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INDEBTEDNESS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
INDEBTEDNESS  
INDEBTEDNESS

10. INDEBTEDNESS

        The Company's long-term debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
  December 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
 

Revolving credit facility

  $ 193,000   $ 212,000  

Revolving Credit Facilities

        On February 3, 2012, the Company amended and restated its credit facility, dated June 29, 2007, with a new $450.0 million credit facility maturing on February 3, 2017. The Company may use the line of credit for general corporate purposes, including strategic acquisitions, stock buy-backs and cash dividends. Under the Company's credit agreement dated February 3, 2012, the Company can increase its credit facility by up to $200.0 million subject to certain limitations and satisfaction of certain conditions, including compliance with certain financial covenants.

        Loans made pursuant to the credit facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time until February 3, 2017, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions on the date of any such borrowing. Obligations under the credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in (i) the capital stock of each present and future subsidiary (with limitations on foreign subsidiaries) and (ii) all present and future property and assets of the Company (with various limitations and exceptions). Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest, at the Company's election, at (i) the Eurocurrency Rate (as defined in the credit agreement), plus additional percentage points based on the Company's leverage ratio or (ii) the Base Rate (a rate based on the higher of (a) the prime rate announced from time-to-time by Bank of America, N.A., (b) the Federal Reserve System's federal funds rate, plus .50% or (c) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%; Base Rate is defined in detail in the credit agreement), plus additional percentage points based on the Company's leverage ratio. The interest rates were 1.96% and 1.15% as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

        The credit agreement contains a letter of credit sub facility that allows for the issuance of letters of credit and swing-line loans. Subject to the ability to increase the credit facility by up to $200.0 million as mentioned above, the sum of the outstanding revolver balance plus any outstanding letters of credit and swing-line loans cannot exceed $450.0 million. The amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility is reduced by the total outstanding letters of credit and swing-line loans. The Company had letters of credit outstanding totaling $6.3 million and $3.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

        The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee equal to a rate per annum calculated as the product of the applicable rate based upon the Company's leverage ratio as set forth in the credit agreement, times the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. In addition, the Company is required to pay an annual letter of credit fee equal to the applicable rate as set forth in the credit agreement times the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such letter of credit.

        In addition, the credit agreement also contains various affirmative and negative covenants that among other things, limit, subject to certain exceptions, the incurrence of additional indebtedness in excess of a specified amount in any fiscal year. The Company was in compliance with the credit agreement covenants at December 31, 2012.

Deferred Financing Fees

        In connection with the refinancing of the Company's previous credit facility during the first quarter of 2012, the Company wrote-off $0.5 million of unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the previous credit facility and incurred $2.8 million in new financing fees that will be amortized as a component of interest expense over the life of the new facility through February 2017. Deferred financing fees, net of accumulated amortization, totaled $2.6 million and $0.9 million as of December 31 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense related to the deferred financing fees, included in interest expense, was $0.6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010.

Others

        The Company also has several revolving credit agreements with various European financial institutions. These credit agreements provide credit primarily for overdraft and working capital purposes. As of December 31, 2012, total credit available under such agreements was approximately $11.8 million. There is currently no expiration date on these agreements. The interest rates on borrowings are variable and are based on the monetary market rate that is linked to each country's prime rate. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the European credit facilities as of December 31, 2012 or 2011.

Interest Paid

        During 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company made interest payments, including any amounts related to the Company's interest rate swap agreements, totaling $5.4 million, $9.8 million, and $17.0 million, respectively.