Borrowings

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

4. Borrowings

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt was as follows:

				December 31,		March 31,
	2015 Rate (a)	Maturities		2014		2014
				(Unaudited)
				(In thousands)
Real estate loan (amortizing term)	1.67% - 6.93%	2023	$	242,500	$	250,000
Real estate loan (revolving credit)	-	2015		-		-
Senior mortgages	2.16% - 5.75%	2015 - 2038		873,193		684,915
Working capital loan (revolving credit)	-	2016		-		-
Fleet loans (amortizing term)	1.95% - 5.57%	2015 - 2021		331,585		370,394
Fleet loans (securitization)	4.90%	2017		78,391		90,793
Fleet loans (revolving credit)	1.16% - 2.01%	2017 - 2019		198,000		89,632
Capital leases (rental equipment)	2.18% - 7.83%	2015 - 2021		595,879		416,750
Other obligations	3.00% - 8.00%	2015 - 2044		44,965		39,875
Total notes, loans and leases payable			$	2,364,513	$	1,942,359
(a) Interest rate as of December 31, 2014, including the effect of applicable hedging instruments.

Real Estate Backed Loans

Real Estate Loan

Amerco Real Estate Company and certain of its subsidiaries and U-Haul Company of Florida are borrowers under a Real Estate Loan. As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Real Estate Loan was $242.5 million. U-Haul International, Inc. is a guarantor of this loan.  The Real Estate Loan requires monthly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The Real Estate Loan is secured by various properties owned by the borrowers. The final maturity of the term loan is April 2023.  

The interest rate, per the provisions of the amended loan agreement, is the applicable London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) plus the applicable margin. At December 31, 2014, the applicable LIBOR was 0.17% and the applicable margin was 1.50%, the sum of which was 1.67% which applied to $25.0 million of the Real Estate Loan. The rate on the remaining balance of $217.5 million of the Real Estate Loan is hedged with an interest rate swap fixing the rate at 6.93% based on current margin. The default provisions of the Real Estate Loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. There are limited restrictions regarding our use of the funds.

Amerco Real Estate Company and U-Haul Company of Florida entered into a revolving credit agreement for $50.0 million. This agreement matures in April 2015. As of December 31, 2014, we had the full $50.0 million available to be drawn. The interest rate is the applicable LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%. AMERCO and U-Haul International, Inc. are guarantors of this facility. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

Senior Mortgages

Various subsidiaries of Amerco Real Estate Company and U-Haul International, Inc. are borrowers under certain senior mortgages. These senior mortgage loan balances as of December 31, 2014 were in the aggregate amount of $873.2 million and mature between 2015 and 2038. During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, we paid off approximately $127 million of our senior mortgages before their maturity in July 2015. As part of this defeasence, we incurred costs associated with the early extinguishment of debt of $3.8 million in fees and $0.3 million of transaction cost amortization related to the defeased debt.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2014, we entered into $334 million of senior mortgages with rates between 2.16% and 4.81% and mature between 2017 and 2034. The senior mortgages require monthly principal and interest payments with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The senior mortgages are secured by certain properties owned by the borrowers. The fixed interest rates, per the provisions of the senior mortgages, range between 4.22% and 5.75%. Additionally, $144.1 million of these loans have interest rates comprised of applicable LIBOR between 0.16% and 0.17% plus margins between 2.00% and 2.50%, the sum of which was between 2.16% and 2.67%. Amerco Real Estate Company and U-Haul International, Inc. have provided limited guarantees of the senior mortgages. The default provisions of the senior mortgages include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. There are limited restrictions regarding our use of the funds.  

In January 2015, we paid off $245.9 million of our senior mortgages that were due July 2015. These loans carried interest rates between 5.52% and 5.68%. The note agreements allowed for prepayment without any extra costs or fees to us. These repayments were made from existing cash balances.

Working Capital Loans

Amerco Real Estate Company is a borrower under an asset backed working capital loan. The maximum amount that can be drawn at any one time is $25.0 million. At December 31, 2014, the full $25.0 million was available to be drawn. This loan is secured by certain properties owned by the borrower. This loan agreement provides for revolving loans, subject to the terms of the loan agreement. This agreement matures in April 2016. This loan requires monthly interest payments with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. U-Haul International, Inc. and AMERCO are the guarantors of this loan. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. The interest rate is the applicable LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%.

Fleet Loans

Rental Truck Amortizing Loans

U-Haul International, Inc. and several of its subsidiaries are borrowers under amortizing term loans. The balance of the loans as of December 31, 2014 was $216.6 million with the final maturities between August 2015 and March 2021.

The Amortizing Loans require monthly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. These loans were used to purchase new trucks. The interest rates, per the provision of the Loan Agreements, are the applicable LIBOR plus the applicable margins. At December 31, 2014, the applicable LIBOR was between 0.16% and 0.17% and applicable margins were between 1.35% and 2.50%. The interest rates are hedged with interest rate swaps fixing the rates between 2.82% and 5.57% based on current margins. Additionally, $93.0 million of these loans are carried at fixed rates ranging between 1.95% and 3.94%.

AMERCO and U-Haul International, Inc. are guarantors of these loans. The default provisions of these loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

A subsidiary of U-Haul International, Inc. is a borrower under amortizing term loans with an aggregate balance of $115.0 million that were used to fund new truck acquisitions. The final maturity date of these notes is August 2016.  The agreements contain options to extend the maturity through May 2017. These notes are secured by the purchased equipment and the corresponding operating cash flows associated with their operation.  These notes have fixed interest rates between 3.52% and 3.53%. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate outstanding balance was $115.0 million.

