June 30, 2011.
Senior Notes and Debentures
During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we issued $700.0 million of 3.800% senior notes due 2018 (the 3.800% Notes), $550.0 million of 4.750% senior notes due 2023 (the 4.750% Notes) and $600.0 million of 5.700% senior notes due 2041 (the 5.700% Notes, and together with the 3.800% Notes and the 4.750% Notes, the Notes). The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and are guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries that also guarantees the Credit Facilities. These guarantees are general senior unsecured obligations of our subsidiary guarantors. We used the net proceeds from the Notes as follows (i) $621.4 million to fund the redemption of our $600.0 million 7.125% senior notes maturing in 2016; (ii) $81.6 million to purchase $59.2 million of our subsidiary Browning-Ferris Industries, LLC’s 9.250% debentures maturing in 2021; (iii) $221.8 million to purchase $180.7 million of our subsidiary Browning-Ferris Industries, LLC’s 7.400% debentures maturing in 2035; (iv) $619.0 million to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facilities; and (v) the remainder for general corporate purposes.
During the three months ended June 30, 2011, our 6.375% senior notes matured. We used cash on hand and incremental borrowings under our Credit Facilities to repay $216.9 million of principal due on these notes.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, our 5.750% senior notes matured. We used cash on hand and incremental borrowings under our Credit Facilities to repay $262.9 million of principal due on these notes.
In March 2010, we issued $850.0 million of 5.00% senior notes due 2020 and $650.0 million of 6.20% senior notes due 2040 (the 2020 and 2040 Notes). We used the net proceeds to retire certain outstanding debt and to reduce amounts outstanding under our Credit Facilities and for general corporate purposes.
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our senior notes and debentures totaled $6,062.8 million and $5,424.2 million, respectively, net of unamortized discounts and adjustments to fair value recorded in purchase accounting for the debt assumed from Allied of $163.6 million and $282.9 million, respectively, which is being amortized over the remaining term of the notes, and adjustments to fair value related to our interest rate swap agreements of $1.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Tax-Exempt Financings
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had $1,151.7 million and $1,151.8 million, respectively, of fixed and variable rate tax-exempt financings outstanding with maturities ranging from 2012 to 2035. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the total of the unamortized adjustment to fair value recorded in purchase accounting for the tax-exempt financings assumed from Allied was $20.6 million and $21.9 million, respectively, which is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining terms of the debt.
Approximately two-thirds of our tax-exempt financings are remarketed quarterly, weekly or daily by a remarketing agent to effectively maintain a variable yield. Certain of these variable rate tax-exempt financings are credit enhanced with letters of credit having terms in excess of one year issued by banks with credit ratings of AA or better. The holders of the bonds can put them back to the remarketing agent at the end of each interest period. To date, the remarketing agents have been able to remarket our variable rate unsecured tax-exempt bonds. These bonds have been classified as long term because of our ability and intent to refinance these bonds using availability under our revolving Credit Facilities, if necessary.
As of June 30, 2011, we had $160.1 million of restricted cash and marketable securities, of which $29.2 million represented proceeds from the issuance of tax-exempt bonds and other tax-exempt financings and will be used to fund capital expenditures under the terms of the agreements. Restricted cash also includes amounts held in trust as a financial guarantee of our performance.
Other Debt
Other debt includes capital lease liabilities of $90.0 million and $91.8 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, with maturities ranging from 2011 to 2042.
Fair Value of Debt
The fair value of our fixed rate senior notes using quoted market rates was $6.5 billion and $6.0 billion at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The carrying value of our fixed rate senior notes was $6.1 billion and $5.4 billion at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The carrying amounts of our remaining notes payable and tax-exempt financings approximate fair value because interest rates are variable and, accordingly, approximate current market rates for instruments with similar risk and maturities. The fair value of our debt is determined as of the balance sheet date and is subject to change.
Guarantees
Substantially all of our subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the Credit Facilities.
Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee each series of senior notes issued by our parent company, Republic Services, Inc. Our parent company and substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee each series of senior notes issued by our subsidiary Allied Waste North America, Inc. (AWNA notes) and each series of senior notes issued by our subsidiary Browning-Ferris Industries, LLC (successor to Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.) (BFI notes). All of these guarantees would be automatically released upon the release of our subsidiaries from their guarantee obligations under the Credit Facilities, except the guarantee of Allied in the case of the AWNA notes, and the guarantees of Allied and Allied Waste North America, Inc. in the case of the BFI notes.
We have guaranteed some of the tax-exempt bonds of our subsidiaries. If a subsidiary fails to meet its obligations associated with tax-exempt bonds as they come due, we will be required to perform under the related guarantee agreement.
No additional liability has been recorded for these guarantees mentioned above because the underlying obligations are reflected in our consolidated balance sheets.
Interest Rate Swap and Lock Agreements
Our ability to obtain financing through the capital markets is a key component of our financial strategy. Historically, we have managed risk associated with executing this strategy, particularly as it relates to fluctuations in interest rates, by using a combination of fixed and floating rate debt. We also entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage risk associated with fluctuations in interest rates. The swap agreements have a total notional value of $210.0 million and mature in August 2011. This maturity is identical to our unsecured notes that also mature in 2011. Under the swap agreements, we pay interest at floating rates based on changes in LIBOR and receive interest at a fixed rate of 6.75%. We have designated these agreements as hedges of changes in the fair value of our fixed-rate debt. We have determined that these agreements qualify for the short-cut method and, therefore, changes in the fair value of the agreements are assumed to be perfectly effective in hedging changes in the fair value of our fixed rate debt due to changes in interest rates.
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, interest rate swap agreements are reflected at their fair value of $1.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively, in other non-trade receivables and as an adjustment to notes payable and current maturities of long term debt in our consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes the reduction to interest expense due to periodic settlements of active swap agreements on our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30 (in millions):
                 
    Reduction to interest expense
    due to periodic settlements
    of active swap agreements
Consolidated Statement of Income Classification   Three Months Ended June 30,
    2011   2010
Interest expense
  $ 2.2     $ 2.1  
                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,
    2011   2010
Interest expense
  $ 4.4     $ 4.3  
From time to time, we enter into treasury and interest rate locks for the purpose of managing exposure to fluctuations in interest rates in anticipation of future debt issuances. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we entered into a number of interest rate lock agreements having an aggregate notional amount of $725.0 million with fixed interest rates ranging from 3.10% to 4.61% to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates in anticipation of the planned issuance of the Notes. Upon issuance of the Notes in the second quarter of 2011, we terminated the interest rate locks and paid $36.5 million to the counterparties. The effective portion of the interest rate locks, recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, was $36.2 million, or $21.2 million net of tax. The effective portion of the interest rate locks will be amortized as an increase to interest expense over the life of the issued debt. We expect to amortize $1.4 million over the next twelve months as a yield adjustment of the Notes. This transaction was accounted for as a cash flow hedge. As of June 30, 2011, no interest rate lock cash flow hedges were outstanding.
During the first quarter of 2010, we entered into interest rate lock agreements having an aggregate notional amount of $500.0 million to hedge interest rates in connection with the issuance of the 2020 and 2040 Notes. Upon issuance of these notes, we terminated the interest rate locks and paid approximately $7.0 million to the counterparties. The effective portion of the interest rate locks, recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, was $6.4 million or $3.7 million net of tax. The effective portion of the interest rate locks will be amortized as an increase to interest expense over the life of the issued debt, of which $0.3 million is scheduled to be amortized over the next twelve months as a yield adjustment to the 2020 and 2040 Notes.
The following table summarizes the gain (loss) on our interest rate locks (settlement and amortization) included in comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, net of tax (in millions):
                 
    Amount of Gain or (Loss)
    Recognized in OCI on
    Derivatives (Effective Portion)
    Three Months Ended June 30,
    2011   2010
Interest rate locks
  $ (13.6 )   $ 0.1  
                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,
    2011   2010
Interest rate locks
  $ (21.0 )   $ (3.6 )