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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

The Company's debt consists of the following (in millions):
Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at September 30, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Term Facility
 
3.26%
 
Floating
 
3/2018
 
$
2,067

 
$
2,083

Senior ABL Facility
 
2.73%
 
Floating
 
3/2016–3/2017
 
253

 
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
 
3.94%
 
Floating
 
Various
 
68

 
74

Unamortized Net (Discount) Premium (Corporate)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
3

Total Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,318

 
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)
 
4.26%
 
Fixed
 
2/2014–2/2018
 
428

 
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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,608

 
2,258

RCFC U.S. ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC Series 2011-1 Notes(2)(3)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
167

RCFC Series 2011-2 Notes(2)(3)
 
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)
 
1.16%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,129

 
1,999

HVF II Series 2013-B(2)
 
1.16%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,345

 
976

HVF II Series 2014-A(2)
 
1.70%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
2,011

 
869

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,485

 
3,844

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II Series 2015-1(2)
 
2.93%
 
Fixed
 
3/2020
 
780

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
780

 

Donlen ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Variable Funding Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes(2)
 
1.22%
 
Floating
 
9/2017
 
244

 
247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
244

 
247

HFLF Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-3 Notes(2)
 
0.87%
 
Floating
 
9/2016–11/2016
 
321

 
500

HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes(2)
 
0.74%
 
Floating
 
12/2016–3/2017
 
330

 
400

HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes(2)
 
0.87%
 
Floating
 
3/2018–5/2018
 
295

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
946

 
900

Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at September 30, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Other Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Fleet Financing Facility
 
2.95%
 
Floating
 
3/2017
 
190

 
164

European Revolving Credit Facility
 
2.38%
 
Floating
 
10/2017
 
382

 
304

European Fleet Notes
 
4.375%
 
Fixed
 
1/2019
 
478

 
517

European Securitization(2)
 
1.88%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
396

 
270

Canadian Securitization(2)
 
1.78%
 
Floating
 
1/2018
 
224

 

Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
105

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)(3)
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
40

Australian Securitization(2)
 
3.68%
 
Floating
 
12/2016
 
87

 
112

Brazilian Fleet Financing Facility
 
18.04%
 
Floating
 
10/2015
 
7

 
11

Capitalized Leases
 
3.03%
 
Floating
 
2/2015–10/2017
 
472

 
364

Unamortized Net (Discount) Premium (Fleet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(8
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,228

 
1,880

Total Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,291

 
9,562

Total Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
16,609

 
$
15,993

N/A - Not Applicable

(1)
References to the "Senior Notes" include the series of Hertz's unsecured senior notes set forth on the table below. Outstanding principal amounts for each such series of the Senior Notes is also specified below:
    
(In millions)
Outstanding Principal
Senior Notes
September 30, 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.
(3)
RCFC U.S. ABS Program and the Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization represent fleet debt assumed in connection with the Dollar Thrifty acquisition on November 19, 2012.

The Company’s practice is to maintain sufficient liquidity through cash from operations, credit facilities and other financing arrangements, so that its operations are unaffected by adverse financial market conditions.  As of the third quarter 2015 financial statements, the Company reviewed the credit facilities that will mature within the next twelve months and determined that it is probable that the Company will be able, and has the intent, to refinance the credit facilities before the expiration of such facilities.
Fleet Debt

RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes

Rental Car Finance Corp. ("RCFC"), a bankruptcy remote, indirect, wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiary of Hertz was 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.

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes

In April 2015, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP ("HVF II") issued the Series 2015-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, and Class C, or the “HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes”, collectively, in an aggregate principal amount of $780 million. The expected maturity of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes is March 2020. The HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes are comprised of $622 million aggregate principal amount of 2.73% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, $119 million aggregate principal amount of 3.52% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class B, and $39 million aggregate principal amount of 4.35% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class C. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of HVF II's Series 2013-A Notes and HVF II's Series 2014-A Notes and (ii) to make loans to HVF for HVF to acquire or refinance vehicles to be leased to the Company or Dollar Thrifty for use in their daily rental operations.

Capitalized Leases

In May 2015, the U.K. Leveraged Financing was amended to provide for aggregate maximum leasing capacity (subject to asset availability) of up to £300 million during the peak season and at the same time amended and increased the ongoing core facility to £250 million.

European Revolving Credit Facility

In May 2015, Hertz Holdings Netherlands, B.V. ("HHN BV") amended the European Revolving Credit Facility to provide for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to €340 million during the peak season, subject to borrowing base availability, for a seasonal commitment period through December 2015.

HFLF Medium Term Notes

In June 2015, Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP ("HFLF") issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2015-1 Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E, or the “HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes,” collectively. The net proceeds from the issuance of the HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of amounts then-outstanding under the HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes and the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes and (ii) to make loans to DNRS II LLC. The HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes are floating rate and carry an interest rate based upon a spread to one-month LIBOR. An affiliate of HFLF owns a portion of the obligation related to the Class E Notes as of September 30, 2015, therefore, $5 million of the obligation is eliminated in consolidation.

