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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

The Company's debt consists of the following (in millions):
Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at March 31, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Term Facility
 
3.68%
 
Floating
 
3/2018
 
$
2,078

 
$
2,083

Senior ABL Facility
 
2.70%
 
Floating
 
3/2016 - 3/2017
 
355

 
344

Senior Notes(1)
 
6.58%
 
Fixed
 
4/2018–10/2022
 
3,900

 
3,900

Promissory Notes
 
7.00%
 
Fixed
 
1/2028
 
27

 
27

Other Corporate Debt
 
3.86%
 
Floating
 
Various
 
71

 
74

Unamortized Net Premium (Corporate)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
3

Total Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,434

 
6,431

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF Series 2009-2(2)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
404

HVF Series 2010-1(2)
 
4.23%
 
Fixed
 
2/2014–2/2018
 
490

 
490

HVF Series 2011-1(2)
 
3.51%
 
Fixed
 
3/2015–3/2017
 
230

 
414

HVF Series 2013-1(2)
 
1.68%
 
Fixed
 
8/2016–8/2018
 
950

 
950

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,670

 
2,258

RCFC U.S. ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC Series 2011-1 Notes(2)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
167

RCFC Series 2011-2 Notes(2)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
266

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
433

HVF II U.S. ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II Series 2013-A(2)
 
1.11%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,384

 
1,999

HVF II Series 2013-B(2)
 
1.11%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,500

 
976

HVF II Series 2014-A(2)
 
1.41%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
2,465

 
869

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,349

 
3,844

Donlen ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Variable Funding Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes(2)
 
1.02%
 
Floating
 
9/2016
 
330

 
247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
330

 
247

HFLF Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-3 Notes(2)
 
0.81%
 
Floating
 
9/2016–11/2016
 
433

 
500

HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes(2)
 
0.68%
 
Floating
 
12/2016–3/2017
 
400

 
400

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
833

 
900

Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at March 31, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Other Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Fleet Financing Facility
 
2.93%
 
Floating
 
3/2017
 
190

 
164

European Revolving Credit Facility
 
2.74%
 
Floating
 
10/2017
 
234

 
304

European Fleet Notes
 
4.375%
 
Fixed
 
1/2019
 
463

 
517

European Securitization(2)
 
1.95%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
228

 
270

Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)
 
2.08%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
97

 
105

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)
 
2.11%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
37

 
40

Australian Securitization(2)
 
3.81%
 
Floating
 
12/2016
 
100

 
112

Brazilian Fleet Financing Facility
 
16.00%
 
Floating
 
10/2015
 
9

 
11

Capitalized Leases
 
3.01%
 
Floating
 
2/2015 - 10/2017
 
383

 
364

Unamortized (Discount) Premium (Fleet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,735

 
1,880

Total Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,917

 
9,562

Total Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
16,351

 
$
15,993

N/A - Not Applicable

(1)
References to the "Senior Notes" include the series of Hertz's unsecured senior notes. Outstanding principal amounts for each such series of the Senior Notes is specified below:
    
(In millions)
Outstanding Principal
Senior Notes
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
4.25% Senior Notes due April 2018
$
250

 
$
250

7.50% Senior Notes due October 2018
700

 
700

6.75% Senior Notes due April 2019
1,250

 
1,250

5.875% Senior Notes due October 2020
700

 
700

7.375% Senior Notes due January 2021
500

 
500

6.25% Senior Notes due October 2022
500

 
500

 
$
3,900

 
$
3,900


(2)
Maturity reference is to the "expected final maturity date" as opposed to the subsequent "legal maturity date." The expected final maturity date is the date by which Hertz and investors in the relevant indebtedness expect the relevant indebtedness to be repaid, which in the case of the HFLF Medium Term Notes was based upon various assumptions made at the time of the pricing of such notes. The legal final maturity date is the date on which the relevant indebtedness is legally due and payable.

Fleet Debt

Rental Car Finance Corp. ("RCFC"), a bankruptcy remote, indirect, wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiary of Hertz is the issuer under the RCFC U.S. ABS Program. In 2011, RCFC issued Series 2011-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $500 million and issued Series 2011-2 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $400 million (collectively, the "RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes"). In February 2015, the RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes were paid in full as scheduled in accordance with their terms.

See Note 16, "Subsequent Events," regarding transactions occurring subsequent to the March 31, 2015 balance sheet date.
Borrowing Capacity and Availability

The following facilities were available to the Company as of March 31, 2015:

(In millions)
Remaining
Capacity
 
Availability Under
Borrowing Base
Limitation
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
Senior ABL Facility
$
1,127

 
$
933

Total Corporate Debt
1,127

 
933

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
1,226

 
9

HFLF Variable Funding Notes
70

 

European Revolving Credit Facility
38

 

European Securitization
207

 

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization
82

 

Australian Securitization
94

 

Total Fleet Debt
1,717

 
9

Total
$
2,844

 
$
942


As of March 31, 2015, the Senior ABL Facility had $1,026 million available under the letter of credit facility sublimit, subject to borrowing base restrictions.

Letters of Credit

As of March 31, 2015, there were outstanding standby letters of credit totaling $632 million. Of this amount, $618 million was issued under the Senior Term Facility and the Senior ABL Facility (together, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). As of March 31, 2015, none of these letters of credit have been drawn upon.

Cash Restrictions

Certain amounts of cash and cash equivalents are restricted for the purchase of revenue earning vehicles and other specified uses under the Fleet Debt facilities and the Like-Kind Exchange Program ("LKE Program"). As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the portion of total restricted cash and cash equivalents that was associated with the Fleet Debt facilities was $369 million and $515 million, respectively. Restricted cash balances fluctuate based on the timing of purchases and sales of revenue earning vehicles and could also be impacted by the occurrence of an amortization event.

Special Purpose Entities

Substantially all of the revenue earning equipment and certain related assets are owned by special purpose entities, or are encumbered in favor of the lenders under the various credit facilities, other secured financings and asset-backed securities programs. None of such assets (including the assets owned by Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Finance Corp., DNRS II LLC, HFLF, Donlen Trust and various international subsidiaries that facilitate the Company's international securitizations) are available to satisfy the claims of general creditors.

Some of these special purpose entities are consolidated variable interest entities, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, whose sole purpose is to provide commitments to lend in various currencies subject to borrowing bases comprised of rental vehicles and related assets of certain of Hertz International, Ltd.'s subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company's International Fleet Financing No. 1 B.V., International Fleet Financing No. 2 B.V. and HA Funding Pty, Ltd. variable interest entities had total assets of $352 million and $427 million, respectively, primarily comprised of loans receivable and revenue earning equipment, and total liabilities of $352 million and $426 million, respectively, primarily comprised of debt.

Financial Covenant Compliance

Under the terms of the Senior Term Facility and Senior ABL Facility, the Company is not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, under the Senior ABL Facility, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject the Company to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended.

As of March 31, 2015, the Company was not subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

Waivers

Due to the Company's accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities, the Company failed to file certain quarterly and annual reports and certain of its subsidiaries failed to file statutory financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of various of its (and/or its special purpose subsidiaries') financing facilities which resulted in the occurrence of various potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events under certain of such financing facilities.

In connection with certain refinancings consummated in October and November 2014, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries obtained waivers, or extensions of waivers, under certain facilities and the Australian Securitization and various counterparties in respect of derivative transactions, in each case, through June 30, 2015.

In December 2014, Hertz entered into an Amendment and Waiver (the “Amendment and Waiver”) relating to the Senior Term Facility. The waiver set forth in the Amendment and Waiver defers Hertz’s requirement to furnish certain financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of the Senior Term Facility, as well as waives defaults arising directly or indirectly from (1) the delay in providing such financial statements and (2) the restatement of Hertz’s 2012 and 2013 financial statements. The waiver is effective with respect to the non-delivery of the subject financial statements through December 31, 2015, provided that after June 30, 2015 such waiver will terminate if Hertz’s failure to furnish such financial statements results in Hertz being prohibited from drawing funds under the Senior ABL Facility, after giving effect to all amendments and waivers with respect to the Senior ABL Facility in effect as of such date.

The Amendment and Waiver increases the interest rates payable on the term loans and credit linked deposits during the period from December 15, 2014 through but excluding the date on which Hertz has furnished all financial statements then due to be delivered under the terms of the Senior Term Facility. During such period, (A) the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche B-1 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 1.00% plus a borrowing margin of 3.00% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 2.00% per annum, and (B) the Tranche B-2 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 0.75% plus a borrowing margin of 2.75% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.75% per annum. From and after the date on which Hertz has furnished all financial statements then due to be delivered under the terms of the Senior Term Facility, (A) the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche B-1 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 1.00% plus a borrowing margin of 2.75% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.75% per annum, and (B) the Tranche B-2 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 0.75% plus a borrowing margin of 2.25% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.25% per annum.

For so long as the waivers remain effective, any potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events ceased to exist and were deemed to have been cured for all purposes of the related transaction documents.

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries obtained additional waivers subsequent to the March 31, 2015 balance sheet date - see Note 16, "Subsequent Events," for additional information regarding such waivers.