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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]  
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
(7)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
 
 
Debt
 
Details of the Company's debt as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
Outstanding
 
 
Average
 
 
Outstanding
 
 
Average
 
Agreement
Reference
 
Current
 
 
Long-term
 
 
Interest
 
 
Current
 
 
Long-term
 
 
Interest
 
Terminates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)(i)
Revolving credit facility
 
$
-
 
 
$
160,000
 
 
 
3.0
%
 
$
-
 
 
$
261,000
 
 
 
3.0
%
September 2014
(a)(ii)
Revolving credit facility - Rail
 
 
-
 
 
 
41,469
 
 
 
2.5
%
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
June 2015
(b)(i)
Term loan
 
 
800
 
 
 
6,600
 
 
 
2.7
%
 
 
800
 
 
 
7,400
 
 
 
2.8
%
July 2014
(b)(ii)
Term loan
 
 
24,964
 
 
 
230,651
 
 
 
3.3
%
 
 
24,964
 
 
 
255,614
 
 
 
3.5
%
December 2016
(b)(iii)
Term loan
 
 
9,940
 
 
 
129,260
 
 
 
2.5
%
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
April 2017
(c)
Senior secured notes
 
 
8,240
 
 
 
94,760
 
 
 
4.9
%
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
September 2022
(d)
Asset backed warehouse facility
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
51,000
 
 
 
2.7
%
September 2023
(e)
Asset backed notes
 
 
17,100
 
 
 
151,050
 
 
 
3.5
%
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
October 2027
(f)
Collateralized financing obligations
 
 
-
 
 
 
75,200
 
 
 
1.1
%
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
November 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Debt
 
$
61,044
 
 
$
888,990
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
25,764
 
 
$
575,014
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company's term loans, senior secured notes, asset backed warehouse facility, asset backed notes and collateralized financing obligations are secured by specific pools of rental equipment and other assets owned by the Company, the underlying leases thereon and the Company's interest in any money received under such contracts. The agreements relating to all of the Company's debt contain various financial and other covenants. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants.
 
(a)
Revolving Credit Facilities
 
Revolving credit facilities consist of the following:
 
(i) The Company has a revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks to finance the acquisition of container rental equipment and for general working capital purposes. As of December 31, 2012, the maximum commitment under the revolving credit facility was $575.0 million. The Company's revolving credit facility may be increased up to a maximum of $675.0 million without lender approval so long as no default or event of default exists either before or immediately after giving effect to the increase. 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 agreement.  In addition to various financial and other covenants, the Company's revolving line of credit also includes certain restrictions on the Company's ability to incur other indebtedness or pay dividends to stockholders.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the terms of the revolving credit facility.
 
As of December 31, 2012, the Company had $414.9 million in availability under the revolving credit facility (net of $0.1 million in letters of credit) subject to its 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 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.
 
 (ii)  On June 7, 2012, CAI and CAI Rail Inc. (CAI Rail), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks to finance the acquisition of railcars.  As of December 31, 2012, the maximum credit commitment under the revolving line of credit was $85.0 million.
 
Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at a variable rate. 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 agreement.  For domestic base rate loans, the interest rate is equal to the highest of (i) the daily federal funds open rate as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and (ii) the administrative agent's published "Reference Rate", in each case plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% based on certain conditions.
 
As of December 31, 2012, CAI Rail had $43.5 million in availability under the revolving credit facility, subject to its 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.
 
CAI Rail's revolving credit facility, including any amounts drawn on the facility, is secured by all of the assets of CAI Rail and is guaranteed by the Company.
 
(b)
Term Loans
 
Term loans consist of the following:
 
(i) On August 20, 2009, the Company signed a $10.0 million five-year loan agreement with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). 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 LIBOR. As of December 31, 2012, the loan had a balance of $7.4 million.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under this loan as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated assuming the interest rate remains 2.7% through maturity of the loan.
 
2013
$
995
2014
6,732
7,727
Less: Amount representing interest
(327
)
Term loan
$
7,400
  
(ii) 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 loan agreement is an amortizing facility with a term of six years.  Quarterly payments of principal for the $185.0 million initially borrowed are $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) are 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 interest rates vary depending upon whether the loans are characterized as Base Rate loans or Eurodollar rate loans, as defined in the term loan agreement. 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 down part of the Company's borrowings under the revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2012, the loan had a balance of $255.6 million.

The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under this loan as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated assuming the interest rate remains 3.3% through maturity of the loan.
 
