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Corporate Indebtedness
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Corporate Indebtedness
Corporate Indebtedness
2012 Credit Facility
In March 2014, we entered into an amendment to the $1.6 billion credit facility entered into by the Company in November 2012, or the 2012 credit facility, which, among other things, increased the term loan portion of the 2012 credit facility by $383.0 million to $783.0 million, decreased the interest-rate margin applicable to the term loan facility by 25 basis points and extended the maturity of the term loan portion of the facility from March 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The 2012 credit facility, as amended, consists of a $1.2 billion revolving credit facility, or the revolving credit facility, and a $783.0 million term loan facility, or the term loan facility. The revolving credit facility matures in March 2017 and includes two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee of 10 basis points for each such extension. We also have an option, subject to customary conditions, without the consent of existing lenders, to increase the capacity under the revolving credit facility to $1.5 billion at any time prior to the maturity date for the revolving credit facility, by obtaining additional commitments from our existing lenders and other financial institutions.
The 2012 credit facility bears interest at a spread over LIBOR ranging from (i) 100 basis points to 175 basis points for loans under the revolving credit facility and (ii) 95 basis points to 190 basis points for loans under the term loan facility, in each case based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP. At March 31, 2014, the applicable spread was 145 basis points for revolving credit facility and 140 basis points for the term loan facility. At March 31, 2014, the effective interest rate was 1.62% for the revolving credit facility and 1.84% for the term loan facility. We are required to pay quarterly in arrears a 15 to 35 basis point facility fee on the total commitments under the revolving credit facility based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP. As of March 31, 2014, the facility fee was 30 basis points. At March 31, 2014, we had $71.6 million of outstanding letters of credit and $783.0 million outstanding under the term loan facility, with total undrawn capacity of $1.1 billion under the revolving credit facility.
In connection with the amendment of the 2012 credit facility, we incurred debt origination and other loan costs of $2.8 million. We evaluated the modification pursuant to ASC 470 and determined that the terms of the amendment were not substantially different from the terms of the previous 2012 credit facility. As a result, these deferred costs and the unamortized balance of the costs previously incurred are amortized through the extended maturity date of the term loan facility.
The Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP are all borrowers jointly and severally obligated under the 2012 credit facility. None of our other subsidiaries are obligors under the 2012 credit facility.
The 2012 credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see Restrictive Covenants below).
Senior Unsecured Notes
The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 by scheduled maturity date (amounts in thousands):
Issuance
 
March 31, 2014 Unpaid Principal Balance
 
March 31, 2014 Accreted Balance
 
December 31, 2013 Accreted Balance
 
Coupon
Rate(1)
 
Effective
Rate
 
Term
(in Years)
 
Maturity Date
August 13, 2004(2)
 
$
75,898

 
$
75,898

 
$
75,898

 
5.88
%
 
5.88
%
 
10
 
August 15, 2014
March 31, 2006(2)
 
255,308

 
255,217

 
255,206

 
6.00
%
 
6.00
%
 
10
 
March 31, 2016
October 12, 2010(3)
 
345,000

 
300,571

 
297,837

 
3.00
%
 
3.00
%
 
7
 
October 15, 2017
August 5, 2011(4)
 
250,000

 
249,696

 
249,681

 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
7
 
August 15, 2018
March 16, 2010(4)
 
250,000

 
250,000

 
250,000

 
7.75
%
 
7.75
%
 
10
 
March 15, 2020
November 15, 2012(4)
 
200,000

 
200,000

 
200,000

 
4.50
%
 
4.50
%
 
10
 
December 1, 2022
June 27, 2005(2)(5)
 
7

 
7

 
7

 
4.00
%
 
4.00
%
 
20
 
June 15, 2025
March 26, 2007(6)
 
10,008

 
10,008

 
10,701

 
3.00
%
 
3.00
%
 
20
 
March 30, 2027
 
 
$
1,386,221

 
$
1,341,397

 
$
1,339,330

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1)
Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.
(2)
Issued by ROP.
(3)
Issued by the Operating Partnership. Interest on these exchangeable notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes had an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green's common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The current exchange rate is 11.7153 shares of SL Green's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of these notes. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green's common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. On the issuance date, $78.3 million of the debt balance was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2014, $44.4 million remained to be amortized into the debt balance.
(4)
Issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP, as co-obligors.
(5)
Exchangeable senior debentures which are currently callable at par. In addition, the debentures can be put to ROP, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. As a result of the acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of Reckson, or the Reckson Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of SL Green's common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491
(6)
Issued by the Operating Partnership. Interest on these remaining exchangeable notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. The notes have an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 25.0% premium to the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock on March 20, 2007, or $173.30. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green's common stock, if any, at our option. The notes are currently redeemable at the Operating Partnership’s option. The Operating Partnership may be required to repurchase the notes on March 30, 2017 and 2022, and upon the occurrence of certain designated events.

Restrictive Covenants
The terms of the 2012 credit facility, as amended, and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, make certain types of investments, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens and enter into negative pledge agreements and dispose of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of tangible net worth, a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value, a minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to total asset value and a maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value. The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, we will not during any time when a default is continuing, make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests, except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
Junior Subordinate Deferrable Interest Debentures
In June 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership issued $100.0 million in unsecured trust preferred securities through a newly formed trust, SL Green Capital Trust I, or the Trust, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. The securities mature in 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first ten years ending July 2015. Thereafter, the interest rate will float at three-month LIBOR plus 125 basis points. Interest payments may be deferred for a period of up to eight consecutive quarters if the Operating Partnership exercises its right to defer such payments. The Trust preferred securities are redeemable at the option of the Operating Partnership, in whole or in part, with no prepayment premium. We do not consolidate the Trust even though it is a variable interest entity as we are not the primary beneficiary. Because the Trust is not consolidated, we have recorded the debt on our consolidated balance sheets and the related payments are classified as interest expense.
Principal Maturities
Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, the 2012 credit facility, trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of March 31, 2014, including as-of-right extension options, were as follows (in thousands):
 
Scheduled
Amortization
 
Principal
Repayments
 
Trust
Preferred
Securities
 
Term Loan and Senior
Unsecured
Notes
 
Total
 
Joint
Venture
Debt
Remaining 2014
$
33,737

 
$
358,489

 
$

 
$
75,898

 
$
468,124

 
$
41,973

2015
47,356

 
229,537

 

 
7

 
276,900

 
45,362

2016
55,980

 
593,400

 

 
255,308

 
904,688

 
559,777

2017
61,213

 
1,086,579

 

 
355,008

 
1,502,800

 
932,912

2018
64,205

 
21,363

 

 
250,000

 
335,568

 
28

Thereafter
246,825

 
2,172,338

 
100,000

 
1,233,000

 
3,752,163

 
353,585

 
$
509,316

 
$
4,461,706

 
$
100,000

 
$
2,169,221

 
$
7,240,243

 
$
1,933,637


Consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Interest expense
$
80,712

 
$
81,216

Interest income
(532
)
 
(441
)
Interest expense, net
$
80,180

 
$
80,775

Interest capitalized
$
4,141

 
$
3,062