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Financing Agreements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Financing Agreements  
Financing Agreements

14.   Financing Agreements

        Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 
  September 30,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 
 
  (in millions)
 

Unsecured senior notes:

             

6.875% due 2018

  $ 800.0   $ 800.0  

7.125% due 2020

    800.0     800.0  

3.450% due 2023

    749.3      

4.950% due 2043

    748.7      
           

 

  $ 3,098.0   $ 1,600.0  

Less: Current portion

         
           

Net long-term debt

  $ 3,098.0   $ 1,600.0  
           

Credit Agreement

        In the second quarter of 2012, CF Holdings, as a guarantor, and CF Industries, as borrower, entered into a $500 million senior unsecured credit agreement, dated May 1, 2012 (the Credit Agreement), which provided for a revolving credit facility of up to $500 million with a maturity of five years. On April 22, 2013, the Credit Agreement was amended and restated to increase the credit facility from $500 million to $1.0 billion and extend its maturity an additional year to May 1, 2018.

        Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate based on an applicable margin over LIBOR or a base rate and may be used for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, share repurchases and other general purposes. The Credit Agreement requires that the Company maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio, and includes other customary terms and conditions, including customary events of default and covenants.

        All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unsecured. Currently CF Holdings is the only guarantor of CF Industries' obligations under the Credit Agreement. Certain of CF Industries' material domestic subsidiaries would be required to become guarantors under the Credit Agreement if such subsidiary were to guarantee other debt of the Company or CF Industries in excess of $350 million. Currently, no such subsidiary guarantees any debt.

        At September 30, 2013, there was $995.1 million of available credit under the Credit Agreement (net of outstanding letters of credit), and there were no borrowings outstanding.

Senior Notes due 2018 and 2020

        On April 23, 2010, CF Industries issued $800 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due May 1, 2018 and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due May 1, 2020 (the 2018/2020 Notes). Interest is paid semiannually on May 1 and November 1 and the 2018/2020 Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at specified make-whole redemption prices.

        The indentures governing the 2018/2020 Notes contain customary events of default and covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries, including CF Industries, to incur liens on certain properties to secure debt. In the event of specified changes of control involving the Company or CF Industries, they also require CF Industries to offer to repurchase the 2018/2020 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

        Under the supplemental indentures governing the 2018/2020 Notes, the 2018/2020 Notes are guaranteed by CF Holdings. In addition, in the event that a subsidiary of the Company, other than CF Industries, becomes a borrower or a guarantor under the Credit Agreement (or any renewal, replacement or refinancing thereof), such subsidiary would be required to become a guarantor of the 2018/2020 Notes.

        At September 30, 2013, the carrying value of the 2018/2020 Notes was $1.6 billion and the fair value was approximately $1.9 billion.

Senior Notes due 2023 and 2043

        On May 23, 2013, CF Industries issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.450% senior notes due June 1, 2023 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.950% senior notes due June 1, 2043 (the 2023/2043 Notes). Interest is paid semiannually on June 1 and December 1 and the 2023/2043 Notes are redeemable at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at specified make-whole redemption prices. We received net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the 2023/2043 Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, of approximately $1.48 billion. We intend to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund our capacity expansion projects and working capital and for other general corporate purposes, including share repurchases.

        The indentures governing the 2023/2043 Notes contain customary events of default and covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries, including CF Industries, to incur liens on certain properties to secure debt. In the event of specified changes of control involving CF Holdings or CF Industries, they also require CF Industries to offer to repurchase the 2023/2043 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

        Under the supplemental indentures governing the 2023/2043 Notes, the 2023/2043 Notes are guaranteed by CF Holdings. In addition, in the event that a subsidiary of the Company, other than CF Industries, becomes a borrower or a guarantor under the Credit Agreement (or any renewal, replacement or refinancing thereof), such subsidiary would be required to become a guarantor of the 2023/2043 Notes, provided that such requirement will no longer apply following the repayment of both issues of the 2018/2020 Notes or the subsidiaries of the Company, other than CF Industries, otherwise become no longer subject to such a requirement to guarantee the 2018/2020 Notes.

        At September 30, 2013, the carrying value of the 2023/2043 Notes was $1.5 billion and the fair value was approximately $1.4 billion.