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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Note 4 – Debt
The following table sets forth our outstanding debt:
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (In millions)
5.95% senior notes due 2020$— $749 
2.5% (€650 million) senior notes due 2022761 725 
3.6% senior notes due 2023495 — 
4.5% senior notes due 2024497 497 
6.25% senior notes due 20251,971 — 
7.0% senior notes due 2025739 — 
5.0% senior notes due 2026744 743 
4.625% senior notes due 2027743 — 
3.8% senior notes due 2028993 992 
3.25% senior notes due 20301,233 1,232 
Long-term debt(1)
8,176 4,938 
Current maturities of long-term debt— (749)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
$8,176 $4,189 
Revolving credit facility$650 $— 
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(1)Net of applicable discounts and debt issuance costs.
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt
In August 2020, our $750 million in registered senior unsecured notes that bore interest at 5.95% matured and the balance was repaid.
Long-term Debt
July 2020 Senior Note Private Placements. In July 2020, we privately placed the following senior notes:
$500 million of senior unsecured notes that are due in December 2023 that bear interest at 3.6% (the “3.6% Notes”). The 3.6% Notes were issued at a price of 99.922% of the aggregate principal amount. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears in June and December of each year, beginning December 15, 2020. We may redeem some or all of the 3.6% Notes at any time prior to November 15, 2023 by paying a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. We may redeem some or all of the 3.6% Notes on or after November 15, 2023 at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
$750 million of senior unsecured notes that are due in August 2027 that bear interest at 4.625% (the “4.625% Notes”). The 4.625% Notes were issued at a price of 99.997% of the aggregate principal amount. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears in February and August of each year, beginning February 1, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the 4.625% Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2027 by paying a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. We may redeem some or all of the 4.625% Notes on or after May 1, 2027 at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
We also entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the 3.6% Notes and the 4.625% Notes (together, the “July 2020 Notes”), under which we agreed to use commercially reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement to permit the exchange of the July 2020 Notes for registered notes having the same financial terms and covenants, and cause such registration statement to become effective and complete the related exchange offer within 365 days of the issuance of the July 2020 Notes. If we fail to satisfy certain of its obligations under the registration rights agreement, we will be required to pay additional interest of 0.25% per annum to the holders of the July 2020 Notes until such failure is cured.
May 2020 Senior Note Private Placements. In May 2020, we privately placed the following senior notes:
$2 billion of senior unsecured notes that are due in May 2025 that bear interest at 6.25% (the “6.25% Notes”). The 6.25% Notes were issued at a price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears in May and November of each year, beginning November 1, 2020. We may redeem some or all of the 6.25% Notes at any time prior to February 1, 2025 by paying a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. We may redeem some or all of the 6.25% Notes on or after February 1, 2025 at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
$750 million of senior unsecured notes that are due in May 2025 that bear interest at 7.0% (the “7.0% Notes”). The 7.0% Notes were issued at a price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears in May and November of each year, beginning November 1, 2020. We may redeem some or all of the 7.0% Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2022 by paying a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. We may redeem some or all of the 7.0% Notes on or after May 1, 2022 at specified redemption prices set forth in the 7.0% Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, at any time or from time to time prior to May 1, 2022, we may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 7.0% Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at the specified redemption price described in the 7.0% Indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
For additional information about our senior notes, see Note 8 Debt of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2019 Form 10-K.
All of our outstanding senior notes (collectively the “Notes”) are senior unsecured obligations issued by Expedia Group and guaranteed by certain domestic Expedia Group subsidiaries. The Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Expedia Group and the guarantor subsidiaries. In addition, the Notes include covenants that limit our ability to (i) create certain liens, (ii) enter into sale/leaseback transactions and (iii) merge or consolidate with or into another entity or transfer substantially all of our assets. Accrued interest related to the Notes was $107 million and $76 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Notes are redeemable in whole or in part, at the option of the holders thereof, upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The total estimated fair value of our Notes was approximately $8.6 billion and $5.1 billion as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The fair value was determined based on quoted market prices in less active markets and is categorized according as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Credit Facilities
Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2019, Expedia Group maintained a $2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of lenders, which was unconditionally guaranteed by certain domestic Expedia Group subsidiaries that were the same as under the Notes and expired in May 2023. The facility contained covenants including maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2019, we had no revolving credit facility borrowings outstanding. On March 18, 2020, we borrowed $1.9 billion under the revolving credit facility.
