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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure DEBT
Debt consisted of the following at December 31:
20232022
4.10% $50 million 10-year Senior Notes due September 19, 2023— 50,000 
3.84% $125 million 10-year Senior Notes due September 19, 2024125,000 125,000 
4.24% $125 million 10-year Senior Notes due June 25, 2025125,000 125,000 
3.91% $75 million 10-year Senior Notes due June 25, 202975,000 75,000 
5.45% $150 million 10-year Senior Notes due March 1, 2033150,000 — 
2.83% $125 million 12-year Senior Notes due July 22, 2033125,000 125,000 
3.19% $50 million 15-year Senior Notes due January 24, 203550,000 50,000 
2.81% $150 million 15-year Senior Notes due March 17, 2037150,000 150,000 
2.91% $150 million 15-year Senior Notes due September 1, 2037150,000 150,000 
1.47% EUR 125 million 15-year Senior Notes due June 17, 2030137,966 133,794 
1.30% EUR 135 million 15-year Senior Notes due November 6, 2034149,003 144,497 
1.06% EUR 125 million 15-year Senior Notes due March 19, 2036137,966 133,794 
Senior Notes debt issuance costs, net(4,019)(4,521)
Total Senior Notes1,370,916 1,257,564 
$1.25 billion Credit Agreement, interest at benchmark plus 87.5 basis points(1)(2)
638,445 697,211 
Other local arrangements71,478 59,759 
Total debt2,080,839 2,014,534 
Less: current portion(192,219)(106,054)
Total long-term debt$1,888,620 $1,908,480 
(1) See Note 6 and Note 7 for additional disclosures on the financial instruments associated with the Credit Agreement.
(2) The benchmark interest rate is determined by the borrowing currency. The benchmark rates by borrowing currency are as follows: SOFR for U.S. dollars (plus a 10 basis points spread adjustment), SARON for Swiss franc, EURIBOR for euro and SONIA for Great British pounds.
At December 31, 2023, the interest payments associated with 78% of the Company’s debt are fixed obligations. The Company’s weighted average interest rate was 3.6% and 2.8% for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Senior Notes
The Senior Notes listed above are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and interest is payable semi-annually. The Company may at any time prepay the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interests, and in some instances a “make whole” prepayment premium. The Euro Senior Notes, if prepaid, may also include a swap related currency loss. The Senior Notes each contain customary affirmative and negative covenants including, among others, limitations on the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to incurrence of liens and priority indebtedness, disposition of assets, mergers, and transactions with affiliates. In December 2021, the Company amended all of its U.S. Senior Note agreements to conform to the financial covenants in the underlying agreements. The amended agreements require the Company to maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 and a net consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 3.5 to 1.0. The Senior Notes also contain customary events of default with customary grace periods, as applicable. The Company was in compliance with its covenants at December 31, 2023.
Total issuance costs of approximately $4.0 million have been incurred by the Company related to the Senior Notes mentioned above and are being amortized to interest expense over the various terms.
In December 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to issue and sell $150 million 10-year Senior Notes in a private placement. The Company issued $150 million with a fixed interest rate of 5.45% (5.45% Senior Notes) in March 2023. The 5.45% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 5.45% Senior Notes mature on March 1, 2033. The terms of the 5.45% Senior Notes are consistent with the previous Senior Notes as described above. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the 5.45% Senior Notes to refinance existing indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes.
In December 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to issue and sell $300 million 15-year Senior Notes in a private placement. The Company issued $150 million with a fixed interest rate of 2.81% (2.81% Senior Notes) in March 2022 and $150 million with a fixed interest rate of 2.91% (2.91% Senior Notes) in September 2022. The 2.81% and 2.91% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2.81% Senior Notes mature in March 2037 and the 2.91% Senior Notes mature in September 2037. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the 2.81% and 2.91% Senior Notes to refinance existing indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes.
In December 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to issue and sell EUR 125.0 million 15-year 1.06% Euro Senior Notes (1.06% Euro Senior Notes). The terms of the Euro Senior Notes are consistent with the previous Euro Senior Notes as described above. The Company also entered into a forward contract to receive $152.1 million at the time of issuing the 1.06% Euro Senior Notes in March 2021. The proceeds were used to repay outstanding amounts on the Company’s credit facility and fund operational expenses. The 1.06% Euro Senior Notes were designated as a hedge of a portion of the Company’s net investment in a euro-denominated foreign subsidiary to reduce foreign currency risk associated with this net investment.
The Company has designated its EUR 125 million 1.47% Euro Senior Notes, EUR 135 million 1.30% Euro Senior Notes, and the EUR 125 million 1.06% Euro Senior Notes as a hedge of a portion of its net investment in a euro-denominated foreign subsidiary to reduce foreign currency risk associated with this net investment. Changes in the carrying value of this debt resulting from fluctuations in the euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate are recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments within other comprehensive income (loss). The Company recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) related to this net investment hedge an unrealized loss of $12.9 million, an unrealized gain of $24.6 million, and an unrealized gain of $34.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The Company has an unrealized gain of $17.3 million associated with these net investment hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2023.
Credit Agreement
On June 25, 2021, the Company entered into a $1.25 billion Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement), which amended its $1.1 billion Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Prior Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $606.4 million of additional borrowings available under its Credit Agreement.
In May 2023, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to replace all references of LIBOR to SOFR and other non-U.S. dollar references as the interest rate benchmark.
The Credit Agreement is provided by a group of financial institutions (similar to the Company's Prior Credit Agreement) and has a maturity date of June 25, 2026. It is a revolving credit facility and is not
subject to any scheduled principal payments prior to maturity. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are unsecured.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at current market rates plus a margin based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The Company must also pay facility fees that are tied to its leverage ratio. The Credit Agreement contains covenants that are similar to those contained in the Prior Credit Agreement, with which the Company was in compliance as of December 31, 2023. The Company is required to maintain (i) a ratio of net funded indebtedness to EBITDA of 3.5 to 1.0 or less except in certain circumstances and (ii) an interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1.0 or greater. The Credit Agreement also places certain limitations on the Company, including limiting the ability to incur liens or indebtedness at a subsidiary level. In addition, the Credit Agreement has several events of default, with customary grace periods as applicable. The Company capitalized $2.0 million in financing fees during 2021 associated with the Credit Agreement, which will be amortized to interest expense through 2026.
Other Local Arrangements
In April 2018, two of the Company’s non-U.S. pension plans issued loans totaling $39.6 million (Swiss franc 38 million) to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The loans have the same terms and conditions, which include an interest rate of SARON plus 87.5 basis points. The loans were renewed for one year in April 2023.