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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

4) LONG-TERM DEBT

A summary of long-term debt follows:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and Mortgages payable (including obligations under finance leases of $79,331 in 2021 and $52,905 in 2020) and term loans with varying maturities through 2099; weighted average interest rates of 5.6% in 2021 and 6.8% in 2020 (see Note 7 regarding finance leases)

 

$

185,027

 

 

$

61,638

 

Tranche A term loan

 

 

1,689,375

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

342,600

 

 

 

 

2.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2030, net of unamortized discount of $1,968 in 2021 and $2,193 in 2020

 

 

798,032

 

 

 

797,806

 

1.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, net of unamortized discount of $813 in 2021

 

 

699,187

 

 

 

 

2.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2032, net of unamortized discount of $1,254 in 2021

 

 

498,746

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B

 

 

 

 

 

490,000

 

Accounts receivable securitization program

 

 

 

 

 

225,000

 

5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

Total debt before unamortized financing costs

 

 

4,212,967

 

 

 

3,874,444

 

Less-Unamortized financing costs

 

 

(22,679

)

 

 

(18,193

)

Total debt after unamortized financing costs

 

 

4,190,288

 

 

 

3,856,251

 

Less-Amounts due within one year

 

 

(48,409

)

 

 

(331,998

)

Long-term debt

 

$

4,141,879

 

 

$

3,524,253

 

 

Credit Facilities and Outstanding Debt Securities

On August 24, 2021, we entered into a seventh amendment to our credit agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, as amended and restated as of September 21, 2012, August 7, 2014 and October 23, 2018, among UHS, as borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, (the “Credit Agreement”).  In September, 2021, we entered into an eighth amendment to our Credit Agreement which modified the definition of “Adjusted LIBO Rate”.

The seventh amendment to the Credit Agreement, among other things, provided for the following:

 

o

a $1.2 billion aggregate amount revolving credit facility, which is scheduled to mature on August 24, 2026, representing an increase of $200 million over the $1.0 billion previous commitment. As of December 31, 2021, this facility had $343 million of borrowings outstanding and $854 million of available borrowing capacity, net of $4 million of outstanding letters of credit;

 

o

a $1.7 billion tranche A term loan facility, which is scheduled to mature on August 24, 2026, resulting in an initial reduction of $150 million from the $1.85 billion of borrowings outstanding under the previous tranche A term loan facility, and;

 

o

repayment of approximately $488 million of outstanding borrowings and termination of the previous tranche B term loan facility.      

Pursuant to the terms of the seventh amendment, the tranche A term loan, which had $1.689 billion of borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2021, provides for installment payments of $10.625 million per quarter beginning on December 31, 2021 through September 30, 2023 and $21.25 million per quarter beginning on December 31, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The unpaid principal balance at June 30, 2026 is due on the maturity date.  

Revolving credit and tranche A term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our election at either (1) the ABR rate which is defined as the rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the lender’s prime rate, (b) the weighted average of the federal funds rate, plus 0.5% and (c) one month LIBOR rate plus 1%, in each case, plus an applicable margin based upon our consolidated leverage ratio at the end of each quarter ranging from 0.25% to 0.625%, or (2) the one, three or six month LIBOR rate (at our election), plus an applicable margin based upon our consolidated leverage ratio at the end of each quarter ranging from 1.25% to 1.625%. As of December 31, 2021, the applicable margins were 0.25% for ABR-based loans and 1.25% for LIBOR-based loans under the revolving credit and term loan A facilities.  The revolving credit facility includes a $125 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The Credit Agreement is secured by certain assets of the Company and our material subsidiaries (which generally excludes asset classes such as substantially all of the patient-related accounts receivable of our acute care hospitals, and certain real estate assets and assets held in joint-ventures with third parties) and is guaranteed by our material subsidiaries.

The Credit Agreement includes a material adverse change clause that must be represented at each draw. The Credit Agreement also contains covenants that include a limitation on sales of assets, mergers, change of ownership, liens and indebtedness, transactions

with affiliates, dividends and stock repurchases; and requires compliance with financial covenants including maximum leverage. We were in compliance with all required covenants as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

On August 24, 2021, we completed the following via private offerings to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:

 

o

Issued $700 million of aggregate principal amount of 1.65% senior secured notes due on September 1, 2026, and;

 

o

Issued $500 million of aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior secured notes due on January 15, 2032.

In April, 2021, our accounts receivable securitization program (“Securitization”) was amended (the eighth amendment) to: (i) reduce the aggregate borrowing commitments to $20 million (from $450 million previously); (ii) slightly reduce the borrowing rates and commitment fee, and; (iii) extend the maturity date to April 25, 2022 (from April, 2021 previously).  Substantially all other material terms and conditions remained unchanged. There were no borrowings outstanding pursuant to the Securitization as of December 31, 2021.  

On September 13, 2021, we redeemed $400 million of aggregate principal amount of 5.00% senior secured notes, that were scheduled to mature on June 1, 2026, at 102.50% of the aggregate principal, or $410 million.    

As of December 31, 2021, we had combined aggregate principal of $2.0 billion from the following senior secured notes:

 

o

$700 million aggregate principal amount of 1.65% senior secured notes due in September, 2026 (“2026 Notes”) which were issued on August 24, 2021.