Effective May 5, 2020, the revolving credit facility was amended and restated (the “Amended Credit Facility”) to, among other things:
suspend the maximum leverage ratio covenant until December 31, 2021;
increase the maximum permissible leverage ratio (once such covenant is reinstated) until March 31, 2023 (at which time the maximum permissible leverage ratio will return to the level in effect immediately prior to effectiveness of the Amended Credit Facility);
eliminate the covenant imposing a minimum interest coverage ratio and add a covenant regarding minimum liquidity; as well as
to make certain other amendments to the affirmative and negative covenants therein.
Obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Amended Credit Facility (subject to certain exceptions, including for our new headquarters located in Seattle, WA) up to the maximum amount permitted under the indentures governing the Notes without securing such Notes. Aggregate commitments under the Amended Credit Facility initially totaled $2 billion, and mature on May 31, 2023.
Loans under the Amended Credit Facility bear interest (A) in the case of eurocurrency loans, at rates ranging from (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 2.25% per annum and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date for each quarter that the leverage ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on an annualized basis using consolidated EBITDA for the two most recently ended fiscal quarters included in such financial statements multiplied by two, is not greater than 5.00:1.00, from 1.00% to 1.75% depending on the
Company’s credit ratings, and (B) in the case of base rate loans, at rates (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 1.25% per annum and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date if the leverage ratio condition referred to above is satisfied, from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum depending on the Company’s credit ratings.
The amount of stand-by letters of credit (“LOC”) issued under the prior credit facility as well as the Amended Credit Facility reduced the credit amount available. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was $17 million and $16 million of outstanding stand-by LOCs issued under the facilities.
On August 5, 2020, the Amended Credit Facility was further amended in order to, among other things, make changes to certain provisions of the Amended Credit Facility to conform to the corresponding provisions in the Foreign Credit Facility described below.
Foreign Credit Facility. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, on August 5, 2020, the Company and Expedia Group International Holdings III, LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), entered into that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Foreign Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders. Obligations under the Foreign Credit Facility are unsecured. Such obligations are guaranteed by the Company, its subsidiaries that guarantee obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement, as mentioned above, and the Second Amendment, dated as of August 5, 2020, as mentioned below, and certain of the Company’s additional subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”).
Aggregate commitments under the Foreign Credit Facility total $855 million, and mature on May 31, 2023. Substantially concurrently with the establishment of the Foreign Credit Facility, the Company reduced commitments under the Amended Credit Facility in an amount equal to $855 million and prepaid indebtedness under the Amended Credit Facility in an amount equal to $772 million, which was then outstanding under the Foreign Credit Facility.
Loans under the Foreign Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an index rate plus a margin (A) in the case of eurocurrency loans, (i) prior to December 31, 2021, equal to 2.50% per annum and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date for each quarter that the leverage ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on an annualized basis using consolidated EBITDA for the two most recently ended fiscal quarters included in such financial statements multiplied by two, is not greater than 5.00:1.00, ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% per annum, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, and (B) in the case of base rate loans, (i) prior to December 31, 2021, equal to 1.50% per annum and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date if the leverage ratio condition referred to above is satisfied, ranging from 0.25% to per 1.00% annum, depending on the Company’s credit ratings.
The covenants, events of default and other terms and conditions in the Foreign Credit Facility are substantially similar to those in the Amended Credit Facility, but include additional limitations on the Borrower and certain other entities that are not obligors under the Amended Credit Facility.
Subsidiary Credit Facility. In addition, one of our international subsidiaries maintains a Euro 50 million uncommitted credit facility, which is guaranteed by Expedia Group, which may be terminated at any time by the lender.
Outstanding Borrowings. On August 11, 2020, the Company repaid the outstanding amount of $772 million on the Foreign Credit Facility as well as $478 million under the Amended Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Foreign Credit Facility and $650 million was outstanding under the Amended Credit Facility with the interest rate on the outstanding balance of 2.41%. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding on the subsidiary credit facility.