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Notes Payable, Other and Short-Term Borrowings
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable, Other and Short-Term Borrowings Notes Payable, Other and Short-term Borrowings
Notes payable, other and short-term borrowings consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Unsecured senior revolving credit agreement$— $— 
5.125% Senior Notes due May 27, 2021
— 255,570 
5.375% Senior Notes due July 24, 2023
447,911 446,577 
3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024
297,731 296,903 
4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025
297,547 297,031 
Collateralized borrowings9,642 19,854 
Total Notes payable and other borrowings1,052,831 1,315,935 
Short-term borrowings3,584 3,849 
Total Notes payable, other and short-term borrowings$1,056,415 $1,319,784 
Unsecured Senior Revolving Credit Agreement
On November 28, 2018, the Company entered into the Revolving Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which replaced the existing committed unsecured senior revolving credit agreement. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement was November 28, 2020, and the maximum revolving loan balance is $350.0 million. Borrowings under this Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at either LIBOR or a defined base rate plus additional margin. On December 11, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the amendment, the maturity date was extended to February 26, 2021. On February 26, 2020, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, the maturity date was extended by two years to February 26, 2023. There was no change to the interest rate or the maximum revolving loan balance. On November 1, 2021, the Company repaid in full the $300.0 million borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement which had been borrowed during the year. As of both December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings was 2.09% and 2.88% for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recorded interest expense related to the Revolving Credit Agreement of $3.6 million, $5.3 million and $10.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Senior Notes
The Company’s Senior Notes are recorded at amortized cost. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s Senior Notes were as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Carrying AmountFair ValueCarrying AmountFair Value
5.125% Senior Notes due May 27, 2021$— $— $255,570 $258,067 
5.375% Senior Notes due July 24, 2023447,911 475,857 446,577 486,747 
3.750% Senior Notes due October 1, 2024297,731 312,105 296,903 314,031 
4.375% Senior Notes due December 15, 2025297,547 320,490 297,031 317,466 
Total$1,043,189 $1,108,452 $1,296,081 $1,376,311 
The fair values of the Senior Notes were determined using observable market prices as these securities are traded, and based on whether they are deemed to be actively traded, the 5.125% Senior Notes, the 5.375% Senior Notes, the 3.750% Senior Notes, and the 4.375% Senior Notes are considered Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
5.125% Senior Notes
On May 27, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of $300.0 million principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes, which matured on May 27, 2021. The 5.125% Senior Notes were general senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 5.125% Senior Notes bore interest at a rate of 5.125% per year, payable in cash on May 27 and November 27 of each year, commencing November 27, 2016 and ending the maturity date. Prior to maturity, on August 5, 2020, the Company commenced a cash tender offer for any and all $300.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes. On August 11, 2020, the Company’s cash tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time. As of the expiration time, $44.0
million aggregate principal amount of the 5.125% Senior Notes were validly tendered. These notes were redeemed on the settlement date of August 14, 2020. On May 27, 2021, BGC repaid the remaining $256.0 million principal plus accrued interest on its 5.125% Senior Notes. The Company recorded interest expense related to the 5.125% Senior Notes of $5.8 million, $16.3 million, and $16.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
5.375% Senior Notes
On July 24, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of $450.0 million principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes. The 5.375% Senior Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 5.375% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per year, payable in cash on January 24 and July 24 of each year, commencing January 24, 2019. The 5.375% Senior Notes will mature on July 24, 2023. The Company may redeem some or all of the 5.375% Senior Notes at any time or from time to time for cash at certain “make-whole” redemption prices (as set forth in the Indenture related to the 5.375% Senior Notes). If a “Change of Control Triggering Event” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date. The initial carrying value of the 5.375% Senior Notes was $444.2 million, net of the discount and debt issuance costs of $5.8 million. The issuance costs are amortized as interest expense and the carrying value of the 5.375% Senior Notes will accrete up to the face amount over the term of the notes. The carrying value of the 5.375% Senior Notes as of December 31, 2021 was $447.9 million. The Company recorded interest expense related to the 5.375% Senior Notes of $25.5 million, $25.5 million and $25.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
3.750% Senior Notes
On September 27, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of $300.0 million principal amount of 3.750% Senior Notes. The 3.750% Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The 3.750% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.750% per year, payable in cash on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 2020. The 3.750% Senior Notes will mature on October 1, 2024. The Company may redeem some or all of the 3.750% Senior Notes at any time or from time to time for cash at certain “make-whole” redemption prices (as set forth in the Indenture). If a “Change of Control Triggering Event” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date. The initial carrying value of the 3.750% Senior Notes was $296.1 million, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $3.9 million. The issuance costs are amortized as interest expense and the carrying value of the 3.750% Senior Notes will accrete up to the face amount over the term of the notes. The carrying value of the 3.750% Senior Notes was $297.7 million as of December 31, 2021. The Company recorded interest expense related to the 3.750% Senior Notes of $12.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company recorded interest expense related to the 3.750% Senior Notes of $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
4.375% Senior Notes
On July 10, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of $300.0 million principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes. The 4.375% Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. The 4.375% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.375% per year, payable in cash on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing December 15, 2020. The 4.375% Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2025. The Company may redeem some or all of the 4.375% Senior Notes at any time or from time to time for cash at certain “make-whole” redemption prices. If a “Change of Control Triggering Event” occurs, holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date. The initial carrying value of the 4.375% Senior Notes was $296.8 million, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $3.2 million. The issuance costs are amortized as interest expense, and the carrying value of the 4.375% Senior Notes will accrete up to the face amount over the term of the notes. The carrying value of the 4.375% Senior Notes was $297.5 million as of December 31, 2021. The Company recorded interest expense related to the 4.375% Senior Notes of $13.8 million and $6.5 million for years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company did not record interest expense related to the 4.375% Senior Notes for year ended December 31, 2019.
