Financing Debt	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Financing Debt
Financing Debt	6. Financing Debt On May 23, 2011, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, and Wright Express Card Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, as specified designated borrower, with a lending syndicate. The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year $200,000 term loan facility and a five- year $700,000 revolving credit facility with a $100,000 sublimit for letters of credit and a $20,000 sublimit for swingline loans. Term loan payments in the amount of $2,500 are due beginning on June 30, 2011, and on the last day of each September,December, March and June thereafter, through and including March 31, 2016, and on the maturity date for the term agreement, May 23, 2016, the remaining outstanding principal amount of $150,000 is due. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $386,500 of loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Accordingly,at June 30, 2011, the Company had $511,000 of availability under the Credit Agreement. The Company capitalized approximately $6,200 in association with this borrowing and wrote-off approximately $700 of previous issuance cost. Proceeds from the new credit facility were used to refinance the Company's existing indebtedness under its 2007 credit facility, and its existing indebtedness under its 2010 term loan facility. The new credit facility is available for working capital purposes, acquisitions, payment of dividends and other restricted payments, refinancing of indebtedness, and other general corporate purposes. Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company's option, (a) the Eurocurrency Rate, as defined, plus a margin of 1.25 percent to 2.25 percent based on the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries to consolidated EBITDA or (b) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50 percent, (ii) the prime rate announced by lead lender, or (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00 percent, in each case plus a margin of 0.25 percent to 1.25 percent based on the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries to consolidated EBITDA. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay a quarterly commitment fee at a rate per annum ranging from 0.20 percent to 0.40 percent of the daily unused portion of the credit facility. Any outstanding loans under the Credit Agreement mature on May 23, 2016, unless extended pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2011, the interest rate on the credit facility was 2.17 percent. The Company's credit agreement contains various covenants requiring it to maintain certain financial ratios. In addition to the Financial Covenants, the credit agreement contains various customary restrictive covenants, including, under certain situations, restrictions on the payment of dividends. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of 65 percent of the stock of Wright Express Holdings Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is, and expects to continue to be, in compliance with all material covenants and restrictions.

6. Financing Debt

On May 23, 2011, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, and Wright Express Card Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, as specified designated borrower, with a lending syndicate. The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year $200,000 term loan facility and a five- year $700,000 revolving credit facility with a $100,000 sublimit for letters of credit and a $20,000 sublimit for swingline loans. Term loan payments in the amount of $2,500 are due beginning on June 30, 2011, and on the last day of each September,December, March and June thereafter, through and including March 31, 2016, and on the maturity date for the term agreement, May 23, 2016, the remaining outstanding principal amount of $150,000 is due. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $386,500 of loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Accordingly,at June 30, 2011, the Company had $511,000 of availability under the Credit Agreement. The Company capitalized approximately $6,200 in association with this borrowing and wrote-off approximately $700 of previous issuance cost.

Proceeds from the new credit facility were used to refinance the Company's existing indebtedness under its 2007 credit facility, and its existing indebtedness under its 2010 term loan facility. The new credit facility is available for working capital purposes, acquisitions, payment of dividends and other restricted payments, refinancing of indebtedness, and other general corporate purposes.

Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company's option, (a) the Eurocurrency Rate, as defined, plus a margin of 1.25 percent to 2.25 percent based on the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries to consolidated EBITDA or (b) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50 percent, (ii) the prime rate announced by lead lender, or (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00 percent, in each case plus a margin of 0.25 percent to 1.25 percent based on the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries to consolidated EBITDA. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay a quarterly commitment fee at a rate per annum ranging from 0.20 percent to 0.40 percent of the daily unused portion of the credit facility. Any outstanding loans under the Credit Agreement mature on May 23, 2016, unless extended pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2011, the interest rate on the credit facility was 2.17 percent.

The Company's credit agreement contains various covenants requiring it to maintain certain financial ratios. In addition to the Financial Covenants, the credit agreement contains various customary restrictive covenants, including, under certain situations, restrictions on the payment of dividends. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of 65 percent of the stock of Wright Express Holdings Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is, and expects to continue to be, in compliance with all material covenants and restrictions.