2013
$
33,225
2014
32,387
2015
31,549
2016
186,488
283,649
Less: Amount representing interest
(28,035
)
Term loan
$
255,614
 
(iii) On April 11, 2012, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with a consortium of banks. The agreement provides for a five year term loan of up to $60.0 million, subject to certain borrowing conditions, which amount is secured by certain assets of the Company. On November 9, 2012, the maximum commitment under the term loan was increased to $142.0 million. The commitment under the loan may be increased to a maximum of $200.0 million under certain conditions described in the agreement. The outstanding principal amounts under the term loan bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, amortized quarterly, and require quarterly payments equal to 1.75% multiplied by the outstanding principal amount at such time. The facility contains various financial and other covenants. The full $142.0 million has been drawn and was primarily used to repay outstanding amounts under the revolving credit facility. All unpaid amounts then outstanding are due and payable on April 11, 2017.  As of December 31, 2012, the loan had a balance of $139.2 million.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under this loan as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated assuming the interest rate remains 2.5% through maturity of the loan.
 
2013
$
13,317
2014
13,070
2015
12,822
2016
12,581
2017
100,661
152,451
Less: Amount representing interest
(13,251
)
Term loan
$
139,200

(c)
Senior Secured Notes
 
On September 13, 2012, Container Applications Limited (CAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with certain institutional investors, pursuant to which CAL issued $103.0 million of its 4.90% Senior Secured Notes due September 13, 2022 (the Notes) to the investors. The Notes are guaranteed by the Company and secured by certain assets of CAL and the Company.
 
The Notes bear interest at 4.9% per annum, due and payable semiannually on March 13 and September 13 of each year, commencing on March 13, 2013.  In addition, CAL is required to make certain principal payments on March 13 and September 13 of each year, commencing on March 13, 2013.  Any unpaid principal and interest is due and payable on September 13, 2022.  The Note Purchase Agreement provides that CAL may prepay at any time all or any part of the Notes in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
 
The proceeds from the note were used to repay the Company's asset backed warehouse credit facility of $100.0 million (see Note 7(d)) and the remaining $3.0 million was used for working capital purposes.  As of December 31, 2012, the Notes had a balance of $103.0 million.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under the Notes as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated based on the fixed interest rate of 4.9%.
 
2013
$
13,186
2014
12,782
2015
12,379
2016
10,910
2017 and thereafter
87,070
136,327
Less: Amount representing interest
(33,327
)
Senior secured notes
$
103,000

(d)
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. The Company borrowed $51.0 million under the facility during 2011, and an additional $49.0 million during the first quarter of 2012. The Company repaid the $100.0 million balance of the asset-backed warehouse facility on September 13, 2012 when it entered into a Note Purchase Agreement for $103.0 million with certain institutional investors (see Note 7(c) above). This facility was cancelled in January 2013.
 
(e)
Asset-Backed Notes
 
On October 18, 2012, CAL Funding II Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of CAI, issued $171.0 million of 3.47% fixed rate asset-backed notes (Asset-Backed Notes).  Principal and interest on the Asset-Backed Notes is payable monthly commencing on November 26, 2012, and the Asset-Backed Notes mature in October 2027.  The proceeds from the Asset-Backed Notes were used to repay part of the Company's borrowings under its revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2012, the Asset-Backed Notes had a balance of $168.2 million.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under the Asset-Backed Notes as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated based on the fixed interest rate of 3.47%.
 
2013
$
22,663
2014
22,069
2015
21,476
2016
20,883
2017 and thereafter
109,990
197,081
Less: Amount representing interest
(28,931
)
Asset-backed notes
$
168,150

(f)
Collateralized Financing Obligations
 
As of December 31, 2012, the Company had collateralized financing obligations of $75.2 million (see Note 3).  As of December 31, 2011, the debt related to the collateralized financing obligations of $10.0 million was included in capital lease obligations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The debt is secured by a pool of containers covered under the financing arrangements.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under the Company's collateralized financing obligations as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated assuming an average interest rate of 1.1% through maturity of the obligations.
 
2013
$
-
2014
-
2015
67,085
2016
10,736
77,821
Less: Amount representing interest
(2,621
)
Collateralized financing obligations
$
75,200

Capital Lease Obligations
 
As of December 31, 2012, the Company had capital lease obligations of $7.3 million. The underlying obligations are denominated in U.S. Dollars and Euros at floating interest rates averaging 2.6% as of December 31, 2012 with maturity dates between October 2012 and June 2019. The loans are secured by containers covered by the lease obligations.
 
The following are the estimated future principal and interest payments under capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands). The payments were calculated assuming the interest rate remains 2.6% through maturity of the loans.
 
 
2013
$
2,401
2014
1,901
2015
1,457
2016
875
2017 and thereafter
1,090
7,724
Less: Amount representing interest
(398
)
Capital lease obligations
$
7,326