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Secured Debt and Unsecured Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
SECURED DEBT AND UNSECURED DEBT
SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT

The following is a summary of our secured and unsecured debt at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):
 
Principal Outstanding
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
Weighted Average
Years to Maturity
 
Number of Communities
Encumbered
 
December 31,
 
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
Secured Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Rate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable (a)
$
401,210

 
$
445,706

 
5.46
%
 
1.6

 
6

Fannie Mae credit facilities (b)
568,086

 
626,667

 
5.12
%
 
4.0

 
22

Total fixed rate secured debt
969,296

 
1,072,373

 
5.26
%
 
3.0

 
28

Variable Rate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
31,337

 
63,595

 
1.94
%
 
2.1

 
1

Tax-exempt secured notes payable (c)
94,700

 
94,700

 
0.83
%
 
8.2

 
2

Fannie Mae credit facilities (b)
266,196

 
211,409

 
1.60
%
 
5.2

 
7

Total variable rate secured debt
392,233

 
369,704

 
1.44
%
 
5.7

 
10

Total Secured Debt
1,361,529

 
1,442,077

 
4.16
%
 
3.8

 
38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings outstanding under an unsecured credit facility due December 2017 (d) (h)
152,500

 

 
1.09
%
 
2.9

 
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.13% Medium-Term Notes due January 2014 (e)

 
184,000

 
%
 

 
 
5.50% Medium-Term Notes due April 2014 (net of discount of $20) (e)

 
128,480

 
%
 

 
 
5.25% Medium-Term Notes due January 2015 (net of discounts of $6 and $134, respectively) (f)
325,169

 
325,041

 
5.25
%
 

 
 
5.25% Medium-Term Notes due January 2016
83,260

 
83,260

 
5.25
%
 
1.0

 
 
4.25% Medium-Term Notes due June 2018 (net of discounts of $1,465 and $1,893, respectively) (h)
298,535

 
298,107

 
4.25
%
 
3.4

 
 
2.17% Term Notes due June 2018 (h)
215,000

 
250,000

 
2.17
%
 
3.4

 
 
1.53% Term Notes due June 2018 (h)
100,000

 
65,000

 
1.53
%
 
3.4

 
 
1.31% Term Notes due June 2018 (h)
35,000

 
35,000

 
1.31
%
 
3.4

 
 
3.70% Medium-Term Notes due October 2020 (net of discounts of $46 and $54, respectively) (h)
299,954

 
299,946

 
3.70
%
 
5.8

 
 
4.63% Medium-Term Notes due January 2022 (net of discounts of $2,523 and $2,882, respectively) (h)
397,477

 
397,118

 
4.63
%
 
7.0

 
 
3.75% Medium-Term Notes due July 2024 (net of discount of $990) (g) (h)
299,010

 

 
3.75
%
 
9.5

 
 
8.50% Debentures due September 2024
15,644

 
15,644

 
8.50
%
 
9.7

 
 
Other
27

 
30

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
 
Total Unsecured Debt
2,221,576

 
2,081,626

 
3.81
%
 
4.6

 
 
Total Debt
$
3,583,105

 
$
3,523,703

 
3.94
%
 
4.3

 
 

