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Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
13. Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of:
 
Maturity
Date
 
As of December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
5½% Senior Notes
April 2023
 
200

 
675

6⅜% Senior Notes
April 2024
 
350

 
350

4⅛% euro-denominated Senior Notes
November 2024
 
336

 
344

Floating Rate Term Loan (a)
February 2025
 
1,112

 
1,123

5¼% Senior Notes
March 2025
 
375

 
375

4½% euro-denominated Senior Notes
May 2025
 
280

 
287

4¾% euro-denominated Senior Notes
January 2026
 
393

 
401

5¾% Senior Notes
July 2027
 
400

 

Other (b)
 
 
28

 
41

Deferred financing fees
 
 
(39
)
 
(45
)
Total
 
 
3,435

 
3,551

Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
 
 
19

 
23

Long-term debt
 
 
$
3,416

 
$
3,528

__________
(a) 
The floating rate term loan is part of the Company’s senior revolving credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.
(b) 
Primarily includes finance leases which are secured by liens on the related assets.  
Term Loan
Floating Rate Term Loan due 2025. In February 2018, the Company amended its Floating Rate Term Loan and extended its maturity term to 2025. As of December 31, 2019, the loan bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2.00%, for an aggregate rate of 3.80%; however, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to hedge $700 million of its interest rate exposure related to the floating rate term loan at an aggregate rate of 3.67%.
Senior Notes

5½% Senior Notes due 2023. In April 2013, the Company completed an offering of $500 million of 5½% Senior Notes due April 2023. The notes were issued at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after April 1, 2018 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest.

In November 2014, the Company issued $175 million of additional 5½% Senior Notes due 2023 at 99.625% of their face value, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after April 1, 2018 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance to partially fund the acquisition of its Budget licensee for
Southern California and Las Vegas.

In July 2019, the Company redeemed $400 million principal amount for $407 million plus accrued interest. In October 2019, the Company redeemed $75 million principal amount for $76 million plus accrued interest.

6⅜% Senior Notes due 2024. In March 2016, the Company issued $350 million of 6⅜% Senior Notes due 2024 at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after April 1, 2019 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. In May 2016, the Company used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem $300 million principal amount of its previous 4⅞% Senior Notes and for general corporate purposes.

4⅛% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2024. In September 2016, the Company issued €300 million of 4⅛% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2024 at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after November 15, 2019 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. In October 2016, the Company used the net proceeds from the offering primarily to redeem €275 million of its outstanding 6% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021.

5¼% Senior Notes due 2025. In March 2015, the Company issued $375 million of 5¼% Senior Notes due 2025 at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after March 15, 2020 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. In April 2015, the Company used net proceeds from the offering to redeem the remaining $223 million principal amount of its 9¾% Senior Notes and to partially fund the acquisition of Maggiore.

4½% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2025. In March 2017, the Company issued €250 million of 4½% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2025, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after May 15, 2020 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. In April 2017, the Company used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem its outstanding €175 million principal amount of 6% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 for €180 million plus accrued interest. In June 2017, the Company used the remaining proceeds to redeem a portion of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2017.

4¾% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2026. In October 2018, the Company issued €350 million of 4¾% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2026, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after September 30, 2021 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. In October 2018, the Company used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem its 5⅛% Senior Notes due June 2022 for $410 million plus accrued interest.

5¾% Senior Notes due 2027. In July 2019, the Company issued $400 million of 5¾% Senior Notes due July 2027, at par. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem $400 million principal amount of its 5½% Senior Notes due April 2023.

The 5½% Senior Notes, 6⅜% Senior Notes, the 5¼% Senior Notes and the 5¾% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company’s Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”) subsidiary, are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.

The 4⅛% euro-denominated Senior Notes, 4½% euro-denominated Senior Notes and 4¾% euro-denominated Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company’s Avis Budget Finance plc subsidiary, are guaranteed on a senior basis by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and rank equally with all of the Company’s existing senior unsecured debt.

In connection with the debt amendments and repayments for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded $12 million, $19 million and $3 million in early extinguishment of debt costs, respectively.
Debt Maturities
The following table provides contractual maturities of the Company’s corporate debt at December 31, 2019:
Year
Amount
2020
$
19

2021
17

2022
16

2023
216

2024
701

Thereafter
2,505

 
$
3,474



Committed Credit Facilities And Available Funding Arrangements
At December 31, 2019, the committed corporate credit facilities available to the Company and/or its subsidiaries were as follows: 
 
Total Capacity
 
Outstanding Borrowings
 
Letters of Credit Issued
 
Available Capacity
Senior revolving credit facility maturing 2023 (a)
$
1,800

 
$

 
$
1,081

 
$
719

__________
(a) 
The senior revolving credit facility bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 200 basis points and is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.  

In February 2018, the Company amended the terms of its Senior revolving credit facility maturing 2021 and extended its maturity to 2023.

At December 31, 2018, the Company had various uncommitted credit facilities available, which bear interest at rates of 0.74% to 6.60%, under which it had drawn approximately $1 million.

Debt Covenants

The agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness contain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on dividends paid to the Company by certain of its subsidiaries, the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, acquisitions, mergers, liquidations, and sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s senior credit facility also contains a maximum leverage ratio requirement. As of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants governing its indebtedness.