AMERCO and U-Haul International, Inc. are guarantors of these loans. The default provisions of these loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

Rental Truck Securitizations

2010 U-Haul S Fleet and its subsidiaries (collectively, “2010 USF”) issued a $155.0 million asset-backed note (“2010 Box Truck Note”) on October 28, 2010. 2010 USF is a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity wholly-owned by U-Haul International, Inc. The net proceeds from the securitized transaction were used to finance new box truck purchases. U.S. Bank, NA acts as the trustee for this securitization.

The 2010 Box Truck Note has a fixed interest rate of 4.90% with an expected final maturity of October 2017. At December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance was $78.4 million. The note is secured by the box trucks purchased and the corresponding operating cash flows associated with their operation.

The 2010 Box Truck Note is subject to certain covenants with respect to liens, additional indebtedness of the special purpose entity, the disposition of assets and other customary covenants of bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities. The default provisions of this note include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants.

Rental Truck Revolvers

Various subsidiaries of U-Haul International, Inc. entered into a revolving fleet loan for $75 million, which can be increased to a maximum of $225 million. The loan matures in October 2018. The interest rate, per the provision of the Loan Agreement, is the applicable LIBOR plus the applicable margin. At December 31, 2014, the applicable LIBOR was 0.16% and the margin was 1.75%, the sum of which was 1.91%. Only interest is paid during the first four years of the loan with principal due monthly over the last nine months. As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance was $68.0 million.

Various subsidiaries of U-Haul International, Inc. entered into a revolving fleet loan for $100 million, which can be increased to a maximum of $125 million. The loan matures in October 2017. The interest rate, per the provision of the Loan Agreement, is the applicable LIBOR plus the applicable margin. At December 31, 2014, the applicable LIBOR was 0.16% and the margin was 1.00%, the sum of which was 1.16%. Only interest is paid during the first three years of the loan with principal due monthly over the last nine months. As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance was $73.0 million.

Various subsidiaries of U-Haul International, Inc. entered into a revolving fleet loan for $70 million. The loan matures in May 2019. This agreement contains an option to extend the maturity through February 2020. At December 31, 2014, the applicable LIBOR was 0.16% and the margin was 1.85%, the sum of which was 2.01%. Only interest is paid during the first five years of the loan with principal due upon maturity. As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance was $57.0 million.

Capital Leases

We regularly entered into capital leases for new equipment between April 2008 and December 2014, with terms of the leases between 3 and 7 years. At December 31, 2014, the balance of these leases was $595.9 million. The net book value of the corresponding capitalized assets was $717.4 million at December 31, 2014.

Other Obligations

In February 2011, the Company and US Bank, National Association (the “Trustee”) entered into the
U-Haul Investors Club Indenture.  The Company and the Trustee entered into this indenture to provide for the issuance of notes by us directly to investors over our proprietary website, uhaulinvestorsclub.com
(“U-Notes”). The U-Notes are secured by various types of collateral including rental equipment and real estate.  U-Notes are issued in smaller series that vary as to principal amount, interest rate and maturity.  U-Notes are obligations of the Company and secured by the associated collateral; they are not guaranteed by any of the Company's affiliates or subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2014, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the U-Notes issued was $51.7 million of which $6.7 million is held by our insurance subsidiaries and eliminated in consolidation. Interest rates range between 3.00% and 8.00% and maturity dates between 2015 and 2044.

Annual Maturities of Notes, Loans and Leases Payable

The annual maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

		Year Ending December 31,
		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Notes, loans and leases payable, secured	$	523,113	$	398,978	$	336,571	$	261,206	$	244,716	$	599,929

In the table above the year 2015 amount does not reflect the $245.9 million that was paid in January 2015 from existing cash balances.

Interest on Borrowings

Interest Expense

Components of interest expense include the following:

		Quarter Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	21,547	$	18,532
Capitalized interest		(330	)	(162	)
Amortization of transaction costs		888		1,106
Interest expense resulting from derivatives		3,614		4,131
Total interest expense		25,719		23,607
Write-off of transaction costs related to early extinguishment of debt		-		-
Fees on early extinguishment of debt		-		-
Fees and amortization on early extinguishment of debt		-		-
Total	$	25,719	$	23,607

		Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	62,126	$	54,401
Capitalized interest		(717	)	(432	)
Amortization of transaction costs		2,442		2,800
Interest expense resulting from derivatives		10,893		13,284
Total interest expense		74,744		70,053
Write-off of transaction costs related to early extinguishment of debt		298		-
Fees on early extinguishment of debt		3,783		-
Fees and amortization on early extinguishment of debt		4,081		-
Total	$	78,825	$	70,053

Interest paid in cash, including payments related to derivative contracts, amounted to $25.0 million and $20.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively and $72.5 million and $65.6 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The costs associated with the early extinguishment of debt in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 included $3.8 million of fees and $0.3 million of transaction cost amortization related to retired debt.

Interest Rates

Interest rates and Company borrowings were as follows:

		Revolving Credit Activity
		Quarter Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands, except interest rates)
Weighted average interest rate during the quarter		1.62%		0.00%
Interest rate at the end of the quarter		1.66%		0.00%
Maximum amount outstanding during the quarter	$	232,000	$	-
Average amount outstanding during the quarter	$	219,163	$	-
Facility fees	$	91	$	56
		Revolving Credit Activity
		Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands, except interest rates)
Weighted average interest rate during the period		1.71%		1.00%
Interest rate at the end of the period		1.66%		0.00%
Maximum amount outstanding during the period	$	232,000	$	25,000
Average amount outstanding during the period	$	188,271	$	16,364
Facility fees	$	289	$	212