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Lennar Homebuilding Senior Notes And Other Debts Payable
3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Lennar Homebuilding Senior Notes And Other Debts Payable
Lennar Homebuilding Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable
(Dollars in thousands)
February 29,
2016
 
November 30,
2015
Unsecured revolving credit facility
$
500,000

 

6.50% senior notes due 2016
249,960

 
249,905

12.25% senior notes due 2017
397,037

 
396,252

4.75% senior notes due 2017
397,922

 
397,736

6.95% senior notes due 2018
247,931

 
247,632

4.125% senior notes due 2018
273,460

 
273,319

4.500% senior notes due 2019
497,384

 
497,210

4.50% senior notes due 2019
596,868

 
596,622

2.75% convertible senior notes due 2020
71,041

 
233,225

3.25% convertible senior notes due 2021
398,644

 
398,194

4.750% senior notes due 2022
567,486

 
567,325

4.875% senior notes due 2023
393,642

 
393,545

4.750% senior notes due 2025
495,894

 
495,784

Mortgage notes on land and other debt
246,712

 
278,381

 
$
5,333,981

 
5,025,130


The carrying amounts of the senior notes listed above are net of debt issuance costs of $24.4 million and $26.4 million, as February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively.
At February 29, 2016, the Company had a $1.6 billion Credit Facility, which includes a $163 million accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, with certain financial institutions. The maturity for $1.3 billion of the Credit Facility is in June 2019, with the remainder maturing in June 2018. The proceeds available under the Credit Facility, which are subject to specified conditions for borrowing, may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The credit agreement also provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. Under the Credit Facility agreement, the Company is required to maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth, a maximum leverage ratio and either a liquidity or an interest coverage ratio. These ratios are calculated per the Credit Facility agreement, which involves adjustments to GAAP financial measures. The Company believes it was in compliance with its debt covenants at February 29, 2016. In addition, the Company had $320 million letter of credit facilities with different financial institutions.
The Company’s performance letters of credit outstanding were $245.5 million and $236.5 million, respectively, at February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015. The Company’s financial letters of credit outstanding were $222.0 million and $216.7 million, at February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively. Performance letters of credit are generally posted with regulatory bodies to guarantee the Company’s performance of certain development and construction activities. Financial letters of credit are generally posted in lieu of cash deposits on option contracts, for insurance risks, credit enhancements and as other collateral. Additionally, at February 29, 2016, the Company had outstanding performance and surety bonds related to site improvements at various projects (including certain projects in the Company’s joint ventures) of $1.3 billion, which includes $223.4 million related to pending litigation. Although significant development and construction activities have been completed related to these site improvements, these bonds are generally not released until all development and construction activities are completed. As of February 29, 2016, there were approximately $468.8 million, or 36%, of anticipated future costs to complete related to these site improvements. The Company does not presently anticipate any draws upon these bonds or letters of credit, but if any such draws occur, the Company does not believe they would have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Subsequent to February 29, 2016, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due 2021 (the "4.750% Senior Notes") at a price of 100%. Proceeds from the offering, after payment of expenses, were estimated to be $495.9 million. The Company will use the net proceeds from the sales of the 4.750% Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of the 6.50% senior notes due 2016. Interest on the 4.750% Senior Notes is due semi-annually beginning October 1, 2016. The 4.750% Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated, but are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries.
At both February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, the principal amount of the 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2021 (the “3.25% Convertible Senior Notes”) was $400.0 million and the carrying amount, net of debt issuance costs, was $398.6 million and $398.2 million, at February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively. The 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes are convertible into shares of Class A common stock at any time prior to maturity or redemption at the initial conversion rate of 42.5555 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes or 17,022,200 shares of Class A common stock if all the 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes are converted, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $23.50 per share of Class A common stock, subject to anti-dilution adjustments. The shares are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. The 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated, but are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries.
The 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2020 (the “2.75% Convertible Senior Notes”) are convertible into cash, shares of Class A common stock or a combination of both, at the Company’s election. However, it is the Company’s intent to settle the face value of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. At February 29, 2016, holders may convert the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes at the initial conversion rate of 45.1794 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount or 3,209,590 shares of Class A common stock if all the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes are converted, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $22.13 per share of Class A common stock. Shares are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because even though it is the Company’s intent to settle the face value of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes in cash, the Company's volume weighted average stock price exceeded the conversion price. The Company’s volume weighted average stock price for the three months ended February 29, 2016 and February 28, 2015 was $44.07 and $45.52, respectively, which exceeded the conversion price, thus 1.6 million shares and 10.4 million shares, respectively, were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. The 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated, but are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries.
Holders of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes have the right to convert them during any fiscal quarter (and only during such fiscal quarter, except if they are called for redemption or about to mature), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day. Holders of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes had the right to require the Company to repurchase them for cash equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest, on December 15, 2015, but none of them elected to do so. The Company has the right to redeem the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes at any time on or after December 20, 2015 for 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest.
During the three months ended February 29, 2016, the Company exchanged and converted approximately $163 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes for approximately $163 million in cash and 3.6 million shares of Class A common stock, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the date of completion of the exchanges and conversions.
For its 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes, the Company will be required to pay contingent interest with regard to any interest period beginning with the interest period commencing December 20, 2015 and ending June 14, 2016, and for each subsequent six-month period commencing on an interest payment date to, but excluding, the next interest payment date, if the average trading price of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes during the five consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day immediately preceding the first day of the applicable interest period exceeds 120% of the principal amount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes. The amount of contingent interest payable per $1,000 principal amount of notes during the applicable interest period will equal 0.75% per year of the average trading price of such $1,000 principal amount of 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes during the five trading day reference period.
Certain provisions under ASC 470, Debt, require the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash on conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. The Company has applied these provisions to its 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes. At issuance, the Company estimated the fair value of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes using similar debt instruments that did not have a conversion feature and allocated the residual value to an equity component that represented the estimated fair value of the conversion feature at issuance. The debt discount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes was amortized over the five years ended November 30, 2015. At February 29, 2016, the carrying and principal amount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes was $71.0 million, which is included in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable. At November 30, 2015, the principal amount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes was $233.9 million, the carrying amount of the equity component included in stockholders’ equity was $0.6 million, and the net carrying amount of the 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes included in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable was $233.2 million.
Although the guarantees by substantially all of the Company's 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries are full, unconditional and joint and several while they are in effect, (i) a subsidiary will cease to be a guarantor at any time when it is not directly or indirectly guaranteeing at least $75 million of debt of Lennar Corporation (the parent company), and (ii) a subsidiary will be released from its guarantee and any other obligations it may have regarding the senior notes if all or substantially all its assets, or all of its capital stock, are sold or otherwise disposed of.