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Debt (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
DEBT

 
 
 January 31,

(in millions)
2018

2017

Short-term borrowings:
 
 
Credit Facilities
      $
33.5

      $
93.0

Other credit facilities
87.1

135.7

 
      $
120.6

      $
228.7



Long-term debt:
 
 
Unsecured Senior Notes:
 
 
2012 4.40% Series B Notes, due July 2042 a
      $
250.0

      $
250.0

2014 3.80% Senior Notes, due October 2024 b, c
250.0

250.0

2014 4.90% Senior Notes, due October 2044 b, c
300.0

300.0

2016 0.78% Senior Notes, due August 2026 b, d
91.9

88.0

 
891.9

888.0

Less unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs
9.0

9.6

 
      $
882.9

      $
878.4


a 
The agreements governing these Senior Notes require repayments of $50.0 million in aggregate every five years beginning in July 2022.
b 
These agreements require lump sum repayments upon maturity.
c 
These Senior Notes were issued at a discount, which will be amortized until the debt maturity.
d 
These Senior Notes were issued at par, ¥10.0 billion.

Credit Facilities

In 2014, the Registrant entered into a four-year $375.0 million and a five-year $375.0 million multi-bank, multi-currency, committed unsecured revolving credit facility, including letter of credit subfacilities, (collectively, the "Credit Facilities") resulting in a total borrowing capacity of $750.0 million. The Credit Facilities are available for working capital and other corporate purposes. Borrowings under the Credit Facilities will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (1) LIBOR (or other applicable reference rate) for the relevant currency plus an applicable margin based upon the Company's leverage ratio as defined under the Credit Facilities, or (2) an alternate base rate equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.’s prime rate and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1%, plus an applicable margin based upon the Company's leverage ratio as defined under the Credit Facilities. The Credit Facilities also require payment to the lenders of a facility fee on the amount of the lenders’ commitments under the credit facilities from time to time at rates based upon the Company's leverage ratio as defined under the Credit Facilities. Voluntary prepayments of the loans and voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the Credit Facilities are permissible without penalty, subject to certain conditions pertaining to minimum notice and minimum reduction amounts.

In October 2016, the maturity for each of the Credit Facilities was extended for one additional year pursuant to the terms set forth in the respective agreements governing the Credit Facilities. Therefore, the four-year and five-year Credit Facilities will mature in October of 2019 and 2020, respectively.

At January 31, 2018, there were $33.5 million of borrowings outstanding, $6.8 million of letters of credit issued but not outstanding and $709.7 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facilities. At January 31, 2017, there were $93.0 million of borrowings outstanding, $4.0 million of letters of credit issued but not outstanding and $653.0 million available for borrowings. The weighted-average interest rate for borrowings outstanding was 1.10% at January 31, 2018 and 1.72% at January 31, 2017.

Commercial Paper

In August 2017, the Registrant and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries established a commercial paper program (the "Commercial Paper Program") for the issuance of commercial paper in the form of short-term promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $750.0 million. Borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program are used for general corporate purposes. The aggregate amount of borrowings that the Company is currently authorized to have outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program and the Credit Facilities is $750.0 million. The Registrant guarantees the obligations of its wholly owned subsidiary under the Commercial Paper Program. Maturities of commercial paper notes may vary, but cannot exceed 397 days from the date of issuance. Notes issued under the Commercial Paper Program rank equally with the Registrant's present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. At January 31, 2018, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program.

