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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
DEBT:
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Debt:
 
 
 
Term Loan B due in November 2022 (Principal of $396,000 and $400,000 less Unamortized Discount of $6,253 and $7,853, respectively, 8.53% and 7.47% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)
$
389,747

 
$
392,147

11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025
274,276

 
300,000

MEDCO Revenue Bonds in Series due September 2025 at 5.75%
102,865

 
102,865

Term Loan A due in November 2021 (6.78% and 5.92% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)
73,750

 
100,000

Advance Royalty Commitments (8.57% and 9.42% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)
2,261

 
2,085

Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
16,409

 
21,129

 
826,490

 
875,968

Less: Amounts Due in One Year*
117,954

 
19,318

Long-Term Debt
$
708,536

 
$
856,650



*Excludes current portion of Capital Lease Obligations of $16,858 and $3,164 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Annual undiscounted maturities on long-term debt during the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
Amount
2019
$
117,954

2020
29,356

2021
49,327

2022
274,424

2023
170

Thereafter
377,921

      Total Long-Term Debt Maturities
$
849,152



In November 2017, CONSOL Energy entered into a revolving credit facility with commitments up to $300 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), a Term Loan A Facility of up to $100 million (the “TLA Facility”) and a Term Loan B Facility of up to $400 million (the “TLB Facility”, and together with the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). Borrowings under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility depends on the total net leverage ratio, whereas the applicable margin for the TLB Facility is fixed. The Revolving Credit and TLA Facilities mature on November 28, 2021. The TLB Facility matures on November 28, 2022. Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by (i) all owners of the 75% undivided economic interest in the PAMC held by the Company, (ii) any other members of the Company’s group that own any portion of the collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iii) subject to certain customary exceptions and agreed materiality thresholds, all other existing or future direct or indirect wholly owned restricted subsidiaries of the Company (excluding the Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries).

The Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility also include financial covenants, including (i) a maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, (ii) a maximum total net leverage ratio, and (iii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. CONSOL Energy must maintain a maximum first lien gross leverage ratio covenant of no more than 2.25 to 1.00, measured quarterly, stepping down to 2.00 to 1.00 in March 2019 and 1.75 to 1.00 in March 2020. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated First Lien Debt to Consolidated EBITDA, excluding the Partnership. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio was 1.29 to 1.00 at December 31, 2018. CONSOL Energy must maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio covenant of no more than 3.25 to 1.00, measured quarterly, stepping down to 3.00 to 1.00 in March 2019 and 2.75 to 1.00 in March 2020. The maximum total net leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness, minus Cash on Hand, to Consolidated EBITDA, excluding the Partnership. The maximum total net leverage ratio was 1.66 to 1.00 at December 31, 2018. Consolidated EBITDA, as used in the covenant calculation, excludes non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring transaction expenses, extraordinary gains and losses, gains and losses on discontinued operations, non-cash charges related to legacy employee liabilities and gains and losses on debt extinguishment, and includes cash distributions received from the Partnership and subtracts cash payments related to legacy employee liabilities. The facilities also include a minimum fixed charge coverage covenant of no less than 1.00 to 1.00, measured quarterly, stepping up to 1.05 to 1.00 in March 2020 and 1.10 to 1.00 in March 2021. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges, excluding the Partnership. Consolidated Fixed Charges, as used in the covenant calculation, includes cash interest payments, cash payments for income taxes, scheduled debt repayments, dividends paid, and Maintenance Capital Expenditures. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.11 to 1.00 at December 31 2018.

The TLB Facility also includes a financial covenant that requires the Company to repay a certain amount of its borrowings under the TLB Facility within ten business days after the date it files its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Company has excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement for the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) during the year covered by the applicable Form 10-K. As of December 31, 2018, the required repayment of approximately $110 million has been classified as Current Portion of Long-Term Debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At December 31, 2018, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $54,065 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $245,935 of unused capacity. At December 31, 2017, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $27,426 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $272,574 of unused capacity. From time to time, CONSOL Energy is required to post financial assurances to satisfy contractual and other requirements generated in the normal course of business. Some of these assurances are posted to comply with federal, state or other government agencies' statutes and regulations. CONSOL Energy sometimes uses letters of credit to satisfy these requirements and these letters of credit reduce the Company's borrowing facility capacity.

In November 2017, CONSOL Energy issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (the “Second Lien Notes”) pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 13, 2017, by and between the Company and UMB Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee and collateral trustee (the “Trustee”). On November 28, 2017, certain subsidiaries of the Company executed a supplement to the Indenture and became party to the Indenture as a guarantor (the “Guarantors”). The Second Lien Notes are secured by second priority liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors that are pledged and on a first-priority basis as collateral securing the Company’s obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (described above), subject to certain exceptions under the Indenture.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, CONSOL Energy made total payments of $26 million on its outstanding TLA Facility, including accelerated payments of $11 million. The Company also repurchased $26 million of its outstanding 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in 2025 during the year ended December 31, 2018. As part of these transactions, $3,922 was included in Loss on Debt Extinguishment on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2018.