DEBT

Rayonier’s debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2016:



	March 31, 2016
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75%		$325,000
Term Credit Agreement borrowings due 2024 at a variable interest rate of 2.1% at March 31, 2016	350,000
Revolving Credit Facility borrowings due 2020 at a variable interest rate of 1.7% at March 31, 2016	105,000
Mortgage notes due 2017 at fixed interest rates of 4.35%	42,537
Solid waste bond due 2020 at a variable interest rate of 1.7% at March 31, 2016	15,000
New Zealand JV Working Capital Facility due 2016 at a variable interest rate of 3.2% at March 31, 2016	12,211
New Zealand JV noncontrolling interest shareholder loan at 0% interest rate	23,095
Total debt	872,843
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(12,211		)
Less: Deferred financing costs	(3,203		)
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs		$857,429

Principal payments due during the next five years and thereafter are as follows:



2016		$12,211
2017 (a)	42,000
2018	—
2019	—
2020	120,000
Thereafter	698,095
Total Debt		$872,306


(a)	The mortgage notes due in 2017 were recorded at a premium of $0.5 million as of March 31, 2016. Upon maturity the liability will be $42 million.

Term Credit Agreement

On August 5, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement with CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of Farm Credit institutions and other commercial banks to provide $550 million of new credit facilities, including a five-year $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility (see below) and a nine-year $350 million term loan facility. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap transaction to fix the cost of the term loan facility over its nine-year term. The periodic interest rate on the term credit agreement is LIBOR plus 1.625%. The Company receives annual patronage refunds, which are profit distributions made by a cooperative to its member-users based on the quantity or value of business done with the member-user. The Company estimates the effective interest rate for the first quarter was approximately 3.3% after consideration of the estimated patronage refunds and interest rate swaps. As of March 31, 2016, the term debt was advanced in full under the term credit agreement.

Revolving Credit Facility

In August 2015, the Company entered into a five-year $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility, replacing the previous $200 million revolving credit facility and $100 million farm credit facility, which were scheduled to expire in April 2016 and December 2019, respectively. The periodic interest rate on the revolving credit facility is LIBOR plus 1.250%, with an unused commitment fee of 0.175%.

Net draws of $8.0 million were made in the first quarter of 2016 on the revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2016, the Company had available borrowings of $93.3 million under the revolving credit facility, net of $1.7 million to secure its outstanding letters of credit.

Joint Venture Debt

On March 3, 2016, the Company used proceeds from the term loan facility to fund a capital contribution into the New Zealand JV. The New Zealand JV in turn used the proceeds for full repayment of the outstanding amount of $155 million under its Tranche A credit facility.

The New Zealand JV also has a $27.6 million working capital facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the New Zealand JV made $12.2 million of additional borrowings, net of repayments, on the facility. Draws totaling $15.4 million remain available on the working capital facility. In addition, the New Zealand JV paid $0.3 million of its shareholder loan held with the non-controlling interest party. Unfavorable changes in exchange rates for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased debt on a U.S. dollar basis for its shareholder loan by $0.2 million.

Debt Covenants

In connection with the Company’s $350 million term credit agreement and $200 million revolving credit facility, customary covenants must be met, the most significant of which include interest coverage and leverage ratios. In addition to these financial covenants, the mortgage note, term credit agreement and revolving credit facility include customary covenants that limit the incurrence of debt and the disposition of assets, among others. At March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.

Subsequent Event

See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information on subsequent events.