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CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT
CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT
PBF Holding Revolving Loan
On August 15, 2014, PBF Holding amended and restated the terms of its asset based revolving credit agreement ("Revolving Loan") to, among other things, increase the commitments from $1,610,000 to $2,500,000, and extend the maturity to August 2019. An accordion feature allows for increases in the aggregate commitment of up to $2,750,000. In addition, the amended and restated agreement reduced the interest rate on advances and the commitment fee paid on the unused portion of the facility. At the option of PBF Holding, advances under the Revolving Loan will bear interest either at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, all as defined in the agreement. The Applicable Margin ranges from 1.50% to 2.25% for Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans and from 0.50% to 1.25% for Alternative Base Rate Loans, depending on the Company's debt rating. Interest is paid in arrears, either quarterly in the case of Alternate Base Rate Loans or at the maturity of each Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan.
The amended agreement also increased the sublimit for letters from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 and reduced the combined LC Participation Fee and Fronting Fee paid on each issued and outstanding letter of credit. As defined in the agreement, the LC Participation Fee ranges from 1.25% to 2.0% depending on the Company's debt rating and the Fronting Fee is equal to 0.25%.
Advances under the Revolving Loan, plus all issued and outstanding letters of credit may not exceed the lesser of $2,500,000 or the Borrowing Base, as defined in the agreement. The Revolving Loan can be prepaid, without penalty, at any time.
The Revolving Loan has a financial covenant which requires that if at any time Excess Availability, as defined in the agreement, is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the lesser of the then existing Borrowing Base and the then aggregate Revolving Commitments of the Lenders (the "Financial Covenant Testing Amount"), and (ii) $100,000 and until such time as Excess Availability is greater than the Financial Covenant Testing Amount and $100,000 for a period of 12 or more consecutive days, PBF Holding will not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement and determined as of the last day of the most recently completed quarter, to be less than 1.1 to 1.0. PBF Holding was in compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2014.
PBF Holding's obligations under the Revolving Loan are (a) guaranteed by PBF LLC, PBF Finance, and each of its domestic operating subsidiaries and (b) are secured by a lien on (x) PBF LLC’s equity interests in PBF Holding and (y) certain assets of PBF Holding and the subsidiary guarantors including all deposit accounts (other than zero balance accounts, cash collateral accounts, trust accounts and/or payroll accounts, all of which are excluded from the collateral); all accounts receivable; all hydrocarbon inventory (other than the intermediate and finished products owned by J. Aron pursuant to the Inventory Intermediation Agreements) and to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise related to the foregoing, all general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, letter of credit rights and supporting obligations; and all products and proceeds of the foregoing.
At December 31, 2014, there was no outstanding borrowings and standby letters of credit of $400,262 issued under the Revolving Loan. At December 31, 2013, PBF Holding had outstanding loans of $15,000 and standby letters of credit of $441,368 issued under the Revolving Loan.

