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Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing Arrangements
—Financing Arrangements
Debt consists of the following:
 
October 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Credit Agreement —interest at 3.88% and 5.14% at October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively
$
178,200

 
$
252,900

Equipment security note
482

 
996

Capital lease obligations
3,760

 
4,388

Insurance broker financing agreement
650

 
661

Total debt
183,092

 
258,945

Less: Current debt
2,027

 
2,023

Total long-term debt
$
181,065

 
$
256,922



At October 31, 2017, we had total debt, excluding capital leases, of $179,332, consisting of a revolving line of credit under the Credit Agreement of floating rate debt of $178,200, which considers interest rate swap arrangements in Note 10 and fixed rate debt of $1,132. The weighted average interest rate of all debt was 4.51% and 4.90% for fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively.
    
Revolving Credit Facility:

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, Dutch 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 The Huntington National Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other lender parties thereto.

On October 31, 2017, we executed the Amendment which among other things: provides for an aggregate availability of $350,000, $275,000 of which is available to the Company through the Tranche A Facility and $75,000 of which is available to the Dutch borrower through the Tranche B Facility, and eliminates the scheduled reductions in such availability; increases the aggregate amount of incremental commitment increases allowed under the Credit Agreement to up to $150,000 subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the Administrative Agent’s approval and the Company obtaining commitments for any such increase. The Amendment extended the commitment period to October 31, 2022.

On July 31, 2017, we executed the Seventh Amendment which modifies investments in subsidiaries and various cumulative financial covenant thresholds, in each case, under the Credit Agreement. The Seventh Amendment also enhances our ability to take advantage of customer supply chain finance programs.

On October 28, 2016, we executed the Sixth Amendment which increases the permitted consolidated leverage ratio for periods beginning after July 31, 2016; increases the permitted consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio for periods beginning after April 30, 2017; modifies various baskets related to sale of accounts receivable, disposition of assets, sale-leaseback transactions and makes other ministerial updates.

On October 30, 2015, we executed the Fifth Amendment which increased the permitted leverage ratio with periodic reductions beginning after July 30, 2016. In addition, the Fifth Amendment permitted various investments as well as up to $40,000 aggregate outstanding principal amount of subordinated indebtedness, subject to certain conditions. Finally, the Fifth Amendment provided for a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, and provided for up to $50,000 of capital expenditures by the Company and our subsidiaries throughout the year ending October 31, 2016, subject to certain quarterly baskets.

On April 29, 2015, we executed the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement that maintained the commitment period to September 29, 2019 and allowed for an incremental increase of $25,000 (or if certain ratios are met, $100,000) in the original revolving commitments of $360,000, subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval, and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase.    

The Fourth Amendment included scheduled commitment reductions beginning after January 30, 2016 totaling $30,000, allocated proportionately between the Aggregate Revolving A and B commitments. On April 30, 2016, the first committed reduction of $5,000 decreased the existing revolving commitment to $355,000, subject to our pro forma compliance with financial covenants.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our 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 Fifth Amendment provides for an interest rate margin on LIBOR loans of 1.5% to 3.0% and of 0.50% to 2.0% on base rate loans depending on our leverage ratio.

The Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants, including covenants regarding our 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. We were in compliance with the financial covenants as of October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016.

After considering letters of credit of $7,253 that we have issued, unused commitments under the Credit Agreement were $164,547 at October 31, 2017.

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

Other Debt:

On August 1, 2017, we entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.05% and requires monthly payments of $94 through May 2018. As of October 31, 2017, $650 of principal remained outstanding under this agreement and was classified as current debt in our consolidated balance sheets.

On September 2, 2013, we 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, 2017, $482 of principal remained outstanding under this agreement and was classified as current debt in our consolidated balance sheets.

We maintain capital leases for equipment used in our manufacturing facilities with lease terms expiring between 2018 and 2021. As of October 31, 2017, the present value of minimum lease payments under our capital leases amounted to $3,760.
 
Derivatives:

On February 25, 2014, we entered into an interest rate swap with an aggregate notional amount of $75,000 designated as a cash flow hedge to manage interest rate exposure on our floating rate LIBOR based debt under the Credit Agreement.  The interest rate swap is an agreement to exchange payment streams based on the notional principal amount. This agreement fixes our future interest payments at 2.74% plus the applicable rate, as described above, on an amount of our debt principal equal to the then-outstanding swap notional amount. The forward interest rate swap commenced on March 1, 2015 with an initial $25,000 base notional amount. The second notional amount of $25,000 commenced on September 1, 2015 and the final notional amount of $25,000 commenced on March 1, 2016. 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, we 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. We determined the mark-to-market adjustment for the interest rate swap to be a gain of $1,793 and $64, net of tax, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which is reflected in other comprehensive income (loss). The base notional amounts of $25,000 each or $75,000 total that commenced during 2015 and 2016 resulted in additional interest expense of $1,401, $1,530, and $433 related to the interest rate swap settlements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 respectively.

Scheduled repayments of debt for the next five years are listed below:     
Twelve Months Ending October 31,
 
Credit Agreement
 
Equipment Security Note
 
Capital Lease Obligations
 
Other Debt
 
Total
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
$

 
$
482

 
$
895

 
$
650

 
$
2,027

2019
 

 

 
624

 

 
624

2020
 

 

 
401

 

 
401

2021
 

 

 
1,840

 

 
1,840

2022
 
178,200

 

 

 

 
178,200

Total
 
$
178,200

 
$
482

 
$
3,760

 
$
650

 
$
183,092