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Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing Arrangements
—Financing Arrangements
Debt consists of the following:
 
October 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Credit Agreement —interest at 2.15% and 1.95% at October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively
$
260,500

 
$
117,400

Equipment security note
1,985

 
2,461

Capital lease obligations
6,967

 

Insurance broker financing agreement
568

 
405

Total debt
270,020

 
120,266

Less: Current debt
1,918

 
882

Total long-term debt
$
268,102

 
$
119,384



The weighted average interest rate of all debt was 2.08% and 2.06% for fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively.
    
The Company and its subsidiaries are party to a Credit Agreement, dated October 25, 2013, as amended (the "Credit Agreement") with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, The PrivateBank and Trust Company, Compass Bank and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other lender parties thereto.
On September 29, 2014, the Company executed an amendment to the Credit Agreement that extends the commitment period to September 29, 2019 and increases the Company's revolving line of credit to $360,000 which is comprised of two aggregate revolving commitments. Aggregate Revolving A commitments amount to $235,000 and aggregate Revolving B commitments amount to $125,000, subject to the Company's pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. Additionally, this amendment increased the permitted leverage ratio from 3.25 to 3.5 in certain circumstances for a limited period of time following a material acquisition.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company's option, at LIBOR or the base (or "prime") rate established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin. The Third Amendment provides for an interest rate margin on LIBOR loans of 2.0% and a 1.0% on base rate loans through January 31, 2015. Thereafter, the interest rate margin on LIBOR loans will be 1.5% to 2.5% and on base rate loans will be 0.25% to 1.5%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

The Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants, including covenants regarding the Company’s outstanding indebtedness and maximum leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Credit Agreement also contains standard provisions relating to conditions of borrowing. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including the non-payment of obligations by the Company and the bankruptcy of the Company. If an event of default occurs, all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants as of October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013.

After considering letters of credit of $2,980 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Credit Agreement were $96,520 at October 31, 2014.

Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.

Other Debt:

In July 2014, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.87% and requires monthly payments of $95 through April 2015. As of October 31, 2014, $568 remained outstanding under this agreement and was classified as current debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

On September 2, 2013, the Company entered into an equipment security note that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.47% and requires monthly payments of $44 through September 2018. As of October 31, 2014, $1,985 remained outstanding under this agreement and $489 was classified as current debt and $1,496 was classified as long term debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company maintains capital leases for equipment used in our manufacturing facilities with lease terms expiring between 2018 and 2020. As of October 31, 2014, the present value of minimum lease payments under our capital leases amounted to $6,967.

Derivatives:

On February 25, 2014, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with an aggregate notional amount of $75,000 designated as a cash flow hedge of a portion of the Company's Credit Agreement to manage interest rate exposure on the Company’s floating rate LIBOR based debt.   The interest rate swap is an agreement to exchange payment streams based on the notional principal amount. This agreement fixes the Company’s future interest payments at 2.74% plus the applicable rate (defined above), on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the then-outstanding swap notional amount. The forward interest rate swap commences on March 1, 2015 with an initial $25,000 base notional amount with $25,000 increases to the base notional amount on September 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016, respectively.   The base notional amount plus each incremental addition to the base notional amount have a five year maturity of February 29, 2020, August 31, 2020 and February 28, 2021, respectively. On the date the interest swap was entered into, the Company designated the interest rate swap as a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be paid relative to its variable rate monies borrowed.   Any ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship is recognized immediately into earnings. On October 31, 2014, the Company determined the mark-to-market adjustment for the interest rate swap to be a loss of $1,558, net of tax, which is reflected in other comprehensive income. The first base notional amount is set to commence on March 1, 2015 at which time the Company will recognize a gain or loss on the interest rate swap. At this time, the Company does not believe the amount will have a material impact.

Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Credit Agreement plus repayments of other debt are listed below:
     
Twelve Months Ending October 31,
 
Credit Agreement
 
Equipment Security Note
 
Capital Lease Obligations
 
Other Debt
 
Total
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
$

 
$
489

 
$
861

 
$
568

 
$
1,918

2016
 

 
501

 
906

 

 
1,407

2017
 

 
513

 
942

 

 
1,455

2018
 

 
482

 
980

 

 
1,462

2019
 
260,500

 

 
684

 

 
261,184

Thereafter
 

 

 
2,594

 

 
2,594

Total
 
$
260,500

 
$
1,985

 
$
6,967

 
$
568

 
$
270,020