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Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements
Lines of Credit and Financing Arrangements:
The following tables summarize our outstanding debt obligations and the classification in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
Short-Term Debt:
 
 
 
Asset Securitization Program
$
25.0

 
$

Foreign obligations
6.1

 
4.7

Total short-term debt
$
31.1

 
$
4.7

Current maturities of long-term debt:
$
0.3

 
$
0.8

Long-Term Debt:
 
 
 
Capital lease obligations
$
16.6

 
$
16.6

Domestic revolving credit facility
233.0

 
243.0

Senior unsecured notes
200.0

 
200.0

Total long-term debt
$
449.6

 
$
459.6

Total debt
$
481.0

 
$
465.1


Short-Term Debt
Foreign Obligations
Through several of our foreign subsidiaries, we have available to us foreign facilities to assist in financing seasonal borrowing needs for our foreign locations. We had $6.1 million and $4.7 million of foreign obligations as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
Asset Securitization Program
Under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, or Asset Securitization Program (“ASP”), we are eligible to sell beneficial interests in a portion of our trade accounts receivable to participating financial institutions for cash. The ASP is subject to annual renewal and contains a provision whereby we retain the right to repurchase all of the outstanding beneficial interests transferred. Our continued involvement with the transferred assets includes servicing, collection and administration of the transferred beneficial interests. The sale of the beneficial interests in our trade accounts receivable are reflected as secured borrowings in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and proceeds received are included in cash flows from financing activities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The ASP provides for a maximum securitization amount of the lesser of $150.0 million or 100% of the net pool balance as defined by the ASP. However, eligibility for securitization is limited based on the amount and quality of the qualifying accounts receivable and is calculated monthly. On March 30, 2012, the parties involved with this securitization program agreed to remove Lennox Hearth Products LLC from the program. Any receivables originated by Lennox Hearth Products LLC that remained outstanding as of that date were repurchased by us. The maximum securitization amount of $150.0 million was not modified. The eligible amounts available and beneficial interests sold were as follows (in millions):
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
Eligible amount available under the ASP on qualified accounts receivable
$
150.0

 
$
150.0

Beneficial interest sold
25.0

 

Remaining amount available
$
125.0

 
$
150.0


Under the ASP, we pay certain discount fees to use the program and have the facility available to us. These fees relate to both the used and unused portions of the securitization. The used fee is based on the beneficial interest sold and calculated on the average floating commercial paper rate determined by the purchaser of the beneficial interest, plus a program fee of 0.60%. The average rate for September 30, 2012 was 0.87% and the average rate at December 31, 2011 was 0.91%. The unused fee is based on 102% of the maximum available amount less the beneficial interest sold and calculated at a 0.30% fixed rate throughout the term of the agreement. We recorded these fees in Interest Expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The interest expense, including all fees, related to the ASP was as follows (in millions):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Interest expense (including fees)
$
0.3

 
$
0.1

 
$
0.9

 
$
0.5


The ASP contains certain restrictive covenants relating to the quality of our accounts receivable and cross-default provisions with our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility and senior unsecured notes. The administrative agent under the ASP is also a participant in our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility. The participating financial institutions have investment grade credit ratings. We continue to evaluate their credit rating and have no reason to believe they will not perform under the ASP. As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenant requirements.
Long-Term Debt
Domestic Revolving Credit Facility
Under our $650 million Domestic Revolving Credit Facility, we had outstanding borrowings of $233.0 million and $49.9 million committed to standby letters of credit as of September 30, 2012. Subject to covenant limitations, $367.1 million was available for future borrowings. This Domestic Revolving Credit Facility provides for issuance of letters of credit for the full amount of the credit facility and matures in October 2016. Additionally, at our request and subject to certain conditions, the commitments under the Domestic Revolving Credit Facility may be increased by a maximum of $100 million as long as existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional commitments.
Our weighted average borrowing rate on the facility was as follows:
 
 
As of September 30, 2012
 
As of December 31, 2011
Weighted average borrowing rate
1.47
%
 
1.53
%

Our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and contains financial covenants relating to leverage and interest coverage. Other covenants contained in the Domestic Revolving Credit Facility restrict, among other things, certain mergers, asset dispositions, guarantees, debt, liens, and affiliate transactions. The financial covenants require us to maintain a defined Consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio and a Cash Flow (defined as EBITDA minus capital expenditures) to Net Interest Expense Ratio. The required ratios under our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility are detailed below:
 
 
 
Consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio no greater than
3.5 : 1.0
Cash Flow to Net Interest Expense Ratio no less than
3.0 : 1.0

Our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility contains customary events of default. These events of default include nonpayment of principal or interest, breach of covenants or other restrictions or requirements, default on certain other indebtedness or receivables securitizations (cross default), and bankruptcy. A cross default under our revolving credit facility could occur if:
We fail to pay any principal or interest when due on any other indebtedness or receivables securitization of at least $75.0 million; or
We are in default in the performance of, or compliance with any term of any other indebtedness or receivables securitization in an aggregate principal amount of at least $75.0 million or any other condition exists which would give the holders the right to declare such indebtedness due and payable prior to its stated maturity.
Each of our major debt agreements contains provisions by which a default under one agreement causes a default in the others (a cross default). If a cross default under the Domestic Revolving Credit Facility, our senior unsecured notes, or our ASP were to occur, it could have a wider impact on our liquidity than might otherwise occur from a default of a single debt instrument or lease commitment.
If any event of default occurs and is continuing, lenders with a majority of the aggregate commitments may require the administrative agent to terminate our right to borrow under our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility and accelerate amounts due under our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility (except for a bankruptcy event of default, in which case such amounts will automatically become due and payable and the lenders’ commitments will automatically terminate). As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenant requirements.
Senior Unsecured Notes
We issued $200.0 million of senior unsecured notes in May 2010 through a public offering. Interest is paid semiannually on May 15 and November 15 at a fixed interest rate of 4.90% per annum. These notes mature on May 15, 2017.
The notes are guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by each of our domestic subsidiaries that guarantee payment by us of any indebtedness under our Domestic Revolving Credit Facility. The indenture governing the notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of the subsidiary guarantors to: create or incur certain liens; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; enter into certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of substantially all of our assets; and transfer certain properties. The indenture also contains a cross default provision which is triggered if we default on other debt of at least $75 million in principal which is then accelerated, and such acceleration is not rescinded within 30 days of the notice date. As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenant requirements.