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Bank Revolving Credit Facility
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
Bank Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Bank Revolving Credit Facility
D. Bank Revolving Credit Facility
On March 30, 2011, the Company and its 13-member bank group entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) and a Third Amended and Restated Guaranty of Payment of Debt (the “Guaranty”, and collectively, the “Credit Facility”). On April 21, 2011, one additional member was admitted to the bank group and the total available borrowings under the Credit Agreement were increased from $425,000,000 to $450,000,000. The Credit Agreement matures on March 30, 2014 and provides for one, 12-month extension option, subject to certain conditions. Borrowings bear interest at LIBOR, subject to a floor of 100 basis points, plus 3.75%. Up to $100,000,000 of the available borrowings may be used, in the aggregate, for letters of credit and/or surety bonds. The Credit Facility has a number of restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on certain consolidations and mergers, limitations on the amount of debt, guarantees and property liens that the Company may incur and restrictions on the pledging of ownership interests in subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement removes the previous prohibition on paying common stock dividends, subject to a limitation. As amended on July 13, 2011, the Credit Agreement allows the Company to utilize up to $24,000,000 during any four consecutive fiscal quarter periods for either common stock dividends or common stock repurchases and requires a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Company’s Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 to be used to retire certain debt, as discussed below. Additionally, the Credit Facility contains certain development limitations and financial covenants, including the maintenance of minimum liquidity, certain debt service and cash flow coverage ratios, and specified levels of shareholders’ equity (all as specified in the Credit Facility). At July 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of these financial covenants.
On March 30, 2011, the Company also entered into a First Amendment to the Pledge Agreement (“Pledge Agreement”) with the banks party to the Credit Agreement. The Pledge Agreement secures the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement by granting a security interest to the bank group in its right, title and interest as a member, partner, shareholder or other equity holder of certain direct subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, its right to receive profits, proceeds, accounts, income, dividends, distributions or return of capital from such subsidiaries, to the extent the granting of such security interest would not result in a default under project level financing or the organizational documents of such subsidiaries.
On July 13, 2011, the Company entered into a first amendment to the Credit Facility. This amendment permitted the Company to issue $350,000,000 of 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Issuance”). The amendment requires that 75% of the net proceeds ($254,531,000) from the Issuance be used to retire debt no later than 180 days subsequent to the closing of such Issuance, subject to an additional 90 day extension provided certain terms of the amendment are met. As of July 31, 2011, debt retirements of $133,118,000 have been deemed paid out of net proceeds. Including debt retirements subsequent to July 31, 2011, the Company has retired a total of $181,418,000 of debt using net proceeds. The remaining $73,113,000 of debt, including $46,891,000 of puttable equity-linked senior notes due October 15, 2011, is expected to be retired within the 180 day period following the closing of the Issuance.
The following table summarizes the available credit on the bank revolving credit facility:
                 
    July 31, 2011     January 31, 2011  
    (in thousands)  
Maximum borrowings
  $ 450,000     $ 470,336  
Less outstanding balances and reserves:
               
Borrowings
    -       137,152  
Letters of credit
    67,896       63,418  
Surety bonds
    -       -  
Reserve for retirement of debt
    121,413       46,891  
     
Available credit
  $ 260,691     $ 222,875