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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract] 
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
 
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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
 
(a) Revolving Credit Facility
 
The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement with a consortium of banks to finance the acquisition of assets and for general working capital purposes. This agreement was amended on May 27, 2008, August 20, 2010 and June 27, 2011.  As of September 30, 2011, the maximum credit commitment under the revolving line of credit was $330.0 million.  The maximum credit commitment was increased to $360.0 million effective October 26, 2011.
 
The Company's revolving credit facility may be increased under certain conditions described in the agreement governing the facility. In addition, there is a commitment fee on the unused amount of the total commitment, payable quarterly in arrears. The agreement provides that swing line loans (short-term borrowings of up to $10.0 million in the aggregate that are payable within 10 business days or at maturity date, whichever comes earlier) and standby letters of credit (up to $15.0 million in the aggregate) will be available to the Company. These credit commitments are part of, and not in addition to, the total commitment provided under the agreement. The interest rates vary depending upon whether the loans are characterized as Base Rate loans or Eurodollar rate loans, as defined in the revolving credit facility.  As of September 30, 2011, the interest rate under the amended agreement was approximately 2.7%. The agreement governing the Company's revolving credit facility also contains various financial and other covenants. It also includes certain restrictions on the Company's ability to incur other indebtedness or pay dividends to stockholders. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with the terms of the revolving credit facility.
 
On June 27, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with the banks to amend its revolving credit facility to provide it with greater flexibility in regards to its capital structure. The amendments include revising certain financial covenants, reducing the borrowing base and adding the ability for the Company to form subsidiary entities that will be structured in a manner which will provide the Company with the ability to access debt markets through the use of asset-backed securities that are collateralized by the Company's assets.
 
As of September 30, 2011, the outstanding balance under the Company's revolving credit facility was $236.1 million. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had $93.8 million in availability under the revolving credit facility (net of $0.1 million in letters of credit) subject to the Company's ability to meet the collateral requirements under the agreement governing the facility. The entire amount of the facility drawn at any time plus accrued interest and fees is callable on demand in the event of certain specified events of default. The agreement under the Company's revolving credit facility will terminate on September 25, 2014.
 
The Company's revolving credit facility, including any amounts drawn on the facility, is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company (not otherwise used as security for its other credit facilities) including the containers owned by the Company, the underlying leases thereon and the Company's interest in any money received under such contracts.
 
(b) Term Loans
 
Term loans consist of the following:
 
(i) Bank Term Loan. On December 20, 2010, the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement with a consortium of banks. Under this loan agreement, the Company was eligible to borrow up to $300.0 million, subject to certain borrowing conditions, which amount is secured by certain assets of the Company's wholly owned foreign subsidiaries.  The Company initially borrowed $185.0 million under the agreement and drew down the remaining $115.0 million of the loan facility during the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The loan agreement is an amortizing facility with a term of six years, originally with quarterly principal payments of $6.0 million each (i.e. 2.0% of the aggregate commitment).  Any unpaid principal will be due on December 20, 2016.
 
On March 11, 2011 the Company entered into an Amendment to the Term Loan Agreement which reduced the quarterly payments of principal for the $185.0 million initially borrowed to $3.7 million each (i.e. 2.0% of the drawn amount) for the first 23 quarterly payment dates with a final payment of $99.9 million (54.0% of the drawn amount) due on December 20, 2016.  The quarterly payments of principal on the additional draw downs (each determined separately) is an amount equal to the product of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing 46.0% by the number of remaining scheduled principal payment dates, as of the drawdown date and (y) the initial principal balance of such term loan, with a final payment due on December 20, 2016 of 54.0% of the initial principal balance of such term loan. The loan bears a variable interest rate based on LIBOR for Eurodollar loans, and Base Rate for base rate loans.  The Base Rate is defined as the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1.0%, (ii) the prime rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal), and (iii) the Eurodollar rate (for three-month loans) plus 1.0%. The proceeds from this borrowing were used to pay part of the Company's revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2011, the loan had a balance of $286.8 million, of which $25.0 million is repayable within one year, and an interest rate of 3.3%. The loan agreement contains various financial and other covenants. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all the covenants under the loan agreement.
 
(ii) Related Party Term Loan.  On August 20, 2009, the Company signed a $10.0 million five-year loan agreement with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). As of the date of closing of the loan agreement, DBJ owned approximately 9.4% of the Company's outstanding common stock. The loan is payable in 19 quarterly installments of $0.2 million starting October 31, 2009 and a final payment of $6.2 million on July 31, 2014. The loan bears a variable interest rate based on BBA LIBOR and is secured by container rental equipment owned by the Company. As of September 30, 2011, the loan had a balance of $8.4 million, of which $0.8 million is repayable within one year, and an interest rate of 2.7%. The agreement governing the Company's term loan contains various financial and other covenants. As of September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all the covenants under the loan agreement. In December 2010, DBJ sold 753,000 shares of the Company's stock, thereby reducing its equity interest to 4.9% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock as of September 30, 2011.
 
The Company's term loans are secured by a specific pool of containers owned by the Company, the underlying leases thereon and the Company's interest in any money received under such contracts.
 
(c) Asset-Backed Warehouse Facility
 
On September 9, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, CAL Funding I Limited, entered into a credit facility for $100.0 million of asset-backed warehouse notes, which facility may be increased to $200.0 million subject to certain conditions.  There was no funding under the facility at closing but the commitment to fund under the notes is available until September 8, 2013.  The notes bear a variable interest rate based on LIBOR during the initial two-year funding period.  If the notes are not refinanced or renewed during this two-year period, the facility is structured to amortize over a term that is scheduled to be ten years, but not to exceed 15 years.  The facility contains various financial and other covenants.  The proceeds from the facility will be used to finance equipment purchases and leases. As of September 30, 2011, no funds had been drawn down from this credit facility. The warehouse facility is secured by containers and other assets owned by CAL Funding I Limited.
 
(d) Capital Lease Obligations
 
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had capital lease obligations of $11.7 million. The underlying obligations are denominated in U.S. Dollars and Euros at floating interest rates averaging 3.2% as of September 30, 2011 and with maturity dates between December 2011 and June 2019. The liability under each lease is secured by the underlying leased equipment.