Note 7 - Credit Agreements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Credit Agreements

Short-term borrowings are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
ABL facility	$	-	$	-
Other lines of credit, as described below		6,509		9,575
Total	$	6,509	$	9,575

Long-term borrowings are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Term loan	$	1,179,000		$	1,197,000
Original issue discount		(27,235	)		(12,735	)
Capital lease obligation		2,421			2,529
Other		566			1,026
Total		1,154,752			1,187,820
Less: current portion of debt		249			12,286
Less: current portion of capital lease obligation		187			185
Total	$	1,154,316		$	1,175,349

On May 31, 2013, the Borrower amended and restated its then existing credit agreement by entering into a new term loan credit agreement (New Term Loan Credit Agreement) with certain commercial banks and other lenders. The New Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for a $1,200,000 term loan B credit facility (New Term Loan) and includes a $300,000 uncommitted incremental term loan facility. The New Term Loan Credit Agreement matures on May 31, 2020. Proceeds from the New Term Loan were used to repay amounts outstanding under the Company’s previous credit agreement and to fund a special cash dividend of $5.00 per share on the Company’s common stock. Remaining funds from the New Term Loan were used for general corporate purposes and to pay related financing fees and expenses.

The New Term Loan is guaranteed by all of the Borrower’s wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries, GAC and the Company, and is secured by associated collateral agreements which pledge a first priority lien on virtually all of the Borrower’s assets, including fixed assets and intangibles, and the assets of the guarantors (other than the Company), other than all cash, trade accounts receivable, inventory, and other current assets and proceeds thereof, which will be secured by a second priority lien.

The New Term Loan amortizes in equal installments of 0.25% of the original principal amount of the New Term Loan payable on the first day of April, July, October and January commencing on October 1, 2013 until the final maturity date on May 31, 2020. It initially bears interest at rates based upon either a base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.75% or adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. Beginning in the second quarter of 2014, and measured each quarterly period thereafter, the applicable margin related to base rate loans can be reduced to 1.50% and the applicable margin related to LIBOR rate loans can be reduced to 2.50%, in each case, if the Borrower’s net debt leverage ratio falls below 3.00 to 1.00 for that measurement period. As the Borrower’s net debt leverage ratio was below 3.00 to 1.00 on April 1, 2014, the Company realized a 25 basis point reduction in borrowing costs for the second quarter of 2014. As a result, the Company recorded a cumulative catch-up gain of $16,014 in the second quarter of 2014 which represents the total cash interest savings over the remaining term of the loan. The gain was recorded as original issue discount on long-term borrowings in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The New Term Loan Credit Agreement contains restrictions on the Borrower’s ability to pay distributions and dividends. Payments can be made by the Borrower to the Company or other parent companies for certain expenses such as operating expenses in the ordinary course, fees and expenses related to any debt or equity offering and to pay franchise or similar taxes. Dividends can be used to repurchase equity interests, subject to limitations in certain circumstances. Additionally, the New Term Loan Credit Agreement restricts the aggregate amount of dividends and distributions that can be paid and, in certain circumstances, requires pro forma compliance with certain fixed charge coverage ratios or gross leverage ratios, as applicable in order to pay certain dividends and distributions. The New Term Loan Credit Agreement also contains other affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens on property, sale and leaseback transactions, investments, loans and advances, mergers or consolidations, asset sales, acquisitions, transactions with affiliates, prepayments of certain other indebtedness and modifications of our organizational documents. The New Term Loan Credit Agreement does not contain any financial maintenance covenants.

The New Term Loan Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including; nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts; failure to perform covenants; inaccuracy of representations or warranties in any material respect; cross-defaults with other material indebtedness; certain undischarged judgments; the occurrence of certain ERISA or bankruptcy or insolvency events; or the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the New Term Loan Credit Agreement). A bankruptcy or insolvency event of default will cause the obligations under the New Term Loan Credit Agreement to automatically become immediately due and payable.

Concurrent with the closing of the New Term Loan Credit Agreement on May 31, 2013, the Borrower amended its then existing ABL credit agreement (New ABL Credit Agreement). The amendment provides for a one year extension of the maturity date in respect of the $150,000 senior secured ABL revolving credit facility provided under the previous ABL credit agreement (ABL Facility). The extended maturity date of the ABL Facility is May 31, 2018.

Borrowings under the ABL Facility are guaranteed by all of the Borrower’s wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries and GAC, and are secured by associated collateral agreements which pledge a first priority lien on all cash, trade accounts receivable, inventory, and other current assets and proceeds thereof, and a second priority lien on all other assets, including fixed assets and intangibles of the Borrower, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Borrower and the guarantors (other than the Company). Borrowings bear interest at rates based upon either a base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.00% or adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.00%, in each case, subject to adjustments based upon average availability under the ABL Facility. The New ABL Credit Agreement requires the Borrower to maintain a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0x, tested on a quarterly basis, when Availability plus the amount of Qualified Cash (up to $5,000) (as defined in the New ABL Credit Agreement) under the ABL Facility is less than the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Line Cap (as defined in the New ABL Credit Agreement) and (ii) $10,000. The New ABL Credit Agreement also contains covenants and events of default substantially similar to those in the New Term Loan Credit Agreement, as described above. As of June 30, 2014, no amounts were outstanding under the ABL Facility. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had $197,959 of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $148,500 of availability under the ABL Facility, net of outstanding letters of credit.

On April 30, 2014, the Company made a $12,000 voluntary prepayment of debt with available cash on hand that was applied to future principal amortizations and the Excess Cash Flow payment requirement in the New Term Loan Credit Agreement.

In connection with the May 31, 2013 refinancing and in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, the Company capitalized $21,546 of new debt issuance costs, recorded $13,797 of fees paid to creditors as a debt discount, and expensed $7,100 of transaction fees in the second quarter of 2013. The Company evaluated on a lender by lender basis if the debt related to returning lenders was significantly modified or not, resulting in the write-off of $5,473 in unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount relating to the previous Term Loan Credit Agreement and ABL Credit Agreement. Amounts expensed were recorded as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. The Company amortizes both the capitalized debt issuance costs and the original issue discount on its loans under the effective interest method.

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, short-term borrowings consisted primarily of borrowings by our foreign subsidiaries on local lines of credit, which totaled $6,509 and $9,575, respectively.