NOTE 10—SENIOR NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER DEBT

The following is a summary of our senior notes payable and other debt as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:



	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Unsecured revolving credit facility ⁽¹⁾	$	146,538		$	180,683
1.55% Senior Notes due 2016	—			550,000
1.250% Senior Notes due 2017	300,000			300,000
2.00% Senior Notes due 2018	700,000			700,000
Unsecured term loan due 2018 ⁽²⁾	200,000			200,000
Unsecured term loan due 2019 ⁽²⁾	371,215			468,477
4.00% Senior Notes due 2019	600,000			600,000
3.00% Senior Notes, Series A due 2019 ⁽³⁾	297,841			289,038
2.700% Senior Notes due 2020	500,000			500,000
Unsecured term loan due 2020	900,000			900,000
4.750% Senior Notes due 2021	700,000			700,000
4.25% Senior Notes due 2022	600,000			600,000
3.25% Senior Notes due 2022	500,000			500,000
3.300% Senior Notes due 2022 ⁽³⁾	186,150			180,649
3.125% Senior Notes due 2023	400,000			—
3.750% Senior Notes due 2024	400,000			400,000
4.125% Senior Notes, Series B due 2024 ⁽³⁾	186,150			180,649
3.500% Senior Notes due 2025	600,000			600,000
4.125% Senior Notes due 2026	500,000			500,000
3.25% Senior Notes due 2026	450,000			—
6.90% Senior Notes due 2037	52,400			52,400
6.59% Senior Notes due 2038	22,973			22,973
5.45% Senior Notes due 2043	258,750			258,750
5.70% Senior Notes due 2043	300,000			300,000
4.375% Senior Notes due 2045	300,000			300,000
Mortgage loans and other ⁽⁴⁾	1,718,897			1,987,401
Total	11,190,914			11,271,020
Deferred financing costs, net	(61,304		)	(69,121		)
Unamortized fair value adjustment	25,224			33,570
Unamortized discounts	(27,508		)	(28,473		)
Senior notes payable and other debt	$	11,127,326		$	11,206,996


⁽¹⁾	$146.5 million and $9.7 million of aggregate borrowings are denominated in Canadian dollars as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


⁽²⁾	These amounts represent in aggregate the $571.2 million of unsecured term loan borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, of which $92.6 million included in the 2019 tranche is in the form of Canadian dollars.


⁽³⁾	These borrowings are in the form of Canadian dollars.


⁽⁴⁾	As of December 31, 2016, there was no mortgage debt related to real estate assets classified as held for sale. Balance as of December 31, 2015 excludes $22.9 million of mortgage debt related to real estate assets classified as held for sale, which is included in liabilities related to assets held for sale on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loans

Our unsecured credit facility is comprised of a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility priced at LIBOR plus 1.0% as of December 31, 2016, and a $200.0 million four-year term loan and a $371.2 million five-year term loan, each priced at LIBOR plus 1.05% as of December 31, 2016. The revolving credit facility matures in January 2018, but may be extended, at our option subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, for an additional period of one year. The $200.0 million and $371.2 million term loans mature in January 2018 and January 2019, respectively. The unsecured credit facility also includes an accordion feature that permits us to increase our aggregate borrowing capacity thereunder to up to $3.5 billion.

Our unsecured credit facility imposes certain customary restrictions on us, including restrictions pertaining to: (i) liens; (ii) investments; (iii) the incurrence of additional indebtedness; (iv) mergers and dissolutions; (v) certain dividend, distribution and other payments; (vi) permitted businesses; (vii) transactions with affiliates; (viii) agreements limiting certain liens; and (ix) the maintenance of certain consolidated total leverage, secured debt leverage, unsecured debt leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios and minimum consolidated adjusted net worth, and contains customary events of default.

As of December 31, 2016, we had $146.5 million of borrowings outstanding, $14.1 million of letters of credit outstanding and $1.8 billion of unused borrowing capacity available under our unsecured revolving credit facility.

As of December 31, 2016, we also had a $900.0 million term loan due 2020 priced at LIBOR plus 97.5 basis points.

In May 2016, we repaid $100.0 million outstanding on our unsecured term loan due 2019 using cash on hand and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million, representing a write-off of the then unamortized deferred financing fees.

Senior Notes

As of December 31, 2016, we had outstanding $7.1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by our subsidiary, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership (“Ventas Realty”) ($3.9 billion of which was co-issued by Ventas Realty’s wholly owned subsidiary, Ventas Capital Corporation), approximately $75.4 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (“NHP”) and assumed by our subsidiary, Nationwide Health Properties, LLC (“NHP LLC”), as successor to NHP, in connection with our acquisition of NHP, and CAD 900.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by our subsidiary, Ventas Canada Finance Limited. All of the senior notes issued by Ventas Realty and Ventas Canada Finance Limited are unconditionally guaranteed by Ventas, Inc.