Collateralized Borrowings
On March 13, 2015, the Company entered into a $28.2 million secured loan arrangement, under which it pledged certain fixed assets as security for a loan. This arrangement incurred interest at a fixed rate of 3.70% per year and matured on March 13, 2019; therefore, there were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company did not record any interest expense related to this secured loan arrangement for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The
Company recorded interest expense related to this secured loan arrangement of $30 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019.
On May 31, 2017, the Company entered into a $29.9 million secured loan arrangement, under which it pledged certain fixed assets as security for a loan. This arrangement incurs interest at a fixed rate of 3.44% per year and matured on May 31, 2021; therefore, there were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $4.0 million outstanding related to this secured loan arrangement. The book value of the fixed assets pledged as of December 31, 2020 was $0.8 million. The Company recorded interest expense related to this secured loan arrangement of $40 thousand, $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
On April 8, 2019, the Company entered into a $15.0 million secured loan arrangement, under which it pledged certain fixed assets as security for a loan. This arrangement incurs interest at a fixed rate of 3.77% and matures on April 8, 2023. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $5.9 million and $9.6 million, respectively, outstanding related to this secured loan arrangement. The book value of the fixed assets pledged as of December 31, 2021 was $0.1 million. The book value of the fixed assets pledged as of December 31, 2020 was $1.2 million. The Company recorded interest expense related to this secured loan arrangement of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2021,2020 and 2019, respectively.
On April 19, 2019, the Company entered into a $10.0 million secured loan arrangement, under which it pledged certain fixed assets as security for a loan. This arrangement incurs interest at a fixed rate of 3.89% and matures on April 19, 2023. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $3.8 million and $6.3 million, respectively, outstanding related to this secured loan arrangement. The book value of the fixed assets pledged as of December 31, 2021 was $1.0 million. The book value of the fixed assets pledged as of December 31, 2020 was $2.7 million. The Company recorded interest expense related to this secured loan arrangement of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Short-term Borrowings
On August 22, 2017, the Company entered into a committed unsecured loan agreement with Itau Unibanco S.A. The agreement provided for short-term loans of up to $3.6 million (BRL 20.0 million). The agreement was automatically renewed every 180 days until August 13, 2021, when it was paid in full. Borrowings under this agreement bore interest at the Brazilian Interbank offering rate plus 4.75%. As of December 31, 2021 there were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement. As of December 31, 2020, there were $3.8 million (BRL 20.0 million), respectively, of borrowings outstanding under the agreement. The Company recorded interest expense related to the agreement of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
On August 23, 2017, the Company entered into a committed unsecured credit agreement with Itau Unibanco S.A. The agreement provided for an intra-day overdraft credit line up to $9.0 million (BRL 50.0 million). On August 20, 2021, the agreement was amended, increasing the credit line up to $10.8 million (BRL 60.0 million). The maturity date of the agreement is March 9, 2022. This agreement bears a fee of 1.75% per year. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement. The Company recorded bank fees related to the agreement of $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
On January 25, 2021, the Company entered into a committed unsecured loan agreement with Banco Daycoval S.A., which provided for short-term loans of up to $1.8 million (BRL 10.0 million) and was renegotiated on June 1, 2021. The amended agreement provides for short-term loans of up to $3.6 million (BRL 20.0 million). The maturity date of the agreement is January 17, 2023. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at the Brazilian Interbank offering rate plus 3.66%. As of December 31, 2021, there were $3.6 million (BRL 20.0 million) of borrowings outstanding under the agreement. As of December 31, 2021, the interest rate was 12.90%. The Company recorded interest expense related to the agreement of $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company did not record any interest expense related to the agreement for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.