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Long-Term Obligations
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Obligations
Total Debt
In February 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured $26,200 multi-currency line of credit in China, which was amended in November 2013 to $24,200 and further amended in February 2015 to $10,000. In August 2014, the Company entered into an additional unsecured $10,000 multi-currency line of credit in China. These lines of credit support USD-denominated or CNY-denominated borrowing to fund working capital and operations for the Company's Chinese entities and are due on demand. The borrowings under these facilities may be made for a period up to one year from the date of borrowing with interest on the USD-denominated borrowings incurred equal to U.S. dollar LIBOR on the date of borrowing plus a margin based upon duration and on the CNY-denominated borrowings incurred equal to the local China rate based upon duration. There is no ultimate maturity on the facilities and they are subject to periodic review and repricing. The Company is not required to comply with any financial covenants as part of the agreements. The maximum amount outstanding on these facilities was $19,437 and the Company repaid $9,026 during fiscal 2015. As of July 31, 2015, the aggregate outstanding balance on these lines of credit in China was $10,411 and there was $9,589 available for future borrowings. Due to the short-term nature of these credit facilities, the borrowings are classified as "Notes payable" within current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On February 1, 2012, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an unsecured $300,000 multi-currency revolving loan agreement. Under the revolving loan agreement, the Company has the option to select either a base interest rate (based upon the higher of the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1% or the prime rate of Bank of America plus a margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio) or a Eurocurrency interest rate (at the LIBOR rate plus a margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio). At the Company’s option, and subject to certain conditions, the available amount under the revolving loan agreement may be increased from $300,000 up to $450,000. During fiscal 2015, the Company drew $60,000 from its revolving loan agreement in order to fund general corporate needs and the maximum amount outstanding was $114,000. The borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.125% per annum, which will be reset from time to time based upon changes in the LIBOR rate. As of July 31, 2015, the outstanding balance on the credit facility was $102,000 and the Company had outstanding letters of credit under the revolving loan agreement of $3,327. There was $194,673 available for future borrowing under the credit facility, which can be increased to $344,673 at the Company's option, subject to certain conditions. The revolving loan agreement has a final maturity date of February 1, 2017. As such, the borrowing is included in "Long-term obligations, less current maturities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
On May 13, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €75.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes to accredited institutional investors. The €75.0 million of senior notes consists of €30.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.71% Series 2010-A Senior Notes, due May 13, 2017 and €45.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.24% Series 2010-A Senior Notes, due May 13, 2020, with interest payable on the notes semiannually. This private placement was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The notes were not registered for resale and may not be resold absent such registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. The notes have certain prepayment penalties for repaying them prior to maturity. The notes have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.
During fiscal 2006 and 2007, the Company completed two private placement note issuances totaling $350 million in ten-year fixed rate notes with varying maturity dates to institutional investors at interest rates varying from 5.30% to 5.33%. The notes must be repaid equally over seven years, with final payments due in 2016 and 2017, with interest payable on the notes due semiannually on various dates throughout the year. The private placements were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The notes were not registered for resale and may not be resold absent such registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. The notes have certain prepayment penalties for repaying them prior to the maturity date. Under the debt agreement, the Company made scheduled principal payments of $42.5 million during fiscal 2015 and $61.3 million during fiscal 2014.
The Company’s debt agreements require it to maintain certain financial covenants, including a ratio of debt to the trailing twelve months EBITDA, as defined in the debt agreements, of not more than a 3.5 to 1.0 ratio (leverage ratio) and the trailing twelve months EBITDA to interest expense of not less than a 3.0 to 1.0 ratio (interest expense coverage). As of July 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with these financial covenants, with the ratio of debt to EBITDA, as defined by the agreements, equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and the interest expense coverage ratio equal to 11.8 to 1.0.
Total debt consists of the following as of July 31, 2015:
 
 
2015
 
2014
Euro-denominated notes payable in 2017 at a fixed rate of 3.71%
 
$
32,960

 
$
40,164

Euro-denominated notes payable in 2020 at a fixed rate of 4.24%
 
49,442

 
60,246

USD-denominated notes payable through 2016 at a fixed rate of 5.30%
 
26,143

 
52,286

USD-denominated notes payable through 2017 at a fixed rate of 5.33%
 
32,743

 
49,114

USD-denominated borrowing on revolving loan agreement at a weighted average rate of 1.2740% and 1.2472% as of July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
 
102,000

 
42,000

USD-denominated borrowing on revolving loan agreement at a weighted average rate of 1.9501% and 1.3548% as of July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
 
1,836

 
6,923

CNY-denominated borrowing on revolving loan agreements at a weighted average rate of 4.6634% and 5.0400% as of July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (USD equivalent)
 
8,575

 
12,499

 
 
$
253,699

 
$
263,232

Less notes payable
 
(10,411
)
 
(61,422
)
Total long-term debt
 
$
243,288

 
$
201,810


The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $3,327 and $3,634 at July 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term obligations was $252,254 and $216,280 at July 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively, as compared to the carrying value of $243,288 and $201,810 at July 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of the long-term obligations, which were determined using the market approach based upon the interest rates available to the Company for borrowings with similar terms and maturities, were determined to be Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. Due to the short-term nature and variable interest rate pricing of the Company's revolving debt in China, it is determined that the carrying value of the debt equals the fair value of the debt.
Maturities on long-term debt are as follows:
Years Ending July 31,
 
2016
$
42,514

2017
151,332

2018

2019

2020
49,442

Total
$
243,288