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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Long-Term Debt 
Long-Term Debt

NOTE 7—Long-Term Debt:

Long-term debt at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following:

 

     September 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (In thousands)  

Variable-rate domestic bank loans

   $ 120,000       $ —     

5.10% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $112 at September 30, 2011 and $137 at December 31, 2010

     324,888         324,863   

4.50% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $2,893 at September 30, 2011 and $3,128 at December 31, 2010

     347,107         346,872   

Fixed rate foreign borrowings

     27,336         33,223   

Capital lease obligation

     4,026         5,873   

Variable-rate foreign bank loans

     67,341         149,520   

Miscellaneous

     481         559   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     891,179         860,910   

Less amounts due within one year

     12,795         8,983   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 878,384       $ 851,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In September 2011, we amended and restated our previous $675.0 million credit facility. The amended and restated five-year, revolving, unsecured credit facility (hereinafter referred to as the September 2011 credit agreement) matures on September 22, 2016 and (i) increased the borrowing capacity to $750.0 million from $675.0 million; (ii) provides for an additional $250.0 million in credit, if needed, subject to the terms of the agreement; (iii) provides for the ability to extend the maturity date under certain conditions; (iv) eliminated the covenant that required a minimum level of consolidated tangible domestic assets; and (v) increased the interest rate spread and commitment fees applicable to the Company's borrowings under the credit facility. Fees and expenses of $2.7 million were incurred and paid in connection with this new agreement. Borrowings bear interest at variable rates based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") for deposits in the relevant currency plus an applicable margin which ranges from 0.900% to 1.400%, depending on the Company's credit rating applicable from time to time. The margin on the facility was 0.975% and the interest rate was 1.25% as of September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, $120.0 million of borrowings were outstanding under the September 2011 credit agreement.