Our secured debt instruments generally feature either monthly interest and principal or monthly interest-only payments with balloon payments due at maturity. For purposes of classification of the above table, variable rate debt with a derivative financial instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is deemed as fixed rate debt due to the Company having effectively established a fixed interest rate for the underlying debt instrument. As of December 31, 2014, secured debt encumbered $2.2 billion or 26.6% of UDR’s total real estate owned based upon gross book value ($6.2 billion or 73.4% of UDR’s real estate owned based on gross book value is unencumbered).
(a) At December 31, 2014, fixed rate mortgage notes payable are generally due in monthly installments of principal and interest and mature at various dates from December 2015 through May 2019 and carry interest rates ranging from 3.43% to 5.94%.
The Company will from time to time acquire properties subject to fixed rate debt instruments. In those situations, management will record the secured debt at its estimated fair value and amortize any difference between the fair value and par to interest expense over the life of the underlying debt instrument. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, the Company had $5.1 million, $5.1 million, and $4.9 million, respectively, of amortization expense on the fair market adjustment of debt assumed in acquisition of properties, which was included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unamortized fair market adjustment was a net premium of $6.7 million and $11.8 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(b) UDR has three secured credit facilities with Fannie Mae with an aggregate commitment of $834.3 million at December 31, 2014. The Fannie Mae credit facilities are for terms of seven to ten years (maturing at various dates from May 2017 through July 2023) and bear interest at floating and fixed rates. At December 31, 2014, we have $568.1 million of the outstanding balance is fixed at a weighted average interest rate of 5.12% and the remaining balance of $266.2 million on these facilities is currently at a weighted average variable interest rate of 1.60%.
Further information related to these credit facilities is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Borrowings outstanding
$
834,282

 
$
838,076

Weighted average borrowings during the period ended
835,873

 
839,597

Maximum daily borrowings during the period ended
837,564

 
841,494

Weighted average interest rate during the period ended
4.1
%
 
4.2
%
Weighted average interest rate at the end of the period
4.0
%
 
4.1
%

(c) The variable rate mortgage notes payable that secure tax-exempt housing bond issues mature on August 2019 and March 2032. Interest on these notes is payable in monthly installments. The variable mortgage notes have interest rates of 0.78% and 0.93%, respectively, as of December 31, 2014.

(d) The Company has a $900 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a maturity date to December 2017, a six month extension option, and an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the facility to $1.45 billion. Based on the Company's current credit rating, the credit facility carries an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus a spread of 100 basis points and a facility fee of 15 basis points. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had a balance of $152.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility.


The following is a summary of short-term bank borrowings under UDR’s bank credit facility at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Total revolving credit facility
$
900,000

 
$
900,000

Borrowings outstanding at end of period (1)
152,500

 

Weighted average daily borrowings during the period ended
291,761

 
169,844

Maximum daily borrowings during the period ended
625,000

 
372,000

Weighted average interest rate during the period ended
1.2
%
 
1.2
%
Interest rate at end of the period
1.1
%
 
1.3
%


(1) Excludes $1.9 million and $2.2 million of letters of credit at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(e) Paid off at maturity with borrowings under the Company’s $900 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

(f)
In January 2015, we paid off $325.2 million of 5.25% medium-term notes due January 2015 with borrowings under the Company’s $900 million unsecured revolving credit facility.

(g) In June 2014, the Company issued $300 million of 3.750% senior unsecured medium-term notes due July 1, 2024. Interest is payable semi-annually beginning on January 1, 2015. These notes were issued at 99.652% of the principal amount and had a discount of $1.0 million at December 31, 2014. The Company used the net proceeds to pay down borrowings outstanding on our $900 million unsecured credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

(h) The Operating Partnership is a guarantor at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The aggregate maturities, including amortizing principal payments of secured debt, of total debt for the next five years subsequent to December 31, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
Year
 
Secured Fixed Rate Debt
 
Secured Variable Rate Debt
 
Total Secured Debt
 
Total Unsecured Debt (a)
 
Total Debt
2015
 
$
196,648

 
$

 
$
196,648

 
$
324,286

 
$
520,934

2016
 
135,167

 
31,337

 
166,504

 
82,377

 
248,881

2017
 
177,774

 
65,000

 
242,774

 
152,500

 
395,274

2018
 
120,969

 
104,787

 
225,756

 
648,443

 
874,199

2019
 
248,738

 
67,700

 
316,438

 

 
316,438

Thereafter
 
90,000

 
123,409

 
213,409

 
1,013,970

 
1,227,379

Total
 
$
969,296

 
$
392,233

 
$
1,361,529

 
$
2,221,576

 
$
3,583,105


(a) With the exception of the 1.31% Term Notes due June 2018 and revolving credit facility which carry a variable interest rate, all unsecured debt carries fixed interest rates.
We were in compliance with the covenants of our debt instruments at December 31, 2014.