 

o

$800 million aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior secured notes due in October, 2030 (“2030 Notes”) which were issued on September 21, 2020.

 

o

$500 million of aggregate principal amount of 2.65% senior secured notes due in January, 2032 (“2032 Notes”) which were issued on August 24, 2021.

On September 28, 2020, we redeemed the entire $700 million aggregate principal amount of our previously outstanding 4.75% senior secured notes, which were scheduled to mature in August, 2022, at 100% of the aggregate principal amount.

Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable on March 1st and September 1st until the maturity date of September 1, 2026.  Interest on the 2030 Notes payable on April 15th and October 15th, until the maturity date of October 15, 2030.  Interest on the 2032 Notes is payable on January 15th and July 15th until the maturity date of January 15, 2032.

The 2026 Notes, 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes (collectively “The Notes”) were offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

The Notes are guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) on a senior secured basis by all of our existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) that guarantee our Credit Agreement, or other first lien obligations or any junior lien obligations.  The Notes and the Guarantees are secured by first-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on certain of the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets now owned or acquired in the future by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than real property, accounts receivable sold pursuant to the Company’s Existing Receivables Facility (as defined in the Indenture pursuant to which The Notes were issued (the “Indenture”)), and certain other excluded assets). The Company’s obligations with respect to The Notes, the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Guarantees, and the performance of all of the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ other obligations under the Indenture, are secured equally and ratably with the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations under the Credit Agreement and The Notes by a perfected first-priority security interest, subject to permitted liens, in the collateral owned by the Company and its Subsidiary Guarantors, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. However, the liens on the collateral securing The Notes and the Guarantees will be released if: (i) The Notes have investment grade ratings; (ii) no default has occurred and is continuing, and; (iii) the liens on the collateral securing all first lien obligations (including the Credit Agreement and The Notes) and any junior lien obligations are released or the collateral under the Credit Agreement, any other first lien obligations and any junior lien obligations is released or no longer required to be pledged. The liens on any collateral securing The Notes and the Guarantees will also be released if the liens on that collateral securing the Credit Agreement, other first lien obligations and any junior lien obligations are released.

In connection with the issuance of The Notes, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the representatives of the several initial purchasers, entered into Registration Rights Agreements (the “Registration Rights Agreements”), whereby the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed, at their expense, to use commercially reasonable best efforts to: (i) cause to be filed a registration statement enabling the holders to exchange The Notes and the Guarantees for registered senior secured notes issued by the Company and guaranteed by the then Subsidiary Guarantors under the Indenture (the “Exchange Securities”), containing terms identical to those of The Notes (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with the Registration Rights Agreements); (ii) cause the registration statement to become effective; (iii) complete the exchange offer not later than 60 days after such effective date and in any event on or prior to a target registration date of March 21, 2023 in the case of the 2030 Notes and February 24, 2024 in the case of the 2026 and 2032 Notes, and; (iv) file a shelf

registration statement for the resale of The Notes if the exchange offers cannot be effected within the time periods listed above. The interest rate on The Notes will increase and additional interest thereon will be payable if the Company does not comply with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreements.

As discussed in Note 9-Relationship with Universal Health Realty Income Trust and Other Related Party Transactions, on December 31, 2021, we (through wholly-owned subsidiaries of ours) entered into an asset exchange and substitution transaction with Universal Health Realty Income Trust (the “Trust”), pursuant to the terms of which we, among other things, transferred to the Trust, the real estate assets of Aiken Regional Medical Center (“Aiken”) and Canyon Creek Behavioral Health (“Canyon Creek”).  In connection with this transaction, Aiken and Canyon Creek (as lessees), entered into a master lease and individual property leases (with the Trust as lessor), for initial lease terms on each property of approximately twelve years, ending on December 31, 2033.  As a result of our purchase option within the Aiken and Canyon Spring lease agreements, this asset purchase and sale transaction is accounted for as a failed sale leaseback in accordance with U.S. GAAP and we have accounted for the transaction as a financing arrangement. Our monthly lease payments payable to the Trust will be recorded to interest expense and as a reduction of the outstanding financial liability. The amount allocated to interest expense will be determined using our incremental borrowing rate and will be based on the outstanding financial liability. In connection with this transaction, our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 reflects a financial liability of approximately $82 million which is included in Notes and Mortgages payable in the table above.  

At December 31, 2021, the carrying value and fair value of our debt were each approximately $4.2 billion. At December 31, 2020, the carrying value and fair value of our debt were each approximately $3.9 billion. The fair value of our debt was computed based upon quotes received from financial institutions. We consider these to be “level 2” in the fair value hierarchy as outlined in the authoritative guidance for disclosures in connection with debt instruments.

The aggregate scheduled maturities of our total debt outstanding as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

 

(000s)

 

2022

 

$

48,409

 

2023

 

 

59,648

 

2024

 

 

92,012

 

2025

 

 

91,274

 

2026

 

 

2,472,172

 

Later

 

 

1,449,452

 

Total maturities before unamortized financing costs

 

 

4,212,967

 

Less-Unamortized financing costs

 

 

(22,679

)

Total

 

$

4,190,288