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Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term Debt  
Long-term Debt

5.  Long-term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revolving credit facility due November 2015

 

$

530,500

 

$

395,500

 

Term loan facility due November 2015

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Long-term debt

 

$

680,500

 

$

545,500

 

 

In November 2010, we entered into an amendment and restatement of our senior secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) to provide for a new five-year $550.0 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $400.0 million revolving credit facility and a $150.0 million term loan facility. The revolving borrowing capacity under this facility was increased by $150.0 million to $550.0 million in March 2011 and by $200.0 million to $750.0 million in March 2012. Concurrent with the execution of the Credit Agreement in November 2010, we borrowed $304.0 million under the revolving credit facility and $150.0 million under the term loan and used the proceeds to (i) repay the entire $406.1 million outstanding under our previous senior secured credit facility, (ii) repay the entire $30.0 million outstanding under our asset-backed securitization facility and terminate that facility, (iii) pay $14.8 million to terminate the interest rate swap agreements to which we were a party and (iv) pay customary fees and other expenses relating to the facility. We incurred transaction costs of approximately $4.0 million related to the Credit Agreement in November 2010. These costs were included in Intangible and other assets, net and are being amortized over the term of the facility. As a result of the amendment and restatement of our Credit Agreement in November 2010, we expensed $0.2 million of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with our refinanced debt, which is reflected in Interest expense in our consolidated statement of operations. We incurred transaction costs of approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million related to the amendments of our Credit Agreement during the first quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively. These costs were included in Intangible and other assets, net and are being amortized over the term of the facility.

 

As of December 31, 2012, we had undrawn capacity of $219.5 million under our revolving credit facility. Our Credit Agreement limits our Total Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to not greater than 4.75 to 1.0 (which will increase to 5.25 to 1.0 following the occurrence of certain events specified in the Credit Agreement). As a result of this limitation, $199.4 million of the $219.5 million of undrawn capacity under our revolving credit facility was available for additional borrowings as of December 31, 2012.

 

The revolving credit facility bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at our option, plus an applicable margin. Depending on our leverage ratio, the applicable margin for revolving loans varies (i) in the case of LIBOR loans, from 2.25% to 3.25% and (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.25% to 2.25%. The base rate is the highest of the prime rate announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% and one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%. At December 31, 2012, all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin was 2.5%. The weighted average annual interest rate on the outstanding balance of our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2012, excluding the effect of interest rate swaps, was 2.8%.

 

The term loan facility bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at our option, plus an applicable margin. Depending on our leverage ratio, the applicable margin for term loans varies (i) in the case of LIBOR loans, from 2.5% to 3.5% and (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.5% to 2.5%. At December 31, 2012, all amounts outstanding under the term loan facility were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin was 2.75%. The average annual interest rate on the outstanding balance of the term loan facility at December 31, 2012 was 3.0%.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the U.S. personal property assets of us and our Significant Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement), including all of the membership interests of our Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

The Credit Agreement contains various covenants with which we must comply, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and distributions. The Credit Agreement also contains various covenants requiring mandatory prepayments from the net cash proceeds of certain asset transfers. We must maintain various consolidated financial ratios, including a ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Total Interest Expense (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 (which will decrease to 2.75 to 1.0 following the occurrence of certain events specified in the Credit Agreement) and a ratio of Total Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.75 to 1.0 (which will increase to 5.25 to 1.0 following the occurrence of certain events specified in the Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

 

Long-term Debt Maturity Schedule

 

Contractual maturities of long-term debt (excluding interest to be accrued thereon) at December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,
2012

 

2013

 

$

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

680,500

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total debt

 

$

680,500