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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

8. Debt

(a) Alleghany Senior Notes

On May 18, 2020, Alleghany completed a public offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.625% senior notes due on May 15, 2030 (the “2030 Senior Notes”). The 2030 Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations of Alleghany.  Interest on the 2030 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year.  The terms of the 2030 Senior Notes permit redemption prior to maturity. The indenture under which the 2030 Senior Notes were issued contains covenants that impose conditions on Alleghany’s ability to create liens on the capital stock of AIHL, TransRe or RSUI.  The 2030 Senior Notes were issued at approximately 99.9 percent of par, resulting in proceeds after underwriting discount, commissions and other expenses of $494.8 million, and an effective yield of approximately 3.64 percent. Approximately $4.6 million of underwriting discount, commissions and other expenses were recorded as deferred charges, which are amortized over the life of the 2030 Senior Notes.

On September 9, 2014, Alleghany completed a public offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.90% senior notes due on September 15, 2044 (the “2044 Senior Notes”). The 2044 Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations of Alleghany. Interest on the 2044 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The terms of the 2044 Senior Notes permit redemption prior to their maturity. The indenture under which the 2044 Senior Notes were issued contains covenants that impose conditions on Alleghany’s ability to create liens on, or engage in sales of, the capital stock of AIHL, TransRe or RSUI. The 2044 Senior Notes were issued at approximately 99.3 percent of par, resulting in proceeds after underwriting discount, commissions and other expenses of $294.3 million and an effective yield of approximately 5.0 percent.

On June 26, 2012, Alleghany completed a public offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.95% senior notes due on June 27, 2022 (the “2022 Senior Notes”). The 2022 Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations of Alleghany. Interest on the 2022 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on June 27 and December 27 of each year. The terms of the 2022 Senior Notes permit redemption prior to their maturity. The indenture under which the 2022 Senior Notes were issued contains covenants that impose conditions on Alleghany’s ability to create liens on, or engage in sales of, the capital stock of AIHL, TransRe or RSUI. The 2022 Senior Notes were issued at approximately 99.9 percent of par, resulting in proceeds after underwriting discount, commissions and other expenses of $396.0 million and an effective yield of approximately 5.05 percent.

On September 20, 2010, Alleghany completed a public offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.625% senior notes due on September 15, 2020 (the “2020 Senior Notes”). The 2020 Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations of Alleghany. Interest on the 2020 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The terms of the 2020 Senior Notes permit redemption prior to their maturity. The indenture under which the 2020 Senior Notes were issued contains covenants that impose conditions on Alleghany’s ability to create liens on, or engage in sales of, the capital stock of AIHL or RSUI. The 2020 Senior Notes were issued at approximately 99.6 percent of par, resulting in proceeds after underwriting discount, commissions and other expenses of $298.9 million and an effective yield of approximately 5.67 percent.

On January 15, 2020, Alleghany redeemed all of its outstanding 2020 Senior Notes for $312.7 million, consisting of the $300.0 million aggregate principal amount redeemed, $7.1 million of redemption premium and $5.6 million of accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption. As a result of this early extinguishment of debt, Alleghany recorded a realized loss, before tax, of $7.1 million in 2020.

(b) TransRe Senior Notes

On November 23, 2009, TransRe completed a public offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% senior notes due on November 30, 2039 (the “2039 Senior Notes”). The 2039 Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations of TransRe and are not guaranteed by Alleghany. Interest on the 2039 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually. The terms of the 2039 Senior Notes permit redemption prior to their maturity. The indentures under which the 2039 Senior Notes were issued contain covenants that impose conditions on TransRe’s ability to create liens on, or engage in sales of, the capital stock of certain of its subsidiaries, including Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, TransRe Europe S.A. or Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company.

(c) Alleghany Capital Operating Subsidiaries

The debt associated with Alleghany Capital’s operating subsidiaries totaled $556.9 million and $367.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is generally used to support working capital needs and to help finance acquisitions. As of December 31, 2020, the $556.9 million includes:

 

$253.1 million of borrowings by Jazwares under its available credit facilities to support its seasonal peak working capital requirements and borrowings incurred and assumed from its acquisition of WCT in October 2019 and its acquisition of Kelly Toy in April 2020;

 

$98.3 million of borrowings by W&W|AFCO Steel under its available credit facilities and term loans, including borrowings incurred and assumed from its acquisition of Hirschfeld;

 

$72.8 million of borrowings by Wilbert under its available credit facility and term loans;

 

$64.1 million of term loans at Kentucky Trailer primarily related to borrowings to finance small acquisitions, including its acquisitions of a controlling interest in two manufacturers of aluminum feed transportation equipment in December 2018 and July 2019, and borrowings under its available credit facilities;

 

$36.5 million of borrowings by IPS under its available credit facility and term loans, in part to finance a small acquisition in May 2019; and

 

$32.1 million of term loans at PCT primarily related to borrowings to finance the acquisition of a waterjet orifice and nozzle manufacturer in 2016 and the acquisition of a consumable cutting tool manufacturer in June 2019;

None of the above liabilities are guaranteed by Alleghany or Alleghany Capital.  In December 2019, third-party, floating-rate term loans at Concord were repaid and replaced with approximately $33 million of intercompany floating-rate debt funded by the Alleghany parent company.  The intercompany debt and related interest expenses are eliminated at the Alleghany consolidated level.