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Note 4 - Financing Arrangements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
4.
Financing Arrangements
 
Outstanding borrowings, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost, under
our current financing arrangements consist of the following (in millions):
 
    June 30, 2017     December 31, 2016  
Senior revolving line of credit
  $
94.4
    $
139.0
 
Senior notes
   
848.8
     
847.3
 
Total long-term debt
  $
943.2
    $
986.3
 
 
 
Senior Revolving Line of Credit
 
At
June 30, 2017,
we were authorized to borrow up to
$500
million under a senior revolving line of credit, which is supported by a credit agreement with a group of banks and expires in
September 2020.
This senior credit facility allows us to request an increase in the total commitment by up to
$250
million and to request a
one
-year extension of the maturity date. The applicable interest rate under this agreement is based on either the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBOR, depending upon the specific type of borrowing, plus an applicable margin based on our credit rating and other fees. At
June 30, 2017,
we had
$95
million outstanding at an average interest rate of
2.33%
under this agreement.
 
Seni
or Notes
 
Our senior notes consist of
three
separate issuances. The
first
and
second
issuances are
$250
million of
2.40%
senior notes due
March 2019
and
$250
million of
3.85%
senior notes due
March 2024,
respectively, both of which were issued in
March 2014.
Interest payments under both notes are due semiannually in
March
and
September
of each year, beginning
September 2014.
The
third
is
$350
million of
3.30%
senior notes due
August 2022,
issued in
August 2015.
Interest payments under this note are due semiannually in
February
and
August
of each year, beginning
February 2016.
All
three
senior notes were issued by J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a parent-level holding company with
no
significant assets or operations. The notes are guaranteed on a full and unconditional basis by a wholly-owned subsidiary. All other subsidiaries of the parent are minor. We registered these offerings and the sale of the notes under the Securities Act of
1933,
pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed in
February 2014.
All notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with our existing and future senior unsecured debt. We
may
redeem for cash some or all of the notes based on a redemption price set forth in the note indenture. See Note
5,
Derivative Financial Instruments, for terms of interest rate swaps entered into on the
$250
million of
2.40%
senior notes due
March 2019
and the
$350
million of
3.30%
senior notes due
August 2022.  
 
Our financing arrangements require us to maintain certain covenants and financial ratios.  We were in compliance with all covenants and financial ratios at
June 30, 2017.