PBF Rail Revolving Credit Facility
Effective March 25, 2014, PBF Rail Logistics Company LLC (“PBF Rail”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Holding, entered into a $250,000 secured revolving credit agreement (the “Rail Facility”) with a consortium of eleven lenders, including Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (“CA-CIB”) as Administrative Agent. The primary purpose of the Rail Facility is to fund the acquisition by PBF Rail of coiled and insulated crude tank cars and non-coiled and non-insulated general purpose crude tank cars (the "Eligible Railcars") before December 2015.
The amount available to be advanced under the Rail Facility equals 70% of the lesser of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Eligible Railcars, or the aggregate Purchase Price of such Eligible Railcars, as these terms are defined in the credit agreement. On the first anniversary of the closing, the advance rate adjusts automatically to 65%. The Rail Facility matures on March 31, 2016 and all outstanding advances must be repaid at that time. At any time prior to maturity PBF Rail may repay and re-borrow any advances without premium or penalty.
At PBF Rail's election, advances bear interest at a rate per annum equal to one month LIBOR plus the Facility Margin for Eurodollar Loans, or the Corporate Base Rate plus the Facility Margin for Base Rate Loans (the Corporate Base Rate is equal to the higher of the prime rate as determined by CA-CIB, the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points, or one month LIBOR plus 100 basis points), all as defined in the credit agreement. In addition, there is a commitment fee on the unused portion. Interest and fees are payable monthly.
The lenders received a perfected, first priority security interest in all of PBF Rail's assets, including but not limited to (i) the Eligible Railcars, (ii) all railcar marks and other intangibles, (iii) the rights of PBF Rail under the Transportation Services Agreement (“TSA”) entered into between PBF Rail and PBF Holding, (iv) the accounts of PBF Rail, and (v) proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Eligible Railcars, including insurance proceeds. In addition, the lenders received a pledge of the membership interest of PBF Rail held by PBF Transportation Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Holding. The obligations of PBF Holding under the TSA are guaranteed by each of DCR, Paulsboro Refining Company LLC, and Toledo Refining Company LLC.
At December 31, 2014, there was $37,270 outstanding under the Rail Facility.
Senior Secured Notes
On February 9, 2012, PBF Holding completed the offering of $675,500 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. The net proceeds, after deducting the original issue discount, the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions, and the fees and expenses of the offering, were used to repay all of the outstanding indebtedness plus accrued interest owed under the Toledo Promissory Note, the Paulsboro Promissory Note, and the Term Loan, as well as to reduce the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan.
The Senior Secured Notes are secured on a first-priority basis by substantially all of the present and future assets of PBF Holding and its subsidiaries (other than assets securing the Revolving Loan). Payment of the Senior Secured Notes is jointly and severally guaranteed by substantially all of PBF Holding’s subsidiaries. PBF Holding has optional redemption rights to repurchase all or a portion of the Senior Secured Notes at varying prices no less than 100% of the principal amounts of the notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. The holders of the Senior Secured Notes have repurchase options exercisable only upon a change in control, certain asset sale transactions, or in event of a default as defined in the indenture agreement. In addition, the Senior Secured Notes contain covenant restrictions limiting certain types of additional debt, equity issuances, and payments. PBF Holding is in compliance with the covenants as of December 31, 2014.
Catalyst Leases
Subsidiaries of the Company have entered into agreements at each of its refineries whereby the Company sold certain of its catalyst precious metals to major commercial banks and then leased them back. The catalyst is required to be repurchased by the Company at market value at lease termination. The Company treated these transactions as financing arrangements, and the lease payments are recorded as interest expense over the agreements’ terms. The Company has elected the fair value option for accounting for its catalyst lease repurchase obligations as the Company’s liability is directly impacted by the change in value of the underlying catalyst. The fair value of these repurchase obligations as reflected in the table below is measured using Level 2 inputs.
The Paulsboro catalyst lease was entered into effective January 2012 and was amended in December 2012 to extend the maturity date to November 2013. Proceeds from the lease were $9,453. The annual lease fee under this lease for 2013 was $262. Upon maturity, the Company entered into a new Paulsboro catalyst lease effective on December 5, 2013 with a three year term. The annual lease fee is $180, which is based on a fixed annual interest rate of 1.95%, payable quarterly.
The Toledo catalyst lease was entered into effective July 1, 2011 with a three-year term. Proceeds from the lease of $18,345, net of a facility fee of $279, were used to repay a portion of the Toledo Promissory Note. The lease fee is payable quarterly and resets annually based on current market conditions. The lease fee for the second one year period beginning July 2012 and for the third one year period beginning July 2013 was $967 and $810, respectively, payable quarterly. In July 2014, the Company completed a new three-year lease of Platinum catalyst at the Toledo Refinery. The annual fixed interest rate is 1.99% and the annual lease expense is approximately $326.
Additionally, in November 2013, the Company entered into an eight month bridge lease for additional catalyst for the Company's Toledo refinery in connection with its planned turnaround in 2014. Proceeds from the lease were $12,034. The lease fee was $150, based on a fixed annual interest rate of 1.85%, payable at maturity. The lease was settled during the third quarter 2014 with an immaterial gain recognized during the year ended December 31, 2014.
The Delaware City catalyst lease was entered into in October 2010 with a three-year term. Proceeds from the lease were $17,474, net of $266 in facility fees. The lease fee was payable quarterly and reset annually based on current market conditions. The lease fee for the second and third one year period beginning in October 2011 was $946 and $1,048, respectively. Upon maturity of the lease, the Company entered into a new Delaware City catalyst lease which was effective October 17, 2013 and has a three-year term. Incremental proceeds from the new lease were $2,223. The lease fee is payable annually based on a fixed annual interest rate of 1.96%. The annual lease fee for the three year period beginning in October 2013 is $322. On November 21, 2013 the Company amended the lease to also include palladium catalyst. The lease fee for the palladium is payable annually at a fixed annual interest rate of 1.85%. The annual lease fee for the three year period beginning in October 2013 is $30.
Long-term debt outstanding consisted of the following: 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Senior Secured Notes
 
$
668,520

 
$
667,487

Revolving Loan
 

 
15,000

Rail Facility
 
37,270

 

Catalyst leases
 
36,559

 
53,089

 
 
742,349

 
735,576

Less—Current maturities
 

 
(12,029
)
Long-term debt
 
$
742,349

 
$
723,547



Debt Maturities
Debt maturing in the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
 
Year Ending
December 31,
 
2015
$

2016
60,722

2017
13,107

2018

2019

Thereafter
668,520

 
$
742,349