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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term debt
Long-term debt
Our long-term debt is summarized below (in thousands):

June 30, 2017
 
Dec. 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Unsecured floating rate term loan due quarterly through August 2018
$
36,300

 
$
52,100

VIE unsecured floating rate term loans due quarterly through December 2018
969

 
1,292

Unsecured floating rate term loan due quarterly through June 2020
120,000

 
140,000

Unsecured floating rate term loan due quarterly through September 2020
255,000

 
285,000

Borrowings under revolving credit agreement expiring June 2020

 
635,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.125% due October 2019
600,000

 
600,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.125% due July 2020
600,000

 
600,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 4.875% due September 2021
350,000

 
350,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due October 2023
650,000

 
650,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.50% due September 2024
325,000

 
325,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.75% due June 2027
200,000

 
200,000

Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.25% due September 2027
240,000

 
240,000

Total principal long-term debt
3,377,269

 
4,078,392

Debt issuance costs
(24,873
)
 
(27,615
)
Other (fair market value adjustments and discounts)
(5,764
)
 
(7,382
)
Total long-term debt
3,346,632

 
4,043,395

Less current portion of long-term debt maturities of VIE loans
646

 
646

Long-term debt, net of current portion
$
3,345,986

 
$
4,042,749



In connection with and prior to the completion of the spin-off, Cars.com borrowed an aggregate principal amount of approximately $675 million under a revolving credit facility agreement. The proceeds were used to make a tax-free distribution of $650 million from Cars.com to TEGNA. TEGNA used $609.9 million of the tax-free distribution proceeds to fully pay down our outstanding revolving credit agreement borrowings plus accrued interest. As of June 30, 2017, we had an unused borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion under our revolving credit facility. The approximately $40 million of remaining proceeds of the tax-free distribution from Cars.com will be used to pay down historical debt outstanding. In addition, we intend to use the proceeds from the sale of our majority interest in CareerBuilder to pay down existing debt and for other general corporate purposes (see Note 12).

On August 1, 2017, we amended our Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement. Under the amended terms, our maximum total leverage ratio will remain at 5.0x through June 30, 2018, after which, as amended, it will be reduced to 4.75x through June 2019 and then to 4.5x until the termination of the credit agreement on June 29, 2020.