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DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
DEBT [Abstract]  
DEBT
10.
DEBT

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, borrowings outstanding related to the respective term loans described below were $125.0 million and $143.8 million, respectively, with no borrowings outstanding under the applicable revolver at either date. The unused credit available under the applicable credit facility was $75.0 million at December 31, 2017 and $50.0 million at December 31, 2016.  At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying value of the debt on the consolidated balance sheets is reflected net of $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of deferred financing costs.

The interest rate in effect at December 31, 2017 was 3.38%, which consisted of LIBOR of 1.63% plus the Company's margin of 1.75%.  The interest rate in effect at December 31, 2016 was 3.06%, which consisted of LIBOR of 0.81% plus the Company's margin of 2.25%.  In connection with its outstanding borrowings and amortization of the deferred financing costs described below, the Company incurred $6.8 million and $6.7 million of interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

2014 Credit and Security Agreement

On June 19, 2014, the Company entered into a senior Credit and Security Agreement with KeyBank National Association ("KeyBank"), as administrative agent and lender, which was amended on June 30, 2014 principally to add a syndicate of additional lenders (as so amended, the "2014 Credit and Security Agreement" or "2014 CSA").  The 2014 CSA consisted of (i) a $50 million revolving credit facility ("Revolver"), (ii) a $145 million term loan facility ("Term Loan") and (iii) a $70 million delayed draw term loan ("DDTL").  The maturity date of the 2014 CSA was June 18, 2019.  The Company recorded $5.8 million of deferred financing costs associated with the 2014 CSA, to be amortized through interest expense over the 5-year term of the agreement.

2016 Amendment

In March 2016, the Company amended the terms of the 2014 CSA to modify (i) the date by which the Company was obligated to make excess cash flow prepayments in 2016 on account of excess cash flow achieved for fiscal year 2015, (ii) the method of application of mandatory and voluntary prepayments related to the Company's loans, and (iii) the maximum Leverage Ratio of the Company allowed under the 2014 CSA for the period from the effective date of the amendment through September 2016. In connection with this amendment to the 2014 CSA, the Company paid $0.7 million of deferred financing costs, and the modification to the amortization schedule resulted in $0.5 million of existing deferred financing costs to be accelerated and recorded as interest expense during the first quarter of 2016.

2017 Amendment and Refinancing

On December 11, 2017, the Company refinanced the borrowings under the 2014 CSA and further amended its terms as follows: (i) extended the maturity date to December 11, 2022, (ii) revised the amount of the Term Loan to $125.0 million, (iii) increased the amount available under the Revolver to $75.0 million, (iv) reduced mandatory amortization payments over the first four years of the new 5-year term; and (v) reduced the pricing grid related to interest expense, among other items (the "Amended CSA").  Concurrent with its entry into the Amended CSA, the Company's outstanding balances due under the DDTL and Revolver were paid in full.  In connection with Amended CSA and related refinancing, the Company paid $1.8 million of deferred financing costs.  Due to the magnitude of the modifications to the 2014 CSA, including a reduction in the number of lenders within the syndicate, this modification was deemed an extinguishment of the balances outstanding related to the Term Loan and DDTL that originated under the 2014 CSA.  As a result, $1.0 million of existing deferred financing costs were accelerated and recorded as interest expense during the fourth quarter of 2017.

Under the terms of the Amended CSA, the Company is entitled, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to request additional commitments under the revolving credit facility or term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $75 million to the extent that existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional commitments and/or term loans.

The obligations of the Company under the Amended CSA (and previously under the 2014 CSA) are guaranteed by certain of the Company's material U.S. subsidiaries (together with the Company, the "Loan Parties") and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future personal property of the Loan Parties, certain material real property of the Loan Parties and certain of the Loan Parties' material U.S. subsidiaries, including 65% of the voting capital stock of certain of the Loan Parties' direct foreign subsidiaries.

The borrowings under the 2014 CSA bore interest at a rate equal to, at the Company's option, either (1) LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 1.75% per annum to 3.00% per annum depending on the Company's leverage ratio, or (2)(a) an "Alternate Base Rate," which is the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) KeyBank's prime rate and (iii) the LIBOR rate with a maturity of one month plus 1.00%, plus (b) a margin ranging from 0.75% per annum to 2.00% per annum, depending on the Company's leverage ratio. The borrowings under the Amended CSA bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company's option, either (1) LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 1.375% per annum to 2.75% per annum depending on the Company's leverage ratio, or (2)(a) an "Alternate Base Rate," which is the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) KeyBank's prime rate and (iii) the LIBOR rate with a maturity of one month plus 1.00%, plus (b) a margin ranging from 0.375% per annum to 1.75% per annum, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

The Amended CSA (and previously, the 2014 CSA) contains customary representations and warranties, covenants and events of default and financial covenants that measure (i) the ratio of the Company's total funded indebtedness, on a consolidated basis, to the amount of the Company's consolidated EBITDA, as defined, ("Leverage Ratio") and (ii) the ratio of the amount of the Company's consolidated EBITDA to the Company's consolidated fixed charges ("Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio"). If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the CSA would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due thereunder and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.  At December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants, including its most restrictive covenant, the Leverage Ratio.

Scheduled principal payments of the total debt outstanding at December 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
 
2018
 
$
3,125
 
2019
  
3,125
 
2020
  
6,250
 
2021
  
6,250
 
2022
  
106,250
 
Total long-term debt
  
125,000
 
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt
  
(3,125
)
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt
 
$
121,875