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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

NOTE 12—Long-Term Debt:

Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Variable-rate domestic bank loans

   $ —         $ —     

5.10% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $103 at December 31, 2011 and $137 at December 31, 2010

     324,897         324,863   

4.50% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $2,814 at December 31, 2011 and $3,128 at December 31, 2010

     347,186         346,872   

Fixed rate foreign borrowings

     24,778         33,223   

Capital lease obligation

     2,006         5,873   

Variable-rate foreign bank loans

     64,326         149,520   

Miscellaneous

     480         559   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     763,673         860,910   

Less amounts due within one year

     14,416         8,983   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 749,257       $ 851,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions): 2012—$14.4; 2013—$12.7; 2014—$6.0; 2015—$327.1; 2016—$50.4; thereafter—$356.0.

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 applicable margin on the facility was 0.975% as of December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, we had no borrowings outstanding under the September 2011 credit agreement.

Borrowings under the September 2011 credit agreement are conditioned upon compliance with the following covenants: (i) consolidated funded debt, as defined in the agreement, must be less than or equal to 3.50 times consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the agreement, (which reflects adjustments for certain non-recurring or unusual items such as restructuring charges, facility divestiture charges and other significant non-recurring items), or herein "consolidated adjusted EBITDA," as of the end of any fiscal quarter; (ii) with the exception of liens specified in our new credit facility, liens may not attach to assets when the aggregate amount of all indebtedness secured by such liens plus unsecured subsidiary indebtedness, other than indebtedness incurred by our subsidiaries under the new credit facility, would exceed 20% of consolidated net worth, as defined in the agreement; and (iii) with the exception of indebtedness specified in our new credit facility, subsidiary indebtedness may not exceed the difference between 20% of consolidated net worth, as defined in the agreement, and indebtedness secured by liens permitted under the agreement. We believe that as of December 31, 2011, we were, and currently are, in compliance with all of our debt covenants.

 

We previously maintained a $675.0 million five-year unsecured revolving senior credit facility, which we referred to as the March 2007 credit agreement. The total spread and fees ranged from 0.32% to 0.675% over the LIBOR applicable to the currency of the borrowing and were based on our credit rating as determined by the major rating agencies. There were no borrowings outstanding under the March 2007 credit agreement at December 31, 2010.

Our $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes, issued in January 2005, bear interest at a rate of 5.10%, payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year. The effective interest rate on these senior notes is approximately 5.19%. These senior notes mature on February 1, 2015.

On December 10, 2010, we concluded the sale of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes through a public offering at a price of 99.101% of par netting us $346.9 million in proceeds. We used $100.0 million of the net proceeds from the sale of these senior notes to fund pension obligations ($50.0 million of which was contributed in December 2010 and $50.0 million in January 2011), with the remainder used to repay other indebtedness. These senior notes bear an interest rate of 4.50%, which is payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2011. The effective interest rate on these senior notes is approximately 4.70%. These senior notes mature on December 15, 2020.

We have additional agreements with financial institutions that provide for borrowings under uncommitted credit lines up to a maximum of $60.0 million. There were no outstanding borrowings under these agreements at either December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010. The average interest rate on borrowings under these agreements during 2011 and 2010 was 1.43% and 1.44%, respectively.

On December 31, 2010, one of our foreign subsidiaries had an agreement with a foreign bank that provided an immediate, uncommitted credit line of up to 70 million Euros. At December 31, 2010, there were outstanding borrowings of 70 million Euros (approximately $92.2 million at December 31, 2010, based on applicable exchange rates) under this agreement. The average rate on borrowings under this agreement was 1.3% at December 31, 2010. This borrowing was repaid in January 2011, and the related credit line was cancelled.

We have an agreement with a foreign bank that provides immediate U.S Dollar or Euro-denominated borrowings under uncommitted credit lines up to a maximum of $48.0 million or the Euro equivalent. At December 31, 2011, there were no outstanding borrowings under this agreement.

One of our foreign subsidiaries has existing agreements with several foreign banks, which provide immediate borrowings under uncommitted credit lines up to a maximum of 4.5 billion Japanese Yen (approximately $57.7 million at December 31, 2011, based on applicable exchange rates). At December 31, 2011 there were no outstanding borrowings under these agreements and at December 31, 2010 there were outstanding borrowing under these agreements of $8.2 million. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under these agreements during 2011 and 2010 was 1.07% and 1.19%, respectively.

Certain of our remaining foreign subsidiaries have additional agreements with foreign institutions that provide immediate uncommitted credit lines, on a short term basis, up to an aggregate maximum of approximately $97.2 million, of which $83.2 million supports foreign subsidiaries based in China. We have guaranteed these agreements. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were borrowings under these agreements of $50.3 million and $38.5 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under these agreements was 6.1% and 4.90% at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, we had the ability to refinance our borrowings under our other existing credit lines with borrowings under the September 2011 and March 2007 credit agreements, respectively. Therefore, the amounts outstanding under our other existing credit lines are classified as long-term debt at December 31, 2011 and 2010. At December 31, 2011, we had the ability to borrow $750.0 million under our September 2011 credit agreement, plus an additional $250.0 million if needed, subject to the terms of the September 2011 credit agreement.

Our consolidated joint venture JBC has foreign currency denominated debt, which amounted to $40.8 million and $46.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and principally includes (i) foreign plant-related construction borrowings maturing in April 2015 amounting to $18.8 million and $23.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which bore interest at rates ranging from 4.28% to 7.12% at December 31, 2011, and (ii) a capitalized lease obligation maturing in July 2012 related to certain plant equipment amounting to $2.0 million and $5.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, bearing interest at 5.5%. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the JBC debt also included a $6.0 million unsecured non-interest bearing loan from its other shareholder. At December 31, 2011, JBC had additional borrowing capacity of approximately $23.0 million.