Other Credit Facilities

Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement. In July 2016, the Registrant's wholly owned subsidiary, Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited ("Tiffany-Shanghai"), entered into a three-year multi-bank revolving credit agreement (the "Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement"). The Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement has an aggregate borrowing limit of RMB 990.0 million ($156.5 million at January 31, 2018). The Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement, which matures in July 2019, was made available to refinance amounts outstanding under Tiffany-Shanghai’s previously existing RMB 930.0 million three-year multi-bank revolving credit agreement (the "2013 Agreement"), which expired pursuant to its terms in July 2016, as well as for Tiffany-Shanghai's ongoing general working capital requirements. The six lenders party to the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement will make loans, upon Tiffany-Shanghai's request, for periods of up to 12 months at the applicable interest rates as announced by the People's Bank of China (provided, that if such announced rate is below zero, the applicable interest rate shall be deemed to be zero). In connection with the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement, in July 2016, the Registrant entered into a Guaranty Agreement by and between the Registrant and the facility agent under the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement (the "Guaranty"). At January 31, 2018, there was $112.7 million available to be borrowed under the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement and $43.8 million was outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 4.35%. At January 31, 2017, there was $103.6 million available to be borrowed under the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement and $40.2 million was outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 4.35%.

Other. The Company has various other revolving credit facilities, primarily in Japan and China. At January 31, 2018, the facilities totaled $139.0 million and $43.3 million was outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 6.87%. At January 31, 2017, the facilities totaled $137.3 million and $95.5 million was outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 2.99%.

Senior Notes

2016 Senior Notes. In August 2016, the Registrant issued ¥10.0 billion ($91.9 million at January 31, 2018) of 0.78% Senior Notes due August 2026 (the "Yen Notes") in a private transaction. The proceeds from the issuance of the Yen Notes were used to repay the Registrant's ¥10.0 billion 1.72% Senior Notes due September 2016 upon the maturity thereof. The Yen Notes bear interest at a rate of 0.78% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 26 and August 26 of each year, commencing February 26, 2017. the Registrant may redeem all or part of the Yen Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Yen Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on those Yen Notes to the redemption date, plus (iii) a make-whole premium as of the redemption date.

Debt Covenants

The agreements governing the Credit Facilities include specific financial covenants, as well as other covenants that limit the ability of the Registrant to incur certain subsidiary indebtedness, incur liens, impose restrictions on subsidiary distributions and engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of Registrant and its subsidiaries' assets, in addition to other requirements and "Events of Default" (as defined in the agreements governing the Credit Facilities) customary to such borrowings.

The Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement includes certain covenants that limit Tiffany-Shanghai's ability to pay certain dividends, make certain investments and incur certain indebtedness, and the Guaranty requires maintenance by the Registrant of specific financial covenants and ratios, in addition to other requirements and limitations customary to such borrowings.

The indenture governing the 2014 3.80% Senior Notes and 2014 4.90% Senior Notes, as amended and supplemented in respect of each such series of Notes (the "Indenture"), contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Registrant and its subsidiaries under certain circumstances to create liens and impose conditions on the Registrant’s ability to engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of its or its subsidiaries’ assets. The Indenture also contains certain "Events of Default" (as defined in the Indenture) customary for indentures of this type. The Indenture does not contain any specific financial covenants.

The agreements governing the 2012 4.40% Series B Senior Notes and the Yen Notes require maintenance of specific financial covenants and ratios and limit certain changes to indebtedness of the Registrant and its subsidiaries and the general nature of the business, in addition to other requirements customary to such borrowings.

At January 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. In the event of any default of payment or performance obligations extending beyond applicable cure periods as set forth in the agreements governing the Company's applicable debt instruments, such agreements may be terminated or payment of the applicable debt may be accelerated. Further, each of the Credit Facilities, the Tiffany-Shanghai Credit Agreement, the agreements governing the 2012 4.40% Series B Senior Notes and the Yen Notes, and certain other loan agreements contain cross default provisions permitting the termination and acceleration of the loans, or acceleration of the notes, as the case may be, in the event that certain of the Company's other debt obligations are terminated or accelerated prior to their maturity.

Long-Term Debt Maturities

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt as of January 31, 2018 are as follows:
Years Ending January 31,
Amount a
(in millions)

2019
          $


2020

2021

2022

2023
50.0

Thereafter
841.9

 
          $
891.9


a 
Amounts exclude any unamortized discount or premium.

Letters of Credit

The Company has available letters of credit and financial guarantees of $81.2 million, of which $22.6 million was outstanding at January 31, 2018. Of those available letters of credit and financial guarantees, $60.1 million expires within one year. These amounts do not include letters of credit issued under the Credit Facilities.