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Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases  
Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases

NOTE 5 – LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES

 

The following table identifies the amounts included in "Current portion of long-term debt" and "Long-term debt, less current portion" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

 

The following table identifies the principal maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

Asset-based revolving credit facility:

On July 11, 2008, the Company entered into a credit agreement for a five-year asset-based revolving credit facility, the ABL Credit Facility, which was scheduled to mature in July of 2013. At December 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $356 million under the ABL Credit Facility, of which $106 million were not covered under an interest rate swap contract. All outstanding borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility were repaid, and all related interest rate swap contracts were terminated on January 14, 2011, and the ABL Credit Facility was retired concurrent with the issuance of the Company's 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021, as further described below. In conjunction with the retirement of the Company's ABL Credit Facility, the Company recognized a one-time non-cash charge to write off the balance of debt issuance costs related to the ABL Credit Facility in the amount of $21.6 million and a one-time charge related to the termination of the Company's interest rate swap contracts in the amount of $4.2 million, which are included in "Other income (expense)" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility:

On January 14, 2011, the Company entered into a new credit agreement for a five-year $750 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") arranged by Bank of America, N.A. ("BA") and Barclays Capital, originally scheduled to mature in January of 2016.  On September 9, 2011, the Company amended the credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), decreasing the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility to $660 million, extending the maturity date on the Credit Agreement to September of 2016 and reducing the facility fee and interest rate margins for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.  In conjunction with the amendment to the Credit Agreement, the Company recognized a one-time charge related to the modification in the amount of $0.3 million, which is included in "Other income (expense)" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  The Credit Agreement includes a $200 million sub-limit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $75 million sub-limit for swing line borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.  As described in the Credit Agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company may, from time to time subject to certain conditions, increase the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility by up to $200 million.  As of December 31, 2011, the Company had outstanding letters of credit, primarily to satisfy workers' compensation, general liability and other insurance policies, in the amount of $59.9 million, reducing the aggregate availability under the Revolving Credit Facility by that amount.  As of December 31, 2011, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.    

 

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility (other than swing line loans) bear interest, at the Company's option, at the Base Rate or Eurodollar Rate (both as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin. Swing line loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the Base Rate plus the applicable margin. In addition, the Company pays a facility fee on the aggregate amount of the commitments in an amount equal to a percentage of such commitments. The interest rate margins and facility fee are based upon the better of the ratings assigned to the Company's debt by Moody's Investor Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Rating Services.  Based upon the Company's credit ratings at December 31, 2011, its margin for Base Rate loans was 0.275%, its margin for Eurodollar Rate loans was 1.275% and its facility fee was 0.225%. Based on the Company's current credit ratings, its margin for Base Rate loans is 0.200%, its margin for Eurodollar Rate loans is 1.200% and its facility fee is 0.175%.

 

The Credit Agreement contains certain debt covenants, which include limitations on total outstanding borrowings, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.0 times through December 31, 2012; 2.25 times through December 31, 2014; 2.5 times through maturity; and a maximum adjusted consolidated leverage ratio of 3.0 times through maturity. The consolidated leverage ratio includes a calculation of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent and stock based compensation expense to adjusted debt. Adjusted debt includes outstanding debt, outstanding stand-by letters of credit, six-times rent expense and excludes any premium or discount recorded in conjunction with the issuance of long-term debt. In the event that the Company should default on any covenant contained within the Credit Agreement, certain actions may be taken, including, but not limited to, possible termination of credit extensions, immediate payment of outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest and litigation from lenders. As of December 31, 2011, the Company remained in compliance with all covenants related to the Credit Agreement.

 

Senior notes:

4.875% Senior Notes due 2021:

On January 14, 2011, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 ("4.875% Senior Notes due 2021") at a price to the public of 99.297% of their face value with United Missouri Bank, N.A. ("UMB") as trustee. Interest on the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 is payable on January 14 and July 14 of each year and is computed on the basis of a 360-day year. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 were used to repay all of the Company's outstanding borrowings under its ABL Credit Facility and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and costs associated with terminating the Company's existing interest rate swap contracts, with the remainder used for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases.

 

4.625% Senior Notes due 2021:

On September 19, 2011, the Company issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021 ("4.625% Senior Notes due 2021") at a price to the public of 99.826% of their face value with UMB as trustee. Interest on the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021 is payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year and is computed on the basis of a 360-day year. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021 were used to pay fees and expenses related to the offering, with the remainder intended to be used to repay borrowings outstanding from time to time under the Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes, including share repurchases.

 

The senior notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company's subsidiaries ("Subsidiary Guarantors") that incurs or guarantees the Company's obligations under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility or certain other debt of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several.  Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and the Company has no independent assets or operations other than those of its subsidiaries. The only direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company that would not be Subsidiary Guarantors would be minor subsidiaries. No minor subsidiaries exist today. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiary Guarantors, are subject to any material or significant restrictions on the Company's ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan or to transfer assets from such subsidiaries, except as provided by applicable law. Each of the senior notes is subject to certain customary covenants, with which the Company complied as of December 31, 2011.

 

Capital lease agreements:

The Company assumed certain vehicle capital leases in the CSK acquisition. The remaining vehicle capital lease agreements have contractual terms of 63 months, which will expire on October 15, 2013. The present value of the future minimum lease payments under these vehicle capital leases totaled approximately $0.7 million and $1.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which were classified as long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company did not acquire any additional vehicles under capital leases during the periods ended December 31, 2011 or 2010.

 

The Company assumed certain building capital leases in the CSK acquisition. The remaining building capital lease agreements will expire on April 30, 2015, and March 31, 2017. The present value of future minimum lease payments under these building capital leases totaled approximately $0.5 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which were classified as long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company did not acquire any additional buildings under capital leases during the periods ended December 31, 2011 or 2010.