In January 2015, Ventas Realty issued and sold $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.500% senior notes due 2025 at a public offering price equal to 99.663% of par, for total proceeds of $598.0 million before the underwriting discount and expenses, and $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% senior notes due 2045 at a public offering price equal to 99.500% of par, for total proceeds of $298.5 million before the underwriting discount and expenses.

Also in January 2015, Ventas Canada Finance Limited issued and sold CAD 250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.30% senior notes, series C due 2022 at an offering price equal to 99.992% of par, for total proceeds of CAD 250.0 million before the agent fees and expenses. The notes were offered on a private placement basis in Canada.

In May 2015, we repaid in full, at par, $234.4 million aggregate principal amount then outstanding of our 6% senior notes due 2015 upon maturity.

In July 2015, we issued and sold $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes due 2026 at a public offering price equal to 99.218% of par, for total proceeds of $496.1 million before the underwriting discount and expenses.

In September 2015, we redeemed all $400.0 million principal amount then outstanding of our 3.125% senior notes due November 2015 at a redemption price equal to 100.7% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million.

In May 2016, we issued and sold $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% senior notes due 2023 at a public offering price equal to 99.343% of par, for total proceeds of $397.4 million before the underwriting discount and expenses.

In June 2016, we redeemed $455.5 million aggregate principal amount then outstanding of our 1.55% senior notes due September 2016 at a public offering price of 100.335% of par, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million. The redemption was funded using proceeds from our May 2016 senior note issuance, cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In July 2016, we repaid the remaining balance then outstanding of our 1.55% senior notes due September 2016 of $94.5 million and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million.

In September 2016, we issued and sold $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due 2026 at a public offering price equal to 99.811% of par, for total proceeds of $449.1 million before the underwriting discount and expenses.

Ventas Realty’s senior notes are part of our and Ventas Realty’s general unsecured obligations, ranking equal in right of payment with all of our and Ventas Realty’s existing and future senior obligations and ranking senior in right of payment to all of our and Ventas Realty’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. However, Ventas Realty’s senior notes are effectively subordinated to our and Ventas Realty’s secured indebtedness, if any, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness. Ventas Realty’s senior notes are also structurally subordinated to the preferred equity and indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, of our subsidiaries (other than Ventas Realty and, with respect to those senior notes co-issued by Ventas Capital Corporation, Ventas Capital Corporation).

Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s senior notes are part of our and Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s general unsecured obligations, ranking equal in right of payment with all of Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. However, Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s senior notes are effectively subordinated to our and Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s secured indebtedness, if any, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness. Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s senior notes are also structurally subordinated to the preferred equity and indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, of our subsidiaries (other than Ventas Canada Finance Limited).

NHP LLC’s senior notes are part of NHP LLC’s general unsecured obligations, ranking equal in right of payment with all of NHP LLC’s existing and future senior obligations and ranking senior to all of NHP LLC’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. However, NHP LLC’s senior notes are effectively subordinated to NHP LLC’s secured indebtedness, if any, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness. NHP LLC’s senior notes are also structurally subordinated to the preferred equity and indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, of its subsidiaries.

Ventas Realty, Ventas Canada Finance Limited and NHP LLC may redeem each series of their respective senior notes (other than NHP LLC’s 6.90% senior notes due 2037 and 6.59% senior notes due 2038), in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the applicable indenture (which include, in many instances, a make-whole premium), plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

NHP LLC’s 6.90% senior notes due 2037 are subject to repurchase at the option of the holders, at par, on October 1 in each of 2017 and 2027, and its 6.59% senior notes due 2038 are subject to repurchase at the option of the holders, at par, on July 7 in each of 2018, 2023 and 2028.

Mortgages

At December 31, 2016, we had 113 mortgage loans outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $1.7 billion and secured by 123 of our properties. Of these loans, 98 loans in the aggregate principal amount of $1.4 billion bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 3.0% to 8.6% per annum, and 15 loans in the aggregate principal amount of $292.1 million bear interest at variable rates ranging from 1.5% to 3.9% per annum as of December 31, 2016. At December 31, 2016, the weighted average annual rate on our fixed rate mortgage loans was 5.6%, and the weighted average annual rate on our variable rate mortgage loans was 2.1%. Our mortgage loans had a weighted average maturity of 5.7 years as of December 31, 2016.