Canadian Securitizations

In September 2015, Hertz established a new securitization platform, the “Canadian Securitization”, designed to facilitate its financing activities relating to the vehicle fleet used by Hertz in the Canadian daily car rental operations of its Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands. The lenders under the Canadian Securitization have been granted a security interest primarily in the owned rental car fleet used in the Company's car rental operations in Canada and certain contractual rights related to such vehicles as well as certain other assets owned by the Hertz entities connected to the financing. TCL Funding Limited Partnership, a bankruptcy remote, indirect, wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiary of Hertz, or “Funding LP,” is the issuer under the Canadian Securitization. In connection with the establishment of the Canadian Securitization, in September 2015, Funding LP issued the Series 2015-A Variable Funding Rental Car Asset Backed Notes (the “Funding LP Series 2015-A Notes”) that provide for aggregate maximum borrowings of C$350 million (subject to borrowing base availability) on a revolving basis and a maturity date of January 2018. The net proceeds from the sale of the Funding LP Series 2015-A Notes were used to pay in full the then-outstanding Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization and the Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization and there are no longer any amounts outstanding under the Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization and the Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization.

HFLF Variable Funding Notes

In September 2015, the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes were upsized by $100 million providing for an aggregate maximum principal amount of the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes of $500 million (subject to borrowing base availability). In connection therewith, the maturity date of the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes was extended to September 2017.

See also Note 16, "Subsequent Events" regarding financing transactions occurring subsequent to the September 30, 2015 balance sheet date.

Borrowing Capacity and Availability

The following facilities were available to the Company as of September 30, 2015:
(In millions)
Remaining
Capacity
 
Availability Under
Borrowing Base
Limitation
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
Senior ABL Facility
$
1,373

 
$
1,334

Total Corporate Debt
1,373

 
1,334

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
2,090

 

HFLF Variable Funding Notes
256

 

European Revolving Credit Facility

 

European Securitization
54

 
7

Canadian Securitization
37

 

Australian Securitization
88

 

Capitalized Leases
35

 
5

Total Fleet Debt
2,560

 
12

Total
$
3,933

 
$
1,346


As of September 30, 2015, the Senior ABL Facility had $970 million available under the letter of credit facility sublimit, subject to borrowing base restrictions.

Letters of Credit

As of September 30, 2015, there were outstanding standby letters of credit totaling $688 million. Of this amount, $675 million was issued under the Senior Term Facility and the Senior ABL Facility (together, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). As of September 30, 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 September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the portion of total restricted cash and cash equivalents that was associated with the Fleet Debt facilities was $223 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 (an event that results in the amortization of indebtedness prior to its expected maturity).

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 September 30, 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 $605 million and $427 million, respectively, primarily comprised of loans receivable and revenue earning equipment, and total liabilities of $604 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 September 30, 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 deferred 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 Amendment and Waiver increased 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 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 bore 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.

In May 2015, the Company obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its Senior Notes to amend and waive (the “Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the indentures pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued (the “Senior Notes Indentures”). The Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in each of the Senior Notes Indentures to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the relevant Senior Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In May 2015, the Company and HVF obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes to amend and waive (the “HVF Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the operating lease between the Company and HVF that secures the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes (the “HVF Legacy Lease”). The HVF Amendments and Waiver amend the HVF Legacy Lease, effective as of March 30, 2014, to eliminate the requirement to furnish (or cause to be furnished) the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014 under the HVF Legacy Lease and in connection with the foregoing the noteholders waived any potential event of default or event of default under the HVF Legacy Lease that may occur or exist as a result, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the failure to furnish (or cause to be furnished) such quarterly reports.

In June 2015, HHN BV obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its European Fleet Notes to amend and waive (the “European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waivers”) certain provisions of the indenture pursuant to which the European Fleet Notes were issued (the “European Fleet Notes Indenture”). The European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in the European Fleet Notes Indenture to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the European Fleet Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In June 2015, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries obtained extensions of previously obtained waivers under the Senior ABL Facility, HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes, European Revolving Credit Facility, European Securitization, Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Australian Securitization, U.K. Leveraged Financing, our U.S. Fleet Financing Facility, and various derivative transactions. Such lenders permanently waived any of the aforementioned events arising from the failure to file such financial information within the required time periods. The waivers also facilitated the Company filing a comprehensive annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014, including audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 and unaudited financial statements of Hertz for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, to satisfy its 2014 financial statement delivery obligations under such facilities. In addition, the lenders under such facilities have waived any of the aforementioned events that could arise from any restatement of annual and quarterly financial statements previously delivered by the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries under such facilities.

On July 16, 2015, the Company filed its 2014 Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015. As a result, 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.