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BORROWINGS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
BORROWINGS  
BORROWINGS

12. BORROWINGS

U.S. Bank Financing Agreement

        We are a party to a Financing Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank") dated December 22, 2009 (as amended to date, the "Financing Agreement"). The maximum credit potentially available under the revolving facility is $20 million. Our obligations under the Financing Agreement and all related agreements are secured by all or substantially all of our assets, excluding our interest in certain litigation. Subject to certain exceptions, the full amount of the revolving facility is expected to be available to us as long as $20 million in the aggregate is maintained on deposit with U.S. Bank. At December 31, 2011 and at the date of this report we maintain $20 million on deposit with U.S. Bank. The obligation of U.S. Bank to make advances under the Financing Agreement is subject to the conditions set forth in the Financing Agreement.

        Our failure to keep at least $20 million on deposit in certain accounts with U.S. Bank would constitute a "triggering event" under the Financing Agreement. If a triggering event occurs, we would become subject to financial covenants (i) limiting our capital expenditures to $20 million annually, and (ii) requiring us to maintain a Financing Agreement defined fixed charges coverage ratio of at least 1.10 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter for the period of the prior four quarters. The occurrence of a triggering event could also result in a decrease in the amount available to us under the non cash-collateralized portion of the facility, as availability would then depend, in part, on the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Financing Agreement).

        The stated termination date of the Financing Agreement is December 31, 2012. The maximum amount potentially available under the Financing Agreement is $20 million, limited to $3 million for cash-collateralized letters of credit and other financial accommodations, and $17 million for advances supported by our non-cash collateral. As permitted by the Financing Agreement, during the year ended December 31, 2011, we used the entire $17 million available for advances supported by our non-cash collateral to fund the redemption of our then-outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due December 1, 2011.

        Advances under the Financing Agreement bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2.5%. The interest rate for borrowings under the Financing Agreement was 2.75% at December 31, 2011. We have also entered into an interest rate cap agreement with U.S. Bank with an effective date of October 1, 2011 limiting our exposure for one-month LIBOR at 0.5% for the term of the Financing Agreement.

        The Financing Agreement includes affirmative covenants and negative covenants that prohibit a variety of actions without the approval of U.S. Bank, including, without limitation, covenants that (subject to certain exceptions) limit our ability to (a) incur or guarantee debt or enter into indemnity agreements, (b) create or permit liens, (c) enter into any merger or consolidation or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another person or the assets comprising any line of business or business unit of another person, (d) except for permitted acquisitions, purchase the securities of, create, invest in, or form any subsidiary or other entity, (e) make loans or advances, (f) purchase, acquire or redeem shares of our capital stock or other securities, (g) change our capital structure or issue any new class of capital stock, (h) change our business objectives, purposes or operations in a manner which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) change our fiscal year, (j) enter into transactions with affiliates, (k) sell assets except for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (l) permit judgments to be rendered against us in excess of certain limits or having specified effects, depending in part on whether a triggering event has occurred or would occur, (m) take certain actions regarding our receivables, and (n) take certain actions regarding our inventory. During 2011, we were out of compliance with two covenants and obtained waivers from U.S. Bank for these covenant violations.

        Amounts outstanding under the Financing Agreement at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $17.0 million and zero, respectively, and letters of credit totaling $2.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, were issued on our behalf collateralized by compensating cash balances held at U.S. Bank, which are included in Restricted cash in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2011, we had $20.0 million in compensating cash balances held at U.S. Bank. If we draw on the $20.0 million compensating cash balance, it will constitute a triggering event and result in additional and more restrictive covenants.

        Prior to December 27, 2011, we were a party to a Master Lease Agreement and a Financial Covenants Rider and related documents (collectively, the "Master Lease Agreement") dated September 17, 2010 with U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc.—Technology Finance Group ("Lessor"), an affiliate of U.S. Bank National Association. Under the Master Lease Agreement we entered into four separate leases, pursuant to which we sold certain information technology hardware ("IT Assets") to Lessor, which were simultaneously leased back for a period of 48 months and financed certain software licenses for a period of 48 months for proceeds totaling $16.4 million. Subsequently, we entered into eleven additional leases; whereby we leased $8.2 million in IT Assets and financed certain software licenses directly from the Lessor. We had the right to repurchase the IT Assets at the end of the 48-month term for $1.00. Payments on the Master Lease Agreement were due monthly. The weighted average effective interest rate under the Master Lease Agreement was 6.29%. We had accounted for the Master Lease Agreement as a financing transaction and amounts owed are included in Finance Obligations, current and non-current in the consolidated balance sheets. We recorded no gain or loss as a result of entering into these transactions.

        On December 27, 2011, we and the Lessor agreed to terminate the Master Lease Agreement and all related schedules. We paid approximately $20.1 million to Lessor in connection with the amendment and agreement to terminate the Master Lease Agreement, resulting in a $1.2 million loss on early retirement of debt included in Other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, zero and $16.1 million of the finance obligations remained outstanding, respectively.

U.S. Bank Purchasing Card Agreement

        We have a commercial purchasing card (the "Purchasing Card") agreement with U.S. Bank. We use the Purchasing Card for business purpose purchasing and must pay it in full each month. At December 31, 2011, $3.4 million was outstanding and $1.6 million was available under the Purchasing Card. At December 31, 2010, $2.7 million was outstanding and $2.3 million was available under the Purchasing Card.

Capital leases

        We have leased certain software and computer equipment, under non-cancelable leases that expire on various dates through 2013.

        Fixed assets included assets under capital leases totaling $1.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010 with accumulated depreciation of $1.5 million and $902,000, respectively. Depreciation expense of assets recorded under capital leases was $554,000 and $580,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

        Future payments of capital lease obligations are as follows (in thousands):

Payments due by period
   
 

2012

  $ 116  

2013

    3  
       

Total minimum lease payments

    119  

Less: amount representing interest

    (7 )
       

Present value of capital lease obligations

    112  

Less: current portion

    (110 )
       

Capital lease obligations, non-current

  $ 2  
       

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes

        In November 2004, we completed an offering of $120.0 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Senior Notes"). Proceeds to us were $116.2 million, net of $3.8 million of initial purchaser's discount and debt issuance costs. The discount and debt issuance costs were being amortized using the straight-line method which approximated the effective interest method. We recorded amortization of discount and debt issuance costs related to this offering totaling $77,000, $228,000 and $331,000 during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest on the Senior Notes was payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Senior Notes were scheduled to mature on December 1, 2011 and were unsecured and ranked equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated debt and senior in right of payment to any existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

        We retired all of the remaining $34.6 million of the Senior Notes during the year ended December 31, 2011, for $34.6 million in cash, resulting in a loss of $54,000 on early extinguishment of debt, net of $77,000 of associated unamortized discount. Of the $34.6 million in Senior Notes retired during the year ended December 31, 2011, $10.1 million were held by Chou Associates Management, Inc. or an affiliate of Chou ("Chou") and $21.7 million were held by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited or an affiliate of Fairfax ("Fairfax"). Chou and Fairfax are beneficial owners of more than 5% of our common stock. We retired $25.4 million of the Senior Notes during the year ended December 31, 2010 for $24.9 million in cash, resulting in a gain of $346,000 on early extinguishment of debt, net of $158,000 of associated unamortized discount.

        As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, zero and $34.5 million of the Senior Notes, net of debt discount remained outstanding, respectively.