During 2016, we repaid in full mortgage loans in the aggregate principal amount $337.8 million and a weighted average maturity of 1.66 years and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of less than $0.1 million in connection with these repayments.

During 2015, we repaid in full mortgage loans in the aggregate principal amount of $461.9 million and a weighted average maturity of 2.1 years and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $9.9 million in connection with these repayments.

During 2014, we assumed or incurred mortgage debt of $246.8 million and repaid in full mortgage loans outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $398.0 million, and recognized a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.3 million in connection with these repayments.

Scheduled Maturities of Borrowing Arrangements and Other Provisions

As of December 31, 2016, our indebtedness had the following maturities:



	Principal Amount Due at Maturity		Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility ⁽¹⁾		Scheduled Periodic Amortization		Total Maturities
	(In thousands)
2017	$	614,438	$	—	$	25,970	$	640,408
2018	1,101,879		146,538		21,085		1,269,502
2019	1,693,640		—		14,607		1,708,247
2020	1,416,913		—		11,620		1,428,533
2021	774,318		—		10,127		784,445
Thereafter ⁽²⁾	5,242,559		—		117,220		5,359,779
Total maturities	$	10,843,747	$	146,538	$	200,629	$	11,190,914


⁽¹⁾	At December 31, 2016, we had $286.7 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, for $140.2 million of net available cash.


⁽²⁾	Includes $52.4 million aggregate principal amount of 6.90% senior notes due 2037 that is subject to repurchase, at the option of the holders, on October 1 in each of 2017 and 2027, and $23.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.59% senior notes due 2038 that is subject to repurchase, at the option of the holders, on July 7 in each of 2018, 2023 and 2028.

The instruments governing our outstanding indebtedness contain covenants that limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur debt; (ii) make certain dividends, distributions and investments; (iii) enter into certain transactions; and/or (iv) merge, consolidate or sell certain assets. Ventas Realty’s and Ventas Canada Finance Limited’s senior notes also require us and our subsidiaries to maintain total unencumbered assets of at least 150% of our unsecured debt. Our unsecured credit facility also requires us to maintain certain financial covenants pertaining to, among other things, our consolidated total leverage, secured debt, unsecured debt, fixed charge coverage and net worth.

As of December 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all of these covenants.

Derivatives and Hedging

In the normal course of our business, interest rate fluctuations affect future cash flows under our variable rate debt obligations, loans receivable and marketable debt securities and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations affect our operating results. We follow established risk management policies and procedures, including the use of derivative instruments, to mitigate the impact of these risks.

For interest rate exposures, we use derivatives primarily to fix the rate on our variable rate debt and to manage our borrowing costs. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes, and we have a policy of entering into contracts only with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other factors. When considered together with the underlying exposure that the derivative is designed to hedge, we do not expect that the use of derivatives in this manner would have any material adverse effect on our future financial condition or results of operations.

As of December 31, 2016, our variable rate debt obligations of $1.7 billion reflect, in part, the effect of $150.8 million notional amount of interest rate swaps with a maturity of March 22, 2018 that effectively convert fixed rate debt to variable rate debt. As of December 31, 2016, our fixed rate debt obligations of $9.5 billion reflect, in part, the effect of $236.5 million notional amount of interest rate swaps with maturities ranging from October 1, 2018 to August 3, 2020, in each case that effectively convert variable rate debt to fixed rate debt.

In February 2016, we entered into a $200 million notional amount interest rate swap with a maturity of August 3, 2020 that effectively converts LIBOR-based floating rate debt to fixed rate debt, setting LIBOR at 1.132% through the maturity date of the swap.

In July 2016, we entered into $225 million notional forward starting swaps that reduced our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates between July and the September issuance of 3.25% senior notes due 2026. On the issuance date, we realized a gain of $1.9 million from these swaps which will be recognized over the life of the notes using an effective interest method.

In January and February 2017, we entered into a total of $200 million of notional forward starting swaps with an effective date of April 3, 2017 that reduce our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates related to changes in rates between now and the forecasted issuance of long-term debt. The rate on the notional amounts is locked at a weighted average rate of 2.33%.

Unamortized Fair Value Adjustment

As of December 31, 2016, the unamortized fair value adjustment related to the long-term debt we assumed in connection with various acquisitions was $25.2 million and will be recognized as effective yield adjustments over the remaining terms of the instruments. The estimated aggregate amortization of the fair value adjustment related to long-term debt (which is reflected as a reduction of interest expense) was $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 and for each of the next five years will be as follows: 2017—$6.9 million; 2018—$3.1 million; 2019—$2.3 million; 2020—$1.9 million; and 2021